China: A scene from the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), mass demonstration in Shenyang, 1968. The Chinese characters read 'In Our Hearts', with reference to Chairman Mao Zedong. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution (Chinese: 文化大革命), was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976. Set into motion by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of China, its stated goal was to enforce socialism in the country by removing capitalist, traditional and cultural elements from society.

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