1. 1966: The cultural revolution started; 1969: something ended lol; 1976: Mao Zedong passed away, the Gang of Four was arrested
2. They thought this was a mistake; it brought a lot of severe civil chaos; officials were overthrown, the economy was destroyed.
3. Some scholars believed this was also a mistake...
4. The author says that this affected today's generation...
1. These years are the important years of the cultural revolution. When it started, ended, and when Mao kicked the bucket.
2. The government view is Mao mistakenly lead the revolution because of so much rebellion and internal conflict, destroyed economy, etc.
3. Other people's views are the cultural revolution brought about good and bad aspects, but there were many more bad aspects, because of industry and gap between the rich and poor.
4. Author's view is that the cultural revolution is still active today, not just one generations time, through the influence and values of people who went through it.
1. What does 1966, 1969 and 1976 represent regarding the cultural revolution?
2. What is official view of Chinese government regarding the cultural revolution? What is their rationale?
3. What are other people’s views regarding cultural revolution? (List some scholar’s view and worker and farmer’s view)
4. What is author’s view regarding the cultural revolution?
