"Peasant is not a derogative word" "Yuan, who had been a peasant in the late 1960s, noted it is 'uncivilized' to affix derogative connotations to peasant, which for him usually means guilelessness, diligence, and the down-to-earth spirit." They also... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Wed, Mar 14 2007
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