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The Cultural Revolution was not a single event. It was a decade of upheaval that reshaped China’s society, culture, and ...

What was the Cultural Revolution? It was a brutal 10-year period between 1966-76 (with most of the violence occurring in the first five years) that led to hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of ...

Chinese waiters dressed like red guards during the Cultural Revolution period perform revolutionary songs and dances at a Cultural Revolution-themed restaurant in Nanjing, in China’s Jiangsu province, ...

Explore the impact of Mao's Cultural Revolution on China, revealing chaos, violence, and lasting scars on society.

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1. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution — Why is it called “cultural”? Superficial observations only revealed brutal struggles, large scale rebellion, or a limited civil war in various places.