During the 1970s, many young intellectuals who were lucky enough to escape to freedom, wanted to let the world know what life was like for the billion people imprisoned behind the bamboo curtain.
從七○年代開始，許多逃到自由地區，尤其是香港的知識青年，急欲讓世人了解十億中國人在封閉社會中生活的實情，撰寫了許多以大陸為背景的故事。