Wednesday 25th January, 2017 @ 21h03 on MBC 2
Director: Chen Li
Cast: Bao Jianfeng, Zhou Dongyu, Qian Feng
Synopsis: “The Road of Exploring”, a movie presented to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China. Under Professor Yang’s influence, young Mao Zedong was inspired to have a heart caring for the masses in society and to keep struggling for his dream of saving them. His dream led him to Beijing and as a librarian at Peking University Library, he had the luck to meet with Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu and Hu Shih, initiators of the New Culture Movement. Mao’s experience at PKU Library was the most important point during his life as it brought him into a new world of Marxism. Giving up the chance to study in France, he stayed at home to explore a solution for freeing Chinese people. Back to his hometown in Changsha, Hunan Province, he started the publication of Shian Kian Weekly Review as a support for student movement in Beijing. Finally he chose to follow the way of the October Revolution in Russia. Unlike other movies that stress Mao Zedong’s greatness, “The Road of Exploring” depicts a more real and vivid character of young Mao. The audience is presented with passions and dreams of Mao’s generation in youth and their continuous efforts to realize their value by combining personal ideals with national fate.
[Source: english.pku.edu.cn ]