After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake Tan came up with a proposal called the " 5.12 Student Archive " ( 5 · 12学生档案 ) asking people who lost their children in the quake to set up a victim database . But for his trouble , Chengdu police searched his home and confiscated his DVDs , manuscripts and documents . Tan coined the expression 「 豆腐渣 」 ( tofu dreg project ) to describe the shoddy construction quality of Sichuan schools . On March 28 , 2009 he was detained on allegations for subversion of state power . Tan Zuoren was formally accused of defaming the Communist Party of China in email comments about the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Tan Zuoren