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中国民间档案馆致力于收集、保存和传播被审查、被压制的中国民间历史。
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- 1957年反右，在中国科学院这个国家级的科学殿堂，一批年轻的科学工作者被推上政治祭坛。《中国民间档案馆》收入艾晓明所写的一篇长文，讨论了这一历史现象。
- This week's @minjianarchives.bsky.social newsletter is by one of China's foremost public intellectuals, Ai Xiaoming, on an investigation she wrote on the myth that China's natural scientists were insulated from Mao-era political campaigns. EN/ZH. chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/19571967
- Reposted by 中国民间档案馆 | China Unofficial ArchivesHow does religion work in China? @iandenisjohnson.bsky.social (@minjianarchives.bsky.social) joins us to explore how religion is viewed by the government and people in China. ▶️ Watch: ncuscr.org/video/religion-in-c…
- Reposted by 中国民间档案馆 | China Unofficial ArchivesOne of our most significant newsletters: an intro to the great Chinese writer Yu Luoke, executed in Beijing's Workers Stadium at age 27. Best of all it's by someone who knew of Yu's works at the time, @huping1.bsky.social via @minjianarchives.bsky.social chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/7e7
- Reposted by 中国民间档案馆 | China Unofficial ArchivesI didn't realise until just now that @iandenisjohnson.bsky.social and @minjianarchives.bsky.social are here. Thanks to Ian for posting this China Unofficial Archives substack over on Twitter.
- Reposted by 中国民间档案馆 | China Unofficial ArchivesI couldn’t be prouder of this piece that we published in @minjianarchives.bsky.social by Cui Weiping on her translations of Havel and Michnik, and her interactions with the recently departed Fu Guoyong. An exclusive essay, bilingual, no paywall. open.substack.com/pub/chinauno...
- Reposted by 中国民间档案馆 | China Unofficial ArchivesA Mao-era Inquisition: 70 years on, why the PRC's first literary witch hunt is still a template for how the Communist Party controls writers. The latest @minjianarchives.bsky.social newsletter looks at the tragic case of Hu Feng. chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/fb8?utm_ca...
- I Speak the Truth to the Premier is a classic book on China's rural issues from the early 2000s that helped to initiate rural reforms in China. Check out our latest newsletter (link below). 农村人的声音进入主流，近期有《工厂》和《莫愁乡》，而在二十多年前，则有《我向总理说实话》。本期民间档案馆简报，为读者们介绍这部书： chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/f7a
- Reposted by 中国民间档案馆 | China Unofficial ArchivesWoman Warrior: @minjianarchives.bsky.social with a moving essay on the passing of He Fengming, eyewitness to some of the worst atrocities of the Mao era, including #Jiabiangou death camp. chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/525?utm_ca...
- 在中国，“敏感”意味着什么？ 本期民间档案馆简报，探讨了改革开放时期的经典著作《政治中国》。 chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/d5a What does it mean for something to be "sensitive" in China? This week's newsletter analyzes the classic tract from the Reform Era: "Political China" (edited by the now-imprisoned journalist #dongyuyu)
- 又到六四纪念日。关于六四的书，你最近打算读哪部？ 欢迎参考民间档案馆六四档案推荐，所有推荐档案的全文均可在民间档案馆网站查看下载： chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/58f On the eve of another anniversary of June Fourth, please check out our editors' recommendations on books to read on what happened in 1989. (See link above.)
- 刘文彩，真的是“最残暴的地主恶霸”吗？ 本期民间档案馆简报，深度解析《刘文彩真相》一书。 Who was Liu Wencai? And what does his demonization by the Chinese state during the Cultural Revolution tell us about history? Read about it in our newsletter (English version available) at the link below. chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/732
- Remembering Marcel Ophuls, a documentarian who inspired a generation of independent Chinese filmmakers including Hu Jie and Ai Xiaoming. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/m...
