Peking Opera performer Ma Lianliang and his family lived in a courtyard opposite the National Cultural Palace in Xicheng on Fuxingmen Street. It was often said that he was a filial son. He bought this luxurious house after he became famous to fulfil his father’s wish. When Ma Lianliang was a child, his family lived ...
Mao Zedong, the founder of the People’s Republic of China, is often remembered for his communist ideologies and revolutionary practices. However, a lesser-known aspect of Mao’s life might surprise many, particularly those familiar with the history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Let’s delve into Mao’s intriguing relationship with superstition and the mystical events surrounding ...
Zhao Jiuzhang, a renowned Chinese meteorologist, geophysicist, and space physicist is hailed as the ‘Father of Chinese Satellites.’ However, in the quiet of the night on October 26, 1968, this internationally acclaimed scientist took his own life at his home in Zhongguancun, Beijing. He was 61. Today, we delve into the life of Zhao Jiuzhang ...
Following the unleashing of the dreaded Cultural Revolution on the Chinese people in 1966, the victorious table tennis team suddenly came under attack. It was accused of being the sprout of revisionism and it was said that the seven world championship trophies won by the national table tennis team were all bourgeois titles. Rong Guotuan, ...
All Chinese people know that China’s table tennis is a superpower and holds an invincible position in world rankings. However, many people may not be aware of the tragic life and sudden disappearance of Rong Guotuan, the first table tennis world championship winner and the first world championship winner in sports after the takeover of ...
In the north of Fufeng County, Baoji City in Shaanxi Province, exists the Famen Temple, built by the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 25-220). The underground palace pagoda in the temple enshrines a section of the authentic relic of Buddha Shakyamuni’s middle finger bone. Red Guards attack the Famen Temple In 1966, a ...
Ma Sicong talked about his tribulations and abuses during the Cultural Revolution. On May 16, 1966, the dreaded Cultural Revolution was unleashed on the Chinese people by the Despot, Mao Zedong. Central Conservatory of Music students put up posters for their Dean, Ma Sicong, at the end of May. Overnight, Ma Sicong became a target, ...
In the throes of the Cultural Revolution, the renowned Chinese musician Ma Sicong and his family fled to the United States. This story became a worldwide sensation. We explore how he escaped, why he needed to run, why he and his family stayed in a cave, and the outcome of his perilous journey — extracts ...
According to the Chinese Cultural Revolution Library (third edition), on April 20, 1968, Lu Hongen and 14 other detainees in the cell were called to the guidance room and they sat on the floor. Behind the desk sat the guiding officer, the interrogator, and another government agent sent by the higher authorities. The guiding officer ridiculed ...
Lu Hongen, conductor of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, was the first high-profile intellectual to be publicly executed during the Cultural Revolution. The day after he was killed, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) Public Security Bureau went to his wife and said: “You have to pay 20 cents; this is the cost of the bullet that ...
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