Yan'an Forum
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The Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art was a May 1942 forum held in the Yan'an Soviet and a significant event in the Chinese Communist Party's Yan'an Rectification Movement. It is most notable for the
Chairman Mao Zedong and others at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art including Chen Xuezhao (5th from the left in the third row)
Cultural Revolution
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The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China. It was launched by CCP chairman Mao Zedong in 196
Propaganda poster depicting Mao Zedong, above a group of soldiers from the People's Liberation Army. The caption reads, "The Chinese People's Liberation Army is the great school of Mao Zedong Thought".
The 16 May Notification
"Sweep Away All Cow Demons and Snake Spirits", an editorial published on the front page of People's Daily on 1 June 1966, calling for the proletariat to "completely eradicate" the "Four Olds [...] that have poisoned the people of China for thousands of years, fostered by the exploiting classes".
Mao and Lin Biao surrounded by rallying Red Guards in Beijing, December 1966