1989 was the 70th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement, and many people were gradually adjusting and reexamining, preparing for a new dialog with May Fourth which would examine that era's attitudes towards Chinese and Western cultures.
八九年是「五四」七十周年，許多人有了心理準備，慢慢在進行調整、反思，準備和五四重新對話，清理五四時代對中、西文化的看法。