Hero story removed from student books (CRI) Updated: 2005-03-24 15:22 Ge Zhenlin, the last of the
Five Heroes of Langya Mountain, passed away in Hunan on Monday.
 Sculpture of the
Five Heroes of Langya Mountain
[CRI] | Following his death, the story of his
heroics has also been removed from Chinese primary and high school textbooks.
Xu Genrong, a textbook editor from Shanghai says the stories of heroes that
bravely fought against the invaders during the Sino-Japanese war was an
excellent topic in the past.
However, At present it is necessary to find new subjects that reflect
contemporary interests.
Discussions on the story's removal from textbooks have been going on since
the announcement was made.
Some have shown concerns over the absence of significant historical events in
the memory of the nation's new generations.
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