The Protest March by Petitioners on January 8, 1979, in Beijing
- Call for a petitioners' street march ("at 2pm on Tiananmen Square") on January 8 (Zhou Enlai's death anniversary) (Dongxiang no. 2, Jan. 1979, p.5)
- Predominantly rural demonstrators gather on Jan. 8 in front of the "Xinhua Gate" (entry to the government quarters in the old Imperial City). An AFP agency report is reprited gy the Hong Kong "Observer" (Guanchajia) journal (no.8, 1979).
- The banners say "Profound Mourning of Premier Zhou Enlai" and "Down with hunger, down with repression, we want human rights, we want democracy". (Zhengming, no. 19, May 1979)
- In front of the newly built mausoleum for Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Square (Dongxiang no. 40, Nov. 1979, p.16)
- (Guanchajia, no. 16, Feb. 1979, p.5)
- "Deng Qingtian, save us!" (Deng's well-known cousin from Sichuan is revered by many farmers) (Guanchajia, no. 16, Feb. 1979, p.6)
Protests and Slogans in Shanghai (Spring 1979)
- Demanding the execution of a unwelcome party leader in Shanghai (Dongxiang no. 5, Feb. 1979)
- Shanghai youth returned from Xinjiang want the city government "to solve their problems", meaning resettlement in Shanghai (Guanchajia no. 16, Feb. 1979)
- Shanghai demonstrators demand work and "human rights" (Dongxiang no. 40, Nov. 1979, p.15)
