The Cultural Revolution began as a campaign against political subtexts in culture in the mid-1960s. It quickly grew …
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The name Shangguan Yunzhu is not well known to Western audiences. In her homeland of China, she was …
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Many bizarre (and horrific) things have been done in the name of communism in China. One of them …
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Editor's PickChina
After Mao Seized Power in China, It Was Anything but Liberating
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenIn 1949 when the communists and Mao seized power in China, propagandists painted it as an act of …
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Editor's PickChina
Will China Remember the Tens of Millions Who Died in Mao’s Secret Famine?
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenMuch can get lost in history, even massive tragedies that occurred in the not-so-distant past may not have …
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Here Live Only Sparrows is a photo series on China’s vanishing villages that is beautifully and quietly observed. …
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Environment
Mao Zedong Caused One of World’s Worst Environmental Disasters, Killing Millions
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhile disasters are common throughout the history of mankind, one of the worst environmental disasters began in China …
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According to historical records, Mao Zedong and his commander of the 3rd Field Army, General Su Yu, planned …
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