1.A little girl, Yu Yan who grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution in Mao Zedong’s China. 2.She remembers how happy they were at the beginning thinking China is a powerful country. 3.However, things dramatically changed over time and China’s Communist leader Mao Zedong started the Cultural Revolution in 1966.
YU YAN
4.I am having difficulty understanding why we talk about the victory in the civil war happened 20 decades ago?
5.Her father explains that Mao believed the Government is not giving the required attention to the ‘ideology’ and it became a ‘revisionist country’.
6.Although Mao’s position was not good in 1960s, he had a group of radicals around him, including his wife and the defense minister to seize the power.
YU YAN
7.I still don’t get why do people have to suffer? What does he try to achieve by applying political oppression to his own people? …show more content…
How cruel to massacre your own people! The high ranked officials were also discharged.
9.I even remember at this age how people were happier although we were all poor and suddenly, days are gloomy and that makes me very sad for all of us.
Her Father BAI XI
10.Mao wishes to restore the communist life. Even some of his colleagues are supportive of the Government’s economic reforms and they are not aligned with Mao’s vision. However, they cannot go against him. He unfortunately, as you say, treats his own people very harshly.
11.In the beginning, Mao followed his goals through Red Guards, groups of young people living in cities. The Red Guards were so cruel in their actions and killed suspected well-educated people.
12.Along the line, high-ranking CCP officials like Deng Xioping and Lin Biao lost their clout.
13.In 1969, Lin emerged as Mao’s successor. Nevertheless, Mao was unpleased with Lin’s increased power and sacked Lin with the help of Zhou Enlai, China’s first
YU YAN
4.I am having difficulty understanding why we talk about the victory in the civil war happened 20 decades ago?
5.Her father explains that Mao believed the Government is not giving the required attention to the ‘ideology’ and it became a ‘revisionist country’.
6.Although Mao’s position was not good in 1960s, he had a group of radicals around him, including his wife and the defense minister to seize the power.
YU YAN
7.I still don’t get why do people have to suffer? What does he try to achieve by applying political oppression to his own people? …show more content…
How cruel to massacre your own people! The high ranked officials were also discharged.
9.I even remember at this age how people were happier although we were all poor and suddenly, days are gloomy and that makes me very sad for all of us.
Her Father BAI XI
10.Mao wishes to restore the communist life. Even some of his colleagues are supportive of the Government’s economic reforms and they are not aligned with Mao’s vision. However, they cannot go against him. He unfortunately, as you say, treats his own people very harshly.
11.In the beginning, Mao followed his goals through Red Guards, groups of young people living in cities. The Red Guards were so cruel in their actions and killed suspected well-educated people.
12.Along the line, high-ranking CCP officials like Deng Xioping and Lin Biao lost their clout.
13.In 1969, Lin emerged as Mao’s successor. Nevertheless, Mao was unpleased with Lin’s increased power and sacked Lin with the help of Zhou Enlai, China’s first