Today I have overthrown the teacher, for his bourgeois ways shall no longer permeate and infect our minds. Long live the honorable chairman! LONG LIVE MAO! I am now the teacher of my peers, and shall teach them in the ways of the honorable chairman. Long live the honorable chairman! LONG LIVE MAO! We burned all textbooks, their so called knowledge and lies will no longer be studied. We now study one book: The Little Red Book. Long live the honorable chairman! LONG LIVE MAO! I, Teng Ren Yan, shall now lead my peers in the liberation of my country, of Mao's country! Long live the honorable chairman! LONG LIVE MAO! My students shall become the soldiers of Mao, as I have become a soldier. They shall feel the triumph of victory, or be crushed beneath the heel of the chairman. Long live the honorable chairman! LONG LIVE MAO! Our forces shall scour the countryside, painting the country red! No bourgeois shall remain, the bureaucracy shall crumble, and Mao shall rise again, leading the people into a new generation of prosperity. Long live the honorable chairman! LONG LIVE MAO! WITH MAO AS OUR LEADER, WE SHALL ASCEND FROM THE DARK DEPTHS OF SQUALOR! LONG LIVE MAO! LONG LIVE MAO! LONG LIVE MAO! LONG LIVE MAO! THE PEOPLE OF CHINA, OF MAO'S CHINA, SHALL BE LEAD BY NECKS INTO THE NEW GENERATION, BY FORCE IF NECESSARY! LONG LIVE MAO!
今天，我推翻了老師，因為他的資產階級的方式將不再滲透，感染我們的心靈。名譽會長萬歲！毛澤東萬歲！我現在是老師，我的同行，並教他們如何的名譽會長。名譽會長萬歲！毛澤東萬歲！我們燒掉所有的教科書，他們的所謂的知識和謊言將不再進行研究。我們現在研究一書：紅寶書。名譽會長萬歲！毛澤東萬歲！餘，鄧任彥，現在我的同事在領導我國的解放，毛澤東的國家！名譽會長萬歲！毛澤東萬歲！我的學生應成為士兵的毛，我已成為一名軍人。他們應感到勝利的勝利，或者是壓在腳跟主席。名譽會長萬歲！毛澤東萬歲！我們的部隊應沖刷農村，繪畫全國紅色的！沒有資產階級的規定繼續，官僚機構應崩潰，毛將再度崛起，成為一個領導人民新一代的繁榮。名譽會長萬歲！毛澤東萬歲！與毛澤東作為我們領導者，我們升到從黑暗深處骯髒！毛澤東萬歲！毛澤東萬歲！毛澤東萬歲！毛澤東萬歲！人民的中國，毛澤東的中國，應鉛的脖子伸進新一代，以武力如果必要的！
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Bao (Alexa and Nicole)
My name is Bao. I am a 60 year old female teacher from Beijing. I grew up in a poor peasant family, suppressed by greedy aristocrats. Every day I thank Mao because only he was able to lift China out of its depressed state. Every day I rise early and read some of Chairman Mao's book to guide me through the day. When I get to the school I do my best to show the children the everlasting sun that is Our Great Leader Mao. Sometimes they do not know what they should do, because they are only children. But, through Mao's teachings they become shining participants in Chinese society every day. We send our students to do light physical labor so they can feel the honor that comes with being a peasant worker. Then, with Chairman Mao watching us from the back of the room, we study his own red book, so that the children will know where to go for true wisdom. I am glad that they are young though, I would be worried of being overthrown if they were older. I only hope they will remember how much I love the Chairman before they overthrow me. When I go home all I can think of is how free I am under Chairman Mao, and how I will never be able to repay him. LONG LIVE CHAIRMAN MAO!!!!!
Imagining Life During the Cultural Revolution
Date: July 1967
My name is Mei Ching, and I am a 21 year old woman living in an apartment in Mao's great city of Beijing. This morning I woke up to the smiling image of Mao's face. For my breakfast, I ate a modest of grains and fruit. While I ate, I listened to the radio. As the songs praising Mao filled my room, I felt joyous and blessed to be living in a country as great as China. My occupation is a teacher at a local school for young children. I strive everyday to instill my love of learning, reading and writing, and revolution in my students' hearts, while constantly commending the gifts that Mao has given us. Even though I am only one person, I believe that I am doing my part to preach Mao's goal of literacy and revolutionary ideas to children, the future of our great country. Whenever there is a problem in school, I whip out my trusted copy of the Little Red Book and use the wisdom inside these pages to settle any kind of issues that need resolving. When students are not interested in learning, I remind them from the book that Mao states, "Some people have read a few Marxist books and think themselves quite learned, but what they have read has not penetrated has not struck root in their minds, so that they do not know how to use it and their class feelings remain as old." This drives them to work and study harder, using the book as their guide. When students fight, I remind them of Mao's words, "Guard against arrogance." Being a peasant, I believe that Mao's cause particularly speaks to me. I also am happy to be educating students, the majority of whom are peasants as well. Every lesson that I teach is one step closer to freeing the peasants and uplifting them into the glory that Mao says we deserve.
