Character Relationships in Breaking with Old Ideas
Long Guozheng (played by Zhenqing Guo) is a protagonist in Breaking with Old Ideas.
Graduate of the Counter-Japanese Military and Political University sent in 1958 to head the newly established Jiangxi Communist Labour University. He clashes with capitalist academic elements by advocating for working-class admissions, emphasizing hard labor over classroom learning, switching to experiential courses, holding field lessons, and excusing students for commune work. Li Jinfeng (played by Wang Suya) appears in Breaking with Old Ideas.
A student regarded by Long Guozheng as an exemplary follower of the educational revolution. She faces expulsion and a public trial, which sparks mass support and denunciations against those advocating a capitalist line on education.
Character Relationship Map: Breaking with Old Ideas
Breaking with Old Ideas (1975) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Long Guozheng
(played by Zhenqing Guo) — protagonist
Graduate of the Counter-Japanese Military and Political University sent in 1958 to head the newly established Jiangxi Communist Labour University. He clashes with capitalist academic elements by advoc...
Li Jinfeng
(played by Wang Suya) — supporting
A student regarded by Long Guozheng as an exemplary follower of the educational revolution. She faces expulsion and a public trial, which sparks mass support and denunciations against those advocating...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Long Guozheng → Li Jinfeng
(Professional Teacher And Student)
Long Guozheng heads the Jiangxi Communist Labour University, while Li Jinfeng is a student there whom he regards as an exemplary follower of the educa...
Story Analysis
A communist educational reform project confronts capitalist academic practices before mass support and Mao's pronouncement save the college.
