Through discourse analysis and a historical comparison of "Pernicious-Vestiges" narratives in the news text of People's Daily, this book is devoted to revealing primary metaphors of "Pernicious-Vestiges" and political functions in China. "Pernicious-Vestiges" (Y D 遗毒) is one of the most frequently used words in contemporary Chinese historical narration, as well as a constantly changing rhetorical direction in New China's media...