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Tumult was produced by a group that called itself the Poetry Chamber of the Yuanmingyuan Artists' Village, on the northwestern outskirts of Beijing. In 1991, soon after June Fourth, it would have been politically risky to publish a journal with this name. In a daring, explicitly anti-establishment spirit, the first few issues carry these mottos: "What is an Anti-Poet?"-"A drifter who laughs at everything, even at old age and death," and: "What is Anti-Poetry?"- "A slap in the face of the Chairperson of the Writers Association." Wang Qiang, the driving force behind the journal, hails from Guiyang, and there is a clear connection with what is known as the Guizhou Undercurrent in poetry, with Ya Mo and Huang Xiang as key representatives.
Text in simplified characters (Jiantizi)
"2003年出版第5期, 16开本, 主编：苏非舒"
Publisher has an English name: Old Summer Palace Artists' Village.