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This episode discusses the changes in China's cultural realm during the Cultural Revolution, focusing on the impact on cultural production.

Part 7 of reuploading classic history episodes in the run up to our book club review of Serve the People! by Yan Lianke. In this episode, we discuss the changes made to China's cultural realm during the Cultural Revolution. As the main target of the Cultural Revolution Group, cultural production including art, literature, theatre, and film were all subject to the new rules of the decade. But were those rules made to last? And were the CRG able to impose their will completely when they relied ...

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