Mao's Cultural Revolution
We hear from one man who took part in China's brutal Cultural Revolution.
Witness History · BBC World Service
October 2, 20199m 6s
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Show Notes
In 1966 Chairman Mao declared the start of the Cultural Revolution in Communist China, a radical and brutal attempt to reshape Chinese society. Saul Yeung was 20 years old at the time and in 2016 he spoke to Lucy Burns about his decision to join the Red Guards, tasked with carrying out Mao's revolution.
Photo: Chinese Red Guards reading from Chairman Mao's Little Red Book (Getty Images)