16. Hundreds High Hats Paraded
The Cultural Revolution was blazing everywhere in the vast land of China, also burned the ancient city 's streets and back lanes. The millennium city was experiencing a hitherto unknown "revolutionary baptism". To carry the revolution through to the end, our middle school red guards joined “the Revolutionary Red Guards mass nationwide travel". Many students went to Beijing, Wuhan and chairman Mao 's home town - Shao Shan（韶山)…… different cities and placeses. Our small old town also saw Red Guards in and out. It was not clear where they came from, or what kind organization they belonged to. Unfamiliar faces, in groups of three or five, as long as they wore a red armband, who was dared to neglect? Ran …show more content…
Ear piercing sound of the trumpet woke up people from the dream. Announced to convene the denounced general assembly. The large and small, knew and did not know "Capitalist Roaders" were all taken to the city middle school. Every town folks ate breakfast quakerly, hastily rushed to the venue. The inside and outside of the middle school sport field were heavily guarded, and full with people, crowded. A large stage platform had already set up. A huge Mao Zedong 's portrait was hung in the center of the stage. Above the front of the platform, posted a large “Long live the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" banner. At the commencement, all the "Capitalist Roaders" from the town, according to official level, from high to low, was called one by one. A high papered bamboo stick hat was put on each one 's head. They were divided into several rows, stood on the platform. Paper hats had many styles, round, flat, tall or short, different color. Some hat had a thine, tall, colorful tassel on top, swayed wildly; some with two large pig ears, as a funny clown, amused, could not hold back a smile. Some of the hats were high up as three to four feet. Each hat had the people 's names and “Overthrow the Capitalist Roaders” big black characters. Critical speeches at the general assembly meeting were indignation. Unceasingly, some people leaded shouting slogans, chanted loudly. Intervention lasted for several hours. On the stage, some of the "Capitalist Roaders" even did not eat breakfast, rickety, could not hold on and fell, was dragged into the backstage. For a while, brought back to the stage again. By the time, the denounced general assembly finished, it was lunch time. Someone wanted to exit, but was turned back. The critical moment, no one should be as a
The Cultural Revolution was blazing everywhere in the vast land of China, also burned the ancient city 's streets and back lanes. The millennium city was experiencing a hitherto unknown "revolutionary baptism". To carry the revolution through to the end, our middle school red guards joined “the Revolutionary Red Guards mass nationwide travel". Many students went to Beijing, Wuhan and chairman Mao 's home town - Shao Shan（韶山)…… different cities and placeses. Our small old town also saw Red Guards in and out. It was not clear where they came from, or what kind organization they belonged to. Unfamiliar faces, in groups of three or five, as long as they wore a red armband, who was dared to neglect? Ran …show more content…
Ear piercing sound of the trumpet woke up people from the dream. Announced to convene the denounced general assembly. The large and small, knew and did not know "Capitalist Roaders" were all taken to the city middle school. Every town folks ate breakfast quakerly, hastily rushed to the venue. The inside and outside of the middle school sport field were heavily guarded, and full with people, crowded. A large stage platform had already set up. A huge Mao Zedong 's portrait was hung in the center of the stage. Above the front of the platform, posted a large “Long live the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" banner. At the commencement, all the "Capitalist Roaders" from the town, according to official level, from high to low, was called one by one. A high papered bamboo stick hat was put on each one 's head. They were divided into several rows, stood on the platform. Paper hats had many styles, round, flat, tall or short, different color. Some hat had a thine, tall, colorful tassel on top, swayed wildly; some with two large pig ears, as a funny clown, amused, could not hold back a smile. Some of the hats were high up as three to four feet. Each hat had the people 's names and “Overthrow the Capitalist Roaders” big black characters. Critical speeches at the general assembly meeting were indignation. Unceasingly, some people leaded shouting slogans, chanted loudly. Intervention lasted for several hours. On the stage, some of the "Capitalist Roaders" even did not eat breakfast, rickety, could not hold on and fell, was dragged into the backstage. For a while, brought back to the stage again. By the time, the denounced general assembly finished, it was lunch time. Someone wanted to exit, but was turned back. The critical moment, no one should be as a