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A fascinating look at the consequence of the Chinese Cultural Revolution through the lens of its effect on Chinese antiques; from the destruction that followed to the clues that still remain today.
www.antique-chinese-furniture.com
In the most severe crackdown on Buddhism and Taoism since the Cultural Revolution, ancient temples and statues are being demolished across the country.
bitterwinter.org
Every object in our collection has a story to tell. Discover some of the most treasured, unusual and ground-breaking here.
www.nms.ac.uk
More than 30,000 items on 1982 list have vanished, in part due to China's aggressive development, survey finds
www.theguardian.com
The long read: It is impossible to understand China without understanding this decade of horror, and the ways in which it scarred the entire nation. So why do some of that era’s children still look back on it with fondness?
www.theguardian.com
Peter Fuhrman proposes setting up a national fund to begin the systematic buy-back of the country’s most valuable artworks so they can be displayed around the country, for all Chinese to enjoy
www.scmp.com
In China, during the Cultural Revolution, much damage was done to both the Chinese people and China's traditional culture. Temples were looted. Relics, temples, scrolls, and books containing vast amounts of cultural heritage were burned and destroyed under the red gaze of the Cultural...
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Both spanning a history of nearly a millennium and a half, one of the temples was demolished, the other was converted into a communist propaganda center.
bitterwinter.org
en.wikipedia.org
"Historical sites throughout the country were destroyed. The damage was particularly pronounced in the capital, Beijing.
Red Guards laid siege to the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, and other historically significant tombs and artifacts. Libraries of historical and foreign texts were destroyed; books were burned."
en.wikipedia.org
The
Four Olds or the
Four Old Things (
simplified Chinese: 四旧;
traditional Chinese: 四舊;
pinyin:
sì jiù) was a term used during the
Cultural Revolution by the
Red Guards in the
People's Republic of China in reference to the pre-
communist elements of
Chinese culture they attempted to destroy. The Four Olds were: Old Ideas, Old Culture, Old Customs, and Old Habits (Chinese: Jiù Sīxiǎng 旧思想, Jiù Wénhuà 旧文化, Jiù Fēngsú 旧风俗, and Jiù Xíguàn 旧习惯).
[2] The campaign to destroy the Four Olds began in
Beijing on August 19, 1966 (the "
Red August", during which a
massacre also took place in Beijing
[3]), shortly after the launch of the Cultural Revolution.
[4]
Also any remaining cultural heritage that remains are being destroyed simple due to the Chinese mentality of new things being better. I remember there being a centuries old temple that was destroyed by a rural community and replaced with a newer one , due to them believing it would attract more tourists and bring in more profits.
