#Xi Jinping #CulturalRevolution #GreatRejuvenation #MayorofWuhan #YanhuangChunqiu #LianJi #WangQishan #EastDepotWestDepotJinyiwei #MilitaryChancellery #ZhangShuofu Many people, upon hearing "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," automatically conjure up images of the Tang and Ming dynasties, believing that to be the true goal. The real goal, however, is not some ancient golden age, but rather a return to the decade from 1966 to 1976—the Cultural Revolution, the decade when the Red Guards were at the forefront. The most compelling evidence lies with those who spearhead this discourse. Xi Jinping, in his youth, witnessed the Red Guard movement firsthand. The core characteristics of the Red Guards were youth, ruthlessness, and a complete rejection of the old order: smashing the Four Olds, criticizing authority, tearing up and burning family genealogies and ancestral halls, eradicating all past warmth and etiquette as "dreams" and "poisonous weeds." He was drawn into it as a Red Guard, both a destroyer of the old world and a direct destroyer of countless families' "dreams." It was this experience of thoroughly dismantling the old order from within that shaped his understanding of "revival"—not a sentimental restoration of some glorious past, but rather a reactivation of the Red Guards' resolute spirit: a complete break with all old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits, using mass movements to reshape the entire society anew.
************* Cai Shenkun: Independent commentator and columnist. A frequent recipient of Phoenix.com's "Top Ten Most Influential Bloggers" and Tianya's "Top Ten Most Influential Bloggers" for many years. His commentary covers international politics, Chinese politics and economics, high-level developments, and social hot topics.
********** Cai Shenkun: Independent commentator and columnist. A frequent recipient of Phoenix.com's "Top Ten Most Influential Bloggers" for many years. Follow my X account to get the latest news:
https://x.com/cskun1989
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#Xi Jinping #CulturalRevolution #GreatRejuvenation #MayorofWuhan #YanhuangChunqiu #LianJi #WangQishan #EastDepotWestDepotJinyiwei #MilitaryChancellery #ZhangShuofu Many people, upon hearing "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," automatically conjure up images of the Tang and Ming dynasties, believing that to be the true goal. The real goal, however, is not some ancient golden age, but rather a return to the decade from 1966 to 1976—the Cultural Revolution, the decade when the Red Guards were at the forefront. The most compelling evidence lies with those who spearhead this discourse. Xi Jinping, in his youth, witnessed the Red Guard movement firsthand. The core characteristics of the Red Guards were youth, ruthlessness, and a complete rejection of the old order: smashing the Four Olds, criticizing authority, tearing up and burning family genealogies and ancestral halls, eradicating all past warmth and etiquette as "dreams" and "poisonous weeds." He was drawn into it as a Red Guard, both a destroyer of the old world and a direct destroyer of countless families' "dreams." It was this experience of thoroughly dismantling the old order from within that shaped his understanding of "revival"—not a sentimental restoration of some glorious past, but rather a reactivation of the Red Guards' resolute spirit: a complete break with all old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits, using mass movements to reshape the entire society anew.
************* Cai Shenkun: Independent commentator and columnist. A frequent recipient of Phoenix.com's "Top Ten Most Influential Bloggers" and Tianya's "Top Ten Most Influential Bloggers" for many years. His commentary covers international politics, Chinese politics and economics, high-level developments, and social hot topics.
********** Cai Shenkun: Independent commentator and columnist. A frequent recipient of Phoenix.com's "Top Ten Most Influential Bloggers" for many years. Follow my X account to get the latest news:
https://x.com/cskun1989
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