Idon’tbelieveherstoryBylin1/22AsaChinese,IlivedthroughthatperiodoftimeinChina.IhavesimilarfamilyandeducationalbackgroundashersandsufferedduringCultureRevolutionasachild.IthinkherexperiencesinChinamostly,ifnotall,arefabricated,imagined,overlyexaggeratedordeliberatelymissleading.Ifonejustreadthemediareportsaboutherbook,he/shemaythinkthatmediamightjustpickthesensationalpartsofthebookandexaggeratedalittlebittohelphertosellthebook.No,itisnotthecase.Sheliedfromverybeginningtotheendinthebook,evenonthesmalldetailedevents.Iamamazedbyheraudacityoftellingsomanyblatantliesinsuchawellpublicizedbook.HerearesomeofthesocialandculturebackgroundofthatperiodoftimeinChina:1.IntraditionalConfuciusChineseculture,childrenwereconsideredaspropertyoftheirparents.Parentshadabsoluterightstotheirchildren,includingtherightstoabuseorselltheirkids.SinceMao'scommuniststookoverthepowerofChina,parentscan'tselltheirkidsanymore,butallotherrightswererespected,includingtherightsofadoptedparents(iftheadoptionswerelegalandpaperworkcomplete).CultureRevolutiondidn'tchangeanyofthat.DuringCultureRevolution,manygovernmentofficials,collegeteachersandprofessors,andintellectualswerepersecutedorlockedup.MyparentswereamongthosepeoplejustlikePingFu'sparents(ifherclaimsaretrue).Therewereaperiodoftimethatbothofmyparentswerelockedup.Myparentsarrangedmetobetakencarebyrelatives,familyfriendortoliveinaboardingchildcarecenter.Manyofmyrelatives'childrenandotherpeopleinsimilarsituationallhadsimilarexperiencesasme.Ihadneverheardofanykidsbeingtakenawaybyauthorities,itisjustagainstwayofthinking.Noone,includinggovernmentcouldtakepeople'schildrenaway.Thereisn'tsuchagencytodothatkindofjobandnofacilityforthatkindofchildren.ThatwouldcostmoneytooandChinawasverypooratthattime,childrenwereburdens.RedGuardwere"revolutionists",theywerebusycriticizingandpersecutingpeoplelikemyparents(orPing'sparents),orfightingeachother.Theydidn'tcareaboutlittlekids,anddidn'tinterestedintakingcareofchildren.Kidslikeuswereleftalone,althoughoftenwerediscriminatedinschoolsandinsocietyingeneral.AfterCultureRevolutionended,ManypeopleinChinawroteabouttheirexperiencesduringthattime.AllofthosestoriesregardingkidsthatI'vereadofweremoreorlesssimilartomine,IhadneverheardoforreadaboutanycamplikewhatPingwroteinherbook,nothingclosetowhatshetold.Ping'sstoryasachildjustsoundsimpossibleanddidnotaddupwithmanythingsinthattime.2.ThecultureonsexinChinahavebeencompletelydifferentfromtheWest.Chinawasextremelyconservativeonsexbefore80's.Youngpeoplewereveryignorantaboutsexandusuallydidn'thaveanysexualexperiencesbeforetheymetthepersontheywouldmarry.Peopledon'teventalkorjokeaboutsex.Rapecommittedbyyoungmenwasrareatthattime,especiallyincities.RapewasaveryseriouscrimeinChinaandpunishmentcouldbethedeathdecadesago.Rapingormolestationoflittlechildrenbyyoungpeoplewasevenrarer.Gangrapewasunheardof.Inmywhole20+yearlivinginChina,theonlygangrapeIhadheardofwerecommittedbyforeignersin80's.RedGuardwere"revolutionists",notstreetthugsorrapists,theymightbeatorpersecutepeople,butnotrape.Ping'sclaimthatshewasGANGrapedbyyoungRedGuards(asreportedbymanymedia.Butinherbook,shewasrapebyabunchofyoungteenboysunderbroaddaylightatauniversitycampus)atage10becauseshesavedherlittlesisteragainsttheirwillisjustsounimaginable,soagainstChina'ssexualcultureandthinking,especiallyagainstRedGuards'wayofthinkingandbehaving.3...