Memories of change

A Chinese writer of children's literature releases a nonfiction work, based on multiple interviews, Mei Jia reports.

The Up series of documentary films, which have been directed by British filmmaker Michael Apted for years, is well known. The interviews-based series that originally began in 1964 follows 14 British children as they grow up and lead adult lives. One episode aired every seven years, mostly on the British channel, ITV.

While different in approach - the British series follows the same interviewees over nearly 50 years - a new Chinese book also tries to capture childhood memories through interviews.