Can red TV dramas (红色电视剧) make young people more interested in learning about China's revolutionary (革命的) history? The answer is yes. Chinese TV drama Awakening Age(觉醒时代), which tells the story of how the Communist Party of China (CPC)中国共产党 was founded in 1921, ended several months ago, but it remains a hot topic on social media, where discussion shows that it has played a positive (积极的) role in educating young people about China's revolutionary history.
The TV series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC has won high praise(称赞) online. The stories of the young people in the drama—who gave everything, even, their lives, to the revolution— have touched a large number of viewers (观众). The storytelling in the show has also been commended by viewers for successfully showing the depth of the CPC' s history and spirit, as well as the warmth of China and every family in the country.
Many audiences( 观众) tried to find the background information about the drama and commented that they learned more about the history about the founding of the Party and the country. "I read many of Lu Xun's novels such as A Madman's Diary when I was a student, but 1 couldn't understand why he wrote them or the angry feelings hiding in the characters. After watching the drama, I read these novels again and found that I could now understand what they wanted to express to readers, " said Li Lin, a 29-year-old viewer.
Some school teachers have been showing video clips (片段) from the series in classes to help students learn more about history. A junior high school teacher from Taiyuan, in North China's Shanxi Province, said that some students told her after class that the show had left a strong impression on them.
