The Chinese Cultural Revolution : an overview / Junhao Hong
China's leaders proclaim the goals and tactics of the Cultural Revolution / Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
The main purpose of the Cultural Revolution is to sweep away old ideas / Jiefangjun Bao
Chinese high school students begin a new era / Beijing No. 26 Middle School Red Guards
China declassifies documents from the Cultural Revolution era / Xiyun Yang and Michael Wines
Reverence for Mao Zedong lay at the heart of the Cultural Revolution / Liu Xiaoqing
The cult of Mao Zedong persists / Ian Buruma
China's leaders worry about the cult of Mao / George Wehrfritz
The Cultural Revolution helped to expand educational oppportunities / Arthur W. Galston with Jean S. Savage
Political conflict led to the removal of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping / Joshua Kurlantzick
Deng Xiaoping's unique skills led to his reentrance into Chinese politics / Uli Franz
The US president's visit improved relations with China / China Daily
China's turn toward the United States was the result of its rejection of the Soviet Union / Stanley Karnow
Suffering for being too revolutionary or not revolutionary enough / Howard W. French
A gifted student struggles to raise his young family and find work / Sheldon Lou
A young woman asserts that happiness comes from political involvement / Louis Barcata
A former Red Guard rejects Mao and the Cultural Revolution / Zhai Zhenhua
An educated, urban family adjusts to life on the farm / Liang Heng
Life during the Cultural Revolution and beyond / Chou Linlin, as told to Yarong Jiang and David Ashley.