河殇 Traditional form: 河殤 Pinyin (reading): Héshāng Definitions: River Elegy, influential 1988 CCTV documentary series, said to have stimulated the Beijing Spring democracy movement of 1980s Characters: 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river 殇 - to die young; national mourning Traditional characters: 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river 殤 - to die young; national mourning