Scar literature
Scar literature or literature of the wounded (Chinese: 伤痕文学; pinyin: shānghén wénxué) is a genre of Chinese literature which emerged in the late 1970s during the Boluan Fanzheng, soon after the death of Mao Zedong, portraying the sufferings of cadres and intellectuals during the experiences of the Cultural Revolution and the rule of the Gang of Four. == Historical background == During the Boluan Fanzheng period, the rise of scar literature coincided with the Beijing Spring and the decade of the New Enlightenment, a time of greater openness in Chinese society.