Mao Ze·dong (mou′ dzŭ′dŏng′)alsoMao Tse-tung(tsŭ′to͝ong