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Childhood

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 to work at the headquarters for the Communist Youth League of China(2).
-Wang Meng also had a good sense of humor about life. It was once recorded that "If I were a tiger, I would eat the rich people"
+Wang Meng also had a good sense of humor about life. It was once recorded that Meng took the statement '"If I were a tiger, I would eat rich people"' as an influential factor in fueling his ideas about the word. This was in joking. Meng also talks about his family dynamic in a way which illuminates his father in a humorous light. Meng once told a reporter that his father would walk around drunk and naked, just to make the women uncomfortable(1). I know little about how Meng truly felt about these indecent exposure fits.
-In 1953, age 19, Wang Meng wrote my famous story, "Long Live the Youth". At that time I had seen power in the young people, and lack of upward movement in the older entrenched party bureaucrats. So, he wrote about just that in, "A Young Newcomer in the Organization Department" in 1955. There Were Consequences for Mengs writings, and he was Labeled as "A Rightist" And was sent away to labor in Xinjiang province for 7 years to be "reformed." Meng learned valuable lessons in Xinjiang. He learned how to speak Uighur, a language not spoken by many Hang, and learned worked hard physically.
+In 1953, age 19, Wang Meng wrote my famous story, "Long Live the Youth". At that time I had seen power in the young people, and lack of upward movement in the older entrenched party bureaucrats(3). So, he wrote about just that in, "A Young Newcomer in the Organization Department" in 1955. There Were Consequences for Mengs writings, and he was Labeled as "A Rightist" And was sent away to labor in Xinjiang province for 7 years to be "reformed." Meng learned valuable lessons in Xinjiang. He learned how to speak Uighur, a language not spoken by many Hang, and learned worked hard physically(3).
-Consequences Can Be Both Positive and Negative ...With the fall of the Gang of Four in 1976, Wang Meng returned to Peking and published several prize-winning novellas.In 1986, I had was appointed as the Minister of Culture then. For years, Meng avoided writing any political pieces, staying out of the crosshairs of the government. There still seemed to be a great hunger for the written word though, and Meng believed that hunger should be fulfilled, and as a result continued to write apolitical pieces. Then tragedy struck in Beijing.
+Consequences Can Be Both Positive and Negative ...With the fall of the Gang of Four in 1976, Wang Meng returned to Peking and published several prize-winning novellas.In 1986, I had was appointed as the Minister of Culture then. For years, Meng avoided writing any political pieces, staying out of the crosshairs of the government. There still seemed to be a great hunger for the written word though, and Meng believed that hunger should be fulfilled, and as a result continued to write apolitical pieces. Then tragedy struck in Beijing(2).
 == Controversy==
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 == Legacy ==
-Wang Meng held true to what he believed was the right thing to do no matter what the consequences were. He wrote to his hearts desire in his youth, and had a natural knack for the written word. Even though he was placed under the suspician of the government for his actions, his heart was always in the right place in reguards to the people in his home country. When things began to go against Mengs beliefs, he was quick to seperate himself from the situation as a protestation of his own. Once he even stepped down as the Minister of Culture over China. Meeting Meng after all that he has gone through to manifest his goodness to the world, I am sure that he would be able to have a clear conscience, without regret for betraying his country or his heart.
+Wang Meng held true to what he believed was the right thing to do no matter what the consequences were. He wrote to his hearts desire in his youth, and had a natural knack for the written word(1). Even though he was placed under the suspician of the government for his actions, his heart was always in the right place in reguards to the people in his home country(2). When things began to go against Mengs beliefs, he was quick to seperate himself from the situation as a protestation of his own. Once he even stepped down as the Minister of Culture over China. Meeting Meng after all that he has gone through to manifest his goodness to the world, I am sure that he would be able to have a clear conscience, without regret for betraying his country or his heart(2).
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 If Meng was asked what his life story could teach the world, I believe he would say that, reform begins with the young people, as manifested by "Long Live the Youth." He would go on to say that humanity should, stand up for what is right no matter the consequences, don't compromise your morals in order to keep your societal respectability and write what needs to be written, not only what the world wants to hear.
-Today, Meng holds a government office again, and has written, "The Enjoyment of Zhuang Zi" In one episode of the book, Wang compares Zhuang Zi to Ah Q, finding parallels in the peasant who interprets his defeats as moral victories. I believe that moral victories are what Wang Meng is all about.
+Today, Meng holds a government office again, and has written, "The Enjoyment of Zhuang Zi" In one episode of the book, Wang compares Zhuang Zi to Ah Q, finding parallels in the peasant who interprets his defeats as moral victories. I believe that moral victories are what Wang Meng is all about(1).

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 He was recruited and shortly afterward the communist party took over power in China. In high school he took active
 part in a revolutionary movement led by an underground communist party in 1948. The next year Wang Meng was assigned
 to work at the headquarters for the Communist Youth League of China(2).
 In 1953, age 19, Wang Meng wrote my famous story, "Long Live the Youth". At that time I had seen power in the young people, and lack of upward movement in the older entrenched party bureaucrats. So, he wrote about just that in, "A Young Newcomer in the Organization Department" in 1955. There Were Consequences for Mengs writings, and he was Labeled as "A Rightist" And was sent away to labor in Xinjiang province for 7 years to be "reformed." Meng learned valuable lessons in Xinjiang. He learned how to speak Uighur, a language not spoken by many Hang, and learned worked hard physically.

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	heart of Wang Meng, which shone in his personality in later years.		heart of Wang Meng, which shone in his personality in later years.

−	An adept and charasmatic student, Meng's teachers enjoyed having him in class. He often won scholarships and tution wavers for his academic successes(1). When it came to writing competitions and debates, Meng won many, a precursor of his future successes(1). Meng mentioned at a later interview with ''The New Yorker'' that he had always had a fascination with extreme political points of view, and leaned toward left wing ideals. When he was a mere 14 years old, the communist party already had their eye on Meng. He was recruited and shortly afterward the communist party took over power in China. In high school he took active part in a revolutionary movement led by an underground communist party in 1948. The next year Wang Meng was assigned to work at the headquarters for the Communist Youth League of China(2).	+	An adept and charasmatic student, Meng's teachers enjoyed having him in class.
		+	He often won scholarships and tution wavers for his academic successes(1).
		+	When it came to writing competitions and debates, Meng won many, a precursor of his future successes(1).
		+	Meng mentioned at a later interview with ''The New Yorker'' that he had always had a fascination
		+	with extreme political points of view, and leaned toward left wing ideals. When he was a mere 14 years old,
		+	the communist party already had their eye on Meng.
		+	He was recruited and shortly afterward the communist party took over power in China. In high school he took active
		+	part in a revolutionary movement led by an underground communist party in 1948. The next year Wang Meng was assigned
		+	to work at the headquarters for the Communist Youth League of China(2).

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-== How the World Should See Him ==
+== Miscellaneous ==
 If Meng was asked what his life story could teach the world, I believe he would say that, reform begins with the young people, as manifested by "Long Live the Youth." He would go on to say that humanity should, stand up for what is right no matter the consequences, don't compromise your morals in order to keep your societal respectability and write what needs to be written, not only what the world wants to hear.

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−	== Childhood == ~~[[File:Wang Meng.jpg\|Wang Meng]]~~	+
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	Wang Meng was born October 15, 1934 in Beijing China.		Wang Meng was born October 15, 1934 in Beijing China.