Cultural Revolution Group

Girl, the author Ji-Li, Ji-Li talks about her life growing up in China during the time of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. As a young smart and talented girl, Ji-Li gets invited to audition for the Liberation Army Dance group, but unfortunately, Ji-Li is not able to audition because her family was very wealthy. Chairman Mao proposes to get rid of the Four Olds which triggers the Cultural Revolution. Ji-Li’s life turns completely upside down; she no longer can go to her school, people make fun of her

Ideology in Modern-day China Over the course of history, many violent revolutions have brought forth new leaders and new ideas. They came in a great many forms and in response to a variety of circumstances. However, the Communist Revolution in China remains perhaps the greatest recent example. Not only because it took more than two decades to complete, but also because there was an attempt to institutionalize revolution after some initial changes to build state infrastructure. China is an incredibly

China was founded by the lead of Chairman Mao, which we call the “New China”. After 1949, China has been through many political movements. The most famous movements among others were the ideological transformation movement; great proletarian cultural revolution; The smash of "the gang of four" and the reform and opening-up policy, etc. All the articles or books I have read explains those movements from a different angle. In the following section, I will explain the specific movement in two ways - the

Cultural Revolution: Chinese Propaganda Poster In the years of 1966 to 1976, Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong initiated a social-political movement in China that is known as “The Proletarian Cultural Revolution”, also called the Cultural Revolution. The main purpose was to perpetuate communist beliefs with a twist of Maoism (Mao’s own way) in China. Traditional Chinese values, capitalism perspectives, and other ideologies were demolished by Mao and other party leaders. Consequently, China

Zedong is a manipulative man that brainwashes the youth to gain him power in the political scene. One of the many ways that chairman Mao could gain control and brain wash people was through the media. This media is very important when brainwashing a group of people. In Mao’s case, he takes control of the newspaper and makes sure that there is plenty of propaganda everywhere, all over the paper. Mao uses a very smart tactic to lure out and shut down anyone who opposes him in the media. He bombards the

The Communist fervor that gripped mainland China under Mao Zedong’s rule had lasting effects on the economy and culture. In particular, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution devastated rural and peasant populations, leading to fatal consequences for a large portion of the chinese demographic. The Great Leap Forward was an attempt at socializing the chinese economy almost ten years after the People's Republic of China was established in 1949. Property and businesses were stripped from

communism. Through The Great Leap Forward, Mao planned to change the layout of the Chinese economy by forcing collectivism on his country and implementing other ways to speed up production. Since this movement failed, he then implemented The Cultural Revolution. It consisted of the same goals but was carried out through violence and was also an utter failure. These two movements failed because of the lack of organization with which they were performed. This lack of organization manifested itself in

The research engages with the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, two significant and defining events in Chinese history since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. The Great Leap Forward (1957–60) was a Chinese economic plan initiated by Mao Zedong aimed at revitalizing all sectors of the economy. Wildly unrealistic planning poorly planned communization of agriculture, and a poor harvest in 1959 caused mass starvation. Mao was forced to turn government administration over

Red Azalea follows the author, Anchee Min, throughout her life during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. As a child she was completely devoted to learning more about Mao and communism. After being required to leave her home to work at Red Fire Farm, she is forced to face many hardships and finds out a lot about herself and her country. Having to suppress her sexuality and emotions, and being forced to do work she doesn't want to do, Anchee’s beliefs begin to shift. This memoir is well written and allows

Communist leader Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, which was an attempt to create a purely Communist China by eliminating the “Four