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Word: hutung (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...more relaxed than it was before the Cultural Revolution. A Western diplomat is as perplexed by the change as he is delighted by it. "Three years ago," he said, "people were spitting at you in the street and little children threw stones if you walked down a hutung (side street). Now they smile and applaud. All of us who were around then are asking ourselves: Who are the real Chinese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: The Dividends of Rediscovery | 11/20/1972 | See Source »

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