TheXúngēn movement (simplified Chinese:寻根文学;traditional Chinese:尋根文學;lit. 'search for roots') is a cultural and literary movement inmainland China emphasizing local and minority cultures.^[1][2] It began in 1980s and was similar to theback-to-the-land movement.^{[1][verification needed]} Its premise is that theCultural Revolution damaged apluralistic Chinese identity and traditions that had existed for centuries, and that the reconstruction of that identity requires a healthy appreciation of local cultures. Furthermore, the century of modernization and cultural and political iconoclasm had only severed Chinese traditions. Some of the key writers areHan Shaogong,Mo Yan,Ah Cheng, andJia Pingwa.

• Hong, Zicheng (2010).中国当代文学史 (zhong guo dang dai wen xue shi) [History of Contemporary Chinese Literature] (in Chinese). Beijing:Peking University Press.ISBN 978-7-301-15373-4.

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