But in the late 1980s things changed somewhat--after the reform and liberalization process began, people enthusiastically embraced the West, and condemned tradition. Strongly critical works like River Elegy appeared, and perceptions gradually altered.
但八○年代後期有一些改變，對改革開放後熱情擁抱西方、歸咎傳統，出現《河殤》這樣強烈批判傳統的作品，大家的理解逐漸不同。