 On October 1 of the same year, the party essentially decided to end the movement and allow the youth to return to their families in the cities.In addition, under age and marriage restrictions, one child per family of the rusticated youth was permitted to accompany their parents to their native cities.In the late 1970s, the "scar literature" included many vivid and realistic descriptions of their experiences, becoming the first public exploration of the cost of the Cultural Revolution.