摘要
Based on true events, Under the Hawthorn Tree, by Ai Mi, is a quintessential story of doomed love, set against the formidable landscape of the Cultural Revolution （ 1966-1976）. The characters, symbolic of the country＇s innocence and purity, are born at the wrong time：born into a life where every minute is accounted for, parceled into extreme physical and emotional hardships. It is a life where one slip call lead to a road of hardship, especially where a young woman is concerned.
