Yu Songran was already 84 years old when he completed Grassroots Commentary: Mao Zedong and the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Not only was he censored for online posts of the book's content, but he was also constantly monitored by Chinese authorities for seeking to publish it in China through traditional channels. Hence he settles on self-publishing overseas, as a way to pay tribute to all who died, suffered and forever impacted by the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

This is the first attempt at the grassroots level to analyse Mao's role in shaping contemporary China. It details more than a dozen political campaigns launched by Mao that were harbingers of the Cultural Revolution, events made historically unforgettable and unforgivable by eight large-scale massacres and countless crimes against humanity that resulted in the loss of millions of lives and four prominent spikes in China's suicide and attempted suicide rates.

• Book Title: Grassroots Commentary: Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution
• Author: Yu Songran
• Publishing Date: eBook Dynasty, September 2018
• Languages: Simplified Chinese Only
• Chinese eBook Format: PDF
• Chinese Print Book Format: B&W Paperback Perfect Binding
• Sample Reading (in Simplified Chinese)