“Were these tears for history, or for the present?” In 2026, a young Chinese born in the 1990s traveled alone to Jiabiangou. During the Mao era, over 3,000 people, mostly intellectuals, were imprisoned here, and many perished from forced labor and starvation. Nearly seventy years on, the scorching desert sun beats down on the caves, yet inside, someone has left flowers, food, and incense. This suffering still cannot be spoken of openly, but people have not entirely forgotten. When a younger generation reaches toward history, what they find are wounds that have never healed, and that persist to this day. Read, share, and spread our latest newsletter: https://t.co/1mdtu7CzuI