Emma and Kira
My name is Mei Ching, and I am a 21 year old woman living in an apartment in Mao's great city of Beijing. This morning I woke up to the smiling image of Mao's face. For my breakfast, I ate a modest of grains and fruit. While I ate, I listened to the radio. As the songs praising Mao filled my room, I felt joyous and blessed to be living in a country as great as China. My occupation is a teacher at a local school for young children. I strive everyday to instill my love of learning, reading and writing, and revolution in my students' hearts, while constantly commending the gifts that Mao has given us. Even though I am only one person, I believe that I am doing my part to preach Mao's goal of literacy and revolutionary ideas to children, the future of our great country. Whenever there is a problem in school, I whip out my trusted copy of the Little Red Book and use the wisdom inside these pages to settle any kind of issues that need resolving. When students are not interested in learning, I remind them from the book that Mao states, "Some people have read a few Marxist books and think themselves quite learned, but what they have read has not penetrated has not struck root in their minds, so that they do not know how to use it and their class feelings remain as old." This drives them to work and study harder, using the book as their guide. When students fight, I remind them of Mao's words, "Guard against arrogance." Being a peasant, I believe that Mao's cause particularly speaks to me. I also am happy to be educating students, the majority of whom are peasants as well. Every lesson that I teach is one step closer to freeing the peasants and uplifting them into the glory that Mao says we deserve.
Emma and Kira
花瓣 (Flower Petal)
I am a 12 year old girl living in Shanghai. I am a student and I go to a largely peasant school. My parents aren't especially wealthy, but we do have enough. My father manufactures military goods and my mother is a teacher. My parents have taught me the importance of hard work and constantly use beloved General Mao as an example of the success one can achieve through hard work. My home is comfortable and is large enough for my father, mother, brother, and me. In my home, there hands a photo of General Mao on every wall and in the study, there are several copies of Mao's Red Book of wisdom. All my friends are from a lower class than I am, most are peasants. However amongst us, despite our somewhat different backgrounds, we all share a mutual love and respect for General Mao. Everyday my parents sit in the living room with friends listening to the radio or watching TV. With their friends, my mother and father always engage in anxious discussion about how great Mao's principles are. My father who is a devoted follower of Mao appreciates the conversation because like Mao he accepts that men and women are equal. When I arrive at school, we salute the picture of General Mao that hangs on the wall. Then we go into our English lesson here we translate Mao's wise teachings into English. We love Mao!
Xun Ji Feng
July 1967, Beijing
My name is Xun Ji Feng, I am 27 years old, born into wealth in the city of Beijing. I am considered an enemy of Chairman Mao. People of my wealthy, bourgeoisie background are not in favor of the Chairman. Every day, I fear that I will, for some reason, be persecuted for a crime that I did not commit, solely for the reason of my class. Just the other day, a group of fellow wealthy people were blamed for the state of the deaf-mutes at a local school. I don't understand how this falls on our shoulders. I can assure you, I had nothing to do with it. My occupation is a as a musician. I play the chi, a traditional bamboo flute. For years I have been trying to get on the radio. However, my class seems to have forbid me from successfully doing so. The public radio broadcasts fall under the jurisdiction of Chairman Mao's wife, Jiang Ching. All music has to be approved by her, and under Mao's influence, favors the music of the revolutionaries. I am afraid to even play my instrument in the streets, for fear of being victimized by Mao's roving soldiers. Right now, I am not making any money, and find myself reliant on the wealth of my background. My quest for musical fame and liberation will continue, but for now I must pursue another career.
-Xuni
http://www.chinese-flute.com/dizi_store.php
My name is Xun Ji Feng, I am 27 years old, born into wealth in the city of Beijing. I am considered an enemy of Chairman Mao. People of my wealthy, bourgeoisie background are not in favor of the Chairman. Every day, I fear that I will, for some reason, be persecuted for a crime that I did not commit, solely for the reason of my class. Just the other day, a group of fellow wealthy people were blamed for the state of the deaf-mutes at a local school. I don't understand how this falls on our shoulders. I can assure you, I had nothing to do with it. My occupation is a as a musician. I play the chi, a traditional bamboo flute. For years I have been trying to get on the radio. However, my class seems to have forbid me from successfully doing so. The public radio broadcasts fall under the jurisdiction of Chairman Mao's wife, Jiang Ching. All music has to be approved by her, and under Mao's influence, favors the music of the revolutionaries. I am afraid to even play my instrument in the streets, for fear of being victimized by Mao's roving soldiers. Right now, I am not making any money, and find myself reliant on the wealth of my background. My quest for musical fame and liberation will continue, but for now I must pursue another career.
-Xuni
http://www.chinese-flute.com/dizi_store.php
Monday, April 11, 2011
Chinese responses to imperialism
What was the Chinese response to foreign imperialism, and how and why was it ineffective? Post your response in a comment.
China and Western Imperialism
How and why did China fall victim to European imperialism in the years 1800 to 1860? Post your answer in a comment.
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