Social Sciences in China (Chinese Edition)

No. 7, 2021

The Value Orientation of Portrayal of Juvenile and Children in Chinese New Literature

(Abstract)

Zhang Guolong

In the study of Chinese new literature, children’s literature has not been given much attention, and the image of juvenile and children has been even less visible to researchers. This is at odds with the reality of children’s literature and the richness and diversity of its images. In fact, Chinese children’s literature and its portrayal of children are very important, not only because the unique features of this literature and the fact that its protagonists have their own lineage, but also because young people and children of today are the pillars and hope of the country and the nation. In particular, the portrayal of “red” children inspired by the leadership of the Communist Party of China has become a historical heritage with a unique genesis and development, infecting readers with its unique and profound connotations and quality realm and becoming part of red revolutionary culture and a valuable heritage. In the new era, Chinese children’s literature and the portrayal of children should be based on successful traditional experience, guided by the core values of socialism, go beyond the children-centered horizon, to establish the ideal of Chinese modernity, reshape the mental world of the children, and promote Chinese children’s literature to the world, so as to contribute to the realization of the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.