PLA Daily 2004-07-25
SHENYANG, July 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Books on late Chinese leader DengXiaoping
(1904-1997), known as the Chief Architect of China's reform, opening and
modernization, have a ready market among Chinese college students.
Yu Deyong, a graduate
of the Northeast China Finance University, said, "Books on Deng Xiaoping provide
much food for thought. Young people have obligations to study great men."
He had recently bought
a book at a book center in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning
Province, that discussed Deng's eight inspection tours of southern China. "After
reading the book, I learned what the market economy and the modern enterprise
system are. Deng Xiaoping changed our lives," he said.
The book center
provides customers with a great variety of books on Deng as part of activities
to mark his 100th birthday anniversary on August 22. The books discuss Deng's
life story, historical achievements, theory, personality, love and family life.
Some books, including the "Spirit of Deng Xiaoping" and the "Manner of Deng
Xiaoping," are displayed in conspicuous places.
Youngsters constitute
the majority of buyers, said a bookseller in the street of Taiyuan. Since summer
vacation started, a growing number of university students come to read and buy
books on Deng, he said.
A female third-year
student at the Shenyang Industrial University, surnamed Wang, said, "Young
people should have the noble sentiment of Deng Xiaoping, a son of the Chinese
people who cherished a deep love for his motherland and people." Wang said she
planned to read some books about Deng during her summer vacation.
A 30-year-old man,
surnamed Chen, is interested in books reflecting Deng's philosophical thinking.
"His theory of emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts is the soul of
business development. Without this concept, it would be impossible for
businesses to make innovations," he said.
Chinese ideological experts outlined two chief reasons why young people are
attracted to books on Deng: more and more college students have come to
appreciate the significance of economic reforms and the open door policy
initiated by Deng in the course of the development of China's market economy and
globalization, and the three ups and downs in his political life seem to have a
special appeal for youngsters.
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