- #历史上的今天 1968年，36岁的异议者、政治犯 #林昭 在上海被判死刑，当天即遭枪决。她是毛时代最重要的抗争者之一，对极权主义的批判至今仍然极具价值。让我们用她在1964年写的一句诗，来纪念这位自由战士： 自由无价，生命有涯。宁为玉碎，以殉中华。 详情请阅读「中国民间档案馆」今日推荐的一系列关于林昭的书籍、纪录片。 chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/253 也欢迎订阅我们的 Substack 简报： chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com
- #OTD In 1968, Lin Zhao, the 36-year-old political dissident, was sentenced to death and executed on the same day. She was one of the most significant resistance figures in the Mao era, and her critique of totalitarianism is still highly valuable today. #LinZhao Thread (1/3)
- Let’s commemorate the freedom fighter with a line of poetry she wrote in 1964: Freedom is without a price, yet within bounds my life lies. Shattered jade is what I will to be, offered to China as a sacrifice ! #LinZhao Thread (2/3)
- See our latest newsletter: Remembering Lin Zhao chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/253 Subscribe our newsletter on Substack: chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com #LinZhao Thread ends. (3/3)
- 2015年，电影创作者们制作了香港的「标本」。十年过去，这部反乌托邦电影不幸成真。 详情请阅读「中国民间档案馆」本周简报，关于电影《十年》的双语影评。无付费墙，无阅读门槛。 chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/24a 也欢迎订阅在 Substack 订阅我们的简报： chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com
- Ten years on, the dystopian movie that proved to be all-too real. Read our weekly essay on "Ten Years," a Hong Kong film that predicted the city's sad state today. Bilingual. chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/24a Subscribe our newsletter on Substack: chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com
- 不再沉默：他在1957年被打成「 #右派 」，亲历饥荒，目睹死亡；又在1960年因「星火案」被投入大牢，以「反革命罪」判刑18年，经历中国的「 #古拉格 」。直到1980年以后，他与其他幸存者才获得平反，开始重建生活。 这些珍贵的历史记录，来自《星火》杂志重要参与者向承鉴的自传《炼狱归魂》。这本书是「民间档案馆系列丛书」的第一本，获得2024年纽约博登书屋「最佳历史回忆文献档案奖」。 详情请阅读「中国民间档案馆」本周简报，由江雪撰写的《那些未被杀死的，终将开口说话》 chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/2024
- Silenced No More: In 1957, he was labeled a Rightist and sent to work, experiencing the Great Famine, witnessing the deaths of innocent people. In 1962, he was sentenced to 18 years for "counter-revolutionary crimes" due to the “Sparks” case, enduring China's version of the "Gulag". Thread (1/3)
- It was not until after 1980 that he was exonerated and began to rebuild his life. These valuable historical records come from "Return from Purgatory", the autobiography of Xiang Chengjian, a key contributor to "Sparks" magazine. Thread (2/3)
- It is the first volume of the China Unofficial Archives book series and received Bouden House New York's "Best Historical Memoir and Documentary Archive Award" in 2024. See our new newsletter. The Unsilenced Will Eventually Have Their Say chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/2024 Thread (3/3)
- Reposted by 中国民间档案馆 | China Unofficial ArchivesAn inspiring essay—in Chinese and English—by the legendary Chinese journalist 江雪 in @mjdanganguan on how, in the end, the silenced in China will have their say. Read it and subscribe (for free) on substack. open.substack.com/pub/chinauno...
- #历史上的今天 1989年4月15日，支持改革的前中共总书记 #胡耀邦 去世。他的去世以及此后民间自发的悼念活动，成为 #六四 天安门事件的导火索。 「中国民间档案馆」今天推荐：新华社前记者戴煌所写的《胡耀邦与平反冤假错案》，本书记述了胡耀邦为「反右」运动中被打为「右派」的人平反所做的努力。 minjian-danganguan.org/s/minjian-da...
- 有一首广为传唱的歌曲《好大一棵树》，是邹友开听闻胡耀邦去世的消息之后，为了纪念 #胡耀邦 而写下的。也在今天推荐给大家： www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT_E...
- #OTD In 1989, former CCP General Secretary Hu Yaobang, who supported reforms, passed away. His death, along with the subsequent spontaneous memorial activities by the public, became the spark that ignited the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. #HuYaobang Thread (1/3)
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View full threadA widely popular song called "A Big Tree" was written by Zou Youkai after he heard the news of Hu Yaobang's death. It was written in memory of Hu Yaobang. This song is still recommended today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT_E... Thread ends. (3/3)
- 「全球之声」（Global Voices）关于「中国民间档案馆」发展和目标的报道：「我们的主要受众是中国人和海外华人社区。」 详情请阅读：对「中国民间档案馆」创始人 Ian Johnson 的采访：《访谈历史学家 Ian Johnson：被审查的现代中国历史通过在线档案重新浮现》 globalvoices.org/2025/04/14/c...
- "Our users are primarily Chinese or overseas Chinese communities": Global Voices @globalvoices.org on the development and goals of the China Unofficial Archives. Please read the interview with CUA founder Ian Johnson. globalvoices.org/2025/04/14/c...
