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The Beginning

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In the midst of China's Cultural Revolution, two best friends, Luo and the narrator, are sent to a rural mountain village to be re-educated. The time is 1970, and China is caught in the iron grip of Chairman Mao and his propaganda-glorified Communist Party.


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The Cultural Revolution was launched by the Communist Party leader, Mao Zedong in 1966. It was meant to restore the spirit of the revolution and cleanse the party. The Red Guards were established to remove the "enemies of the people." Many people were sent to the rural countryside to be reeducated and propaganda was used to brainwash the common people. Eventually the people of China became very upset with the state of the country. For more information go to the link provided. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/special_report/1999/09/99/china_50/cult.htm