EvanFCulturalRevolutionBlog: February 2012

Monday, February 6, 2012

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Da-Zi-Bao poster appear all over China!

By: Foun Zhun Hua

Revolution Tab

1966

All over China the students are writing Da Zi Bao to criticize their teachers and posting them all over their schools. The Da Zi Bao are writings on posters that say very nasty things about the teacher and they are posted all over the schools. Many Da Zi Bao said that the teachers were terrible and they were teaching the students the fourolds. An example of these posters is in Shanghai at Xin Er Primary School where the students are using their school time to create these posters. This has been going on since the start of the Revolution and it doesn;t seem like it is going to end soon. The Da Zi Bao seemed to have started when Chairman Mao said to get rid of the fourolds.

When Chairman Mao told China to get rid of the fourolds: old ideas, old habbits, old customs and old culture, all the schools started to write the Da Zi Bao. The reason that Mao Zhedong wanted to get rid of the fourolds was because he wanted China to modernize and to not get stuck in the past. Many people changed and stopped getting involved with the fourolds; but the people did not give the teachers a chance to change and started to write the Da Zi Bao. Most teachers were to afraid to go to school and others were being punished or denouncing their old ways even if they did nothing wrong which was true for most teachers, but the revolution has to continue.

A student from Shanghai named Li Feng shared his thoughts and opinions with us and here is what he said “I think these Da Zi Bao are great, we get to tell our teachers everything they have done wrong. We use our school time to make these and we also get to write about some of the black students we have in our class. Also we are helping with the Revolution and most importantly helping Chairman Mao.”

Jin Yu who has a friend and a brother that are both teachers disagrees and feels Da Zi Bao are wrong and the teachers should be treated with respect. “When I was younger I always looked up to my teachers and they never taught anything wrong to me and they did not teach the children the fourolds to purposely trick them they did it because it was part of the school curriculum. The Da ZI Bao are evil and should have never been written.”

Editorial

Evan Foun Editorial

All around China student are writing Da Zi Bao, which are writings on posters that criticize the educational system. The students are making these during their school time and posting them all over their schools. This prevents the students from learning anything.Da Zi Bao posters should be banned and the students forbidden to write them.

I think the students are wasting their own time writing the Da Zi Bao and they are not learning anything in school as a result. Also many of the writings say untrue statements about the teachers which is another reason why the Da Zi Bao is a waste of time. Another reason why the Da Zi Bao are a waste of time is because they take a while to make and since all the kids are making them the posters are not going to stand out or make a huge difference. The Da Zi Bao have also caused innocent teachers suffering, they might have lost their jobs or were punished by the red guard. The Da Zi bao are horrible and should be eliminated.

Others might think that the Da Zi Bao are helpful and shows what teachers really are. They might think that it is good to have students know that the teachers are dangerous because they teach bad ideas. Also they might think it helps the students who normally struggle in school to contribute, and sometimes this may be true but writing negative things about people might negatively affect someone. Also many teachers are innocent and don’t deserve to be criticized.

The Da Zi Bao are corrupting the youth and making them hate their old teachers. Most teachers have done nothing wrong and the posters should stop being written and teared off the walls of all school.

Map of China

Map Paragraph

The map of China during the Cultural Revolution was very similar to the modern day map of China. China has control over many of the areas that it has today. Also the map of China during the Revolution has many different names than the one from the Qing Dynasty and the capital of China was and still is Beijing. Beijing was an important part of the Revolution because that is where Mao had spoke to all the Red Guards who traveled there to see him speak, also Kashgar has a large statue of Chairman Mao. China from the Qing Dynasty was larger and during this time China had control over Mongolia. Also the Qing Dynasty had many different regions or states and towards the southeast part the regions seem to be smaller and grouped up.

Literature/ Little Red Book

Little Red Book

The Little Red Book was carried around by everyone in China and it was their most prized possession. In the schools the students waved it proudly in the air as they sang to Mao. This book contained many of the quotes said by Chairman Mao and were written down by Mao himself. The Red Guards used this book to find and punish the people who were not following Chairman Mao or the ones who broke the rules. During the revolution things were judged by the quotes “Correcting Mistaken Ideas” and “All Reactionaries are Paper Tigers”

When all the Red Guards went to Beijing to hear Chairman Mao speak they all brought their Little Red Books. When Chairman came out to speak everyone took out their red book waved them in the air and sang his song. The Little Red Book was so important to everyone because it contained quotes from Chairman Mao and during this time he was revered by everyone.

Belief Systems

Belief Systems During the Cultural Revolution

During the Revolution religion was banned and no one was allowed to worship any gods. As a result the temples and churches were burned and destroyed and people caught worshipping a god would be severely punished. But people still worshipped someone like a god and that person was Chairman Mao.

When Chairman Mao liberated China he became a national hero to everyone, when he started the revolution everyone loved the idea because It was Mao’s idea. When Mao Zhedong announced he was going to speak at Beijing all the Red Guards rushed to Beijing just to hear him speak, this showed people were completely loyalty to him.

Also people had Mao’s Little Red Book which was like their bible and was written by Chairman Mao and filled with his quotes. When the Red Guards went to Beijing they all had the book and waved it in the air. Mao had songs written for him and everyone loved him and he is who everyone believed in.

Interview with Mao Zhedong

Interview with: Mao Zhedong Evan Foun

Question # 1: How do you feel about the Cultural Revolution?

Answer: I think the Revolution is a great event for China. It will get China out of the past and we will improve our country. Also we have to get rid of our bad past and eliminate the fourolds. With the four olds gone China will start to modernize.

Questions # 2: Why do you want to eliminate the fourolds?

Answer:The fourolds is what holds China back from modernizing. Old customs, old culture, old ideas and old habits are preventing us from becoming a great nation. The old is the past and in the past China has not been strong and the poor were always struggling. If we get rid of them China will become stronger.

Question # 3:What are your goals for China?

Answer: I want China to become one of the worlds greatest countries and I don’t want to be stuck in the past. I want China to be equal for all classes of people so that no poor person can’t find food and that no rich person can have more than the working class. If all these things come true China will be a wonderful country.

Question # 4: How do you feel about the Communist party?

Answer: The Communist Party is the only way for China to thrive. The communist party wants everyone to be equal so no one is struggling to get by. The communist want to help everyone have equal qualities of living and there will be no landlords to exploit people. We are the superior form of government over nationalist.

Question # 5: How does it feel to have all of China to worship you like a god?

Answer: I actually am not so happy to be looked as a god because that is the fourolds and is against my revolution. I like to be revered but not treated like a god. Being looked up to is very important and if I can influence China’s youth to follow in my footsteps China will be a better place.