Ep. 85 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 3)

In this third episode of Laszlo’s Cultural Revolution Overview, we only advance 18 days in August of 1966. Momentous and shocking events happen one after another, day after day. With the announcement of the 16 Points, the Cultural Revolution now has a purpose and guidelines to follow.

Today’s episode will show that Mao had anything except an orderly execution of this plan to transform China. He was going to shake up the whole nation, like a snow globe. Like with the Great Leap Forward, Mao meant well, but this whole idea went awry almost from the very start.

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Terms in Episode

Pinyin/TermChineseEnglish/Meaning
Zhi sang ma huai指桑骂槐Point at the mulberry to scold the locust
Hongweibing红卫兵Red Guard
Nie Yuanzi聂元梓Peking U professor who wrote the first Big Character Poster
Da zi bao大字报Big character poster
Xiuzhengzhuyi修正主义Revisionism
Wen Jiabao温家宝Current Premier of China
Hu Jintao胡锦涛Current President of China
Qinghua清华Tsinghua University
Zaofan youli造反有理To rebel is justified
Chen Boda陈伯达Leading figure during the Cultural Revolution
Paoda Silingbu炮打司令部Bombard the headquarters!
Luo Ruiqing罗瑞卿General of the army and enemy of Lin Biao attacked and disgraced in the lead-up to the Cultural Revolution
Tao Zhu陶铸Replaced Lu Dingyi and Director of Propaganda, also vice premier
Zhu De朱德PLA founder, oldest comrade of Mao
Li Fuchun李富春Chairman of State Planning Commission
Chen Yun陈云Longtime economic planner, known for his conservative views
Si jiu四旧The Four Olds (old customs, habits, culture, ideas)
Diaoyutai Guesthouse钓鱼台国宾馆State Guesthouse used as command central for the Cultural Revolution Group
Guanxi关系Relationships and connections
Hukou户口Residence Permit
Song Binbin宋彬彬Pekin U student honored with pinning the red guard armband on Mao
Song Yaowu宋耀武Name Mao bestowed on Song Binbin meaning “be violent”
Wang Guangmei王光美Wife of Liu Shaoqi and a later victim of Jiang Qing
Wenhua Dageming文化大革命The Cultural Revolution

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