History takes on strong emotional colors under Yu's rendering. His approach stands in sharp contrast to the stiffness that has characterized the work of most Chinese intellectuals even after the Cultural Revolution.
中國知識分子的情緒，一向都過於緊繃僵硬；特別是經過文化大革命的洗禮之後，這樣的生活態度也還是難以矯正過來。