- #历史上的今天 1997年4月11日，作家 #王小波 突发心脏病去世。 他的小说、散文和杂文作品嘲讽和批判极权主义，正面颂扬和追求自由主义，成为几代中国读者重要的思想资源，影响持续至今。 他在代表作品《 #沉默的大多数 》中认为，中国强大的国家机器使得社会中的大多数群体沉默无声，从不同性取向的人到农民，从农民工到少数民族，概莫能外。这篇文章对中国民间社会产生了深远的影响，受影响者包括后来的诺贝尔和平奖得主 #刘晓波 。 m.douban.com/book/subject... (1/2)
- 他的主要小说《黄金时代》以 #文化大革命 为背景，讲述了普通人王二的经历，描绘了人们在极权政权下的欲望、痛苦和反抗，以及王二在被毛泽东极权时代压抑之后，如何发现自我个性。 book.douban.com/subject/1089... #王小波 2/2
- #OTD in 1997, Chinese writer Wang Xiaobo passed away suddenly from a heart attack. His novels, essays, and satirical works mock and critique totalitarianism, while celebrating liberalism. They have become an important intellectual inspiration for generations of Chinese readers. Thread (1/5)
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View full threadSet against the backdrop of the Cultural Revolution, it follows the experiences of an ordinary character, Wang Er, to depict people's desires, sufferings, and resistance under a totalitarian regime, and how Wang Er discovers his own personality after it was stifled by the Maoist era. Thread (5/5)
- 香港记者：六四现场的记录者和记忆的传承者。 过去五年，#香港 的新闻行业面临越来越多的限制，最能体现这一变化的，莫过于香港媒体如何报道1989年6月4日 #天安门广场屠杀 的纪念活动。2020年之前，持续不断地回顾和纪念 #六四 ，曾经是香港传媒的重要传统。在那之后，涉足这一话题已经需要莫大的勇气。 香港记者撰写的《人民不会忘记：八九民运实录》、《广场活碑：一个香港女记者眼中的六四血光》等著作，让六四成为整个香港持久关心的话题与集体记忆。 Thread (1/2)
- 详情请阅读「中国民间档案馆」本周简报： 香港记者：六四现场的记录者和记忆的传承者 chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/c82 也欢迎订阅在 Substack 订阅我们的简报： chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com Thread ends. (2/2)
- Hong Kong Journalists: Chroniclers of June 4th and Keepers of its Memory. Over the past five years, Hong Kong's news industry has faced increasing restrictions. Nowhere is that more evident than in how the territory's media covers commemorations of the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square Massacre. (1/4)
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View full threadSee our new newsletter: Hong Kong Journalists: Chroniclers of June Fourth and Keepers of its Memory chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/c82 Subscribe our newsletter on Substack: chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com #HongKong #June4th #TiananmenSquareMassacre (4/4)
- 集体创伤： 2020年4月8日，五年前的今天，在经历76天的封城之后， #武汉 终于重新开放。五年过去了，留在人们心中的集体记忆和创伤却难以忘怀。 今天，「中国民间档案馆」向您推荐作家方方的《武汉日记》。通过她的个人写作，我们可以重温武汉封城的那段艰难时光。 minjian-danganguan.org/s/minjian-da... #武汉封城 #方方日记 #COVID19
- Collective trauma: On April 8th, 2020, after a 76-day lockdown, #Wuhan was finally reopened. Five years have passed but the collective memory and trauma left in people's hearts are hard to forget. Thread (1/2)
- Today, China Unofficial Archives recommends Wuhan Diary by the writer Fang Fang. Through her personal writings, we can revisit the difficult times of the Wuhan lockdown. minjian-danganguan.org/s/china-unof... #WuhanDiary #COVID19 Thread ends. (2/2)
- 从《阴道独白》到《女性独白》。 当今 #中国女性 议题面临着一个矛盾的现象：有些女性议题是被允许讨论的，但倡导 #女性权利 的空间却越来越小。这些变化可以从话剧《 #阴道独白 》中看出，该剧2003年在中国首演时得到了媒体的广泛报道，甚至引发了官方媒体的讨论。如今，它却已经从公共领域消失，仅存于亚文化空间。 详情请阅读「中国民间档案馆」本周的简报： 从《阴道独白》到《女性独白》 chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/069 《〈阴道独白〉在中国大陆的旅行》 minjian-danganguan.org/s/minjian-da...
- From The Vagina Monologues to The Female Monologues: women’s issues face a paradoxical phenomenon in China today: discussing some issues is allowed, but the space for women’s rights advocacy is diminishing. Thread 1/3
- These changes can be seen in the play The Vagina Monologues, which received extensive media coverage when first performed in China 2003, even sparking discussions in official media. Today, the play has been erased from the public sphere, surviving only in sub-cultural spaces. Thread 2/3
- See our new newsletter: From The Vagina Monologues to The Female Monologues chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/069 The Vagina Monologues' Journey in Mainland China minjian-danganguan.org/s/china-unof... End of thread. 3/3
- 有一则关于当代中国的笑话：如果你在街头打出「 #自由 」「 #民主 」「 #人权 」这些词语当中的任何一个，马上会被警察带走；而如果你把「 #社会主义核心价值观 」的12个词语摆在一起，那就没有问题。中国共产党从来就反对「自由」「民主」的普世价值吗？似乎并非如此。至少他们在1949年之前曾经努力宣扬「美国式的民主」，批评「一党治国」。
- 作家笑蜀于1999年汇编而成的书《历史的先声：半个世纪前的庄严承诺》，展现了中国共产党掌权前对民主政治理想的宣扬，也反驳了当下中国主流舆论将民主、分权视为境外势力的流行观点，同时也提供了推行改革的精神资源。 点击阅读全文：《民主的意义和有意义的民主——重读〈历史的先声〉》 chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/bd4 欢迎订阅「中国民间档案馆」的 Substack 简报： chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com
- There's a joke about contemporary China: if you stand on the street and display any of the words "freedom", "democracy" or "human rights", you will be immediately taken away by the police; but if you put the 12 words of the "Core Socialist Values" together, there's no problem at all. (1/4)
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View full threadRead full article for free. "Holding the Party to its Word: Rereading the 1999 Classic, The Herald of History" chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com/p/bd4 Subscribe our newsletter on Substack: chinaunofficialarchives.substack.com End of thread. (4/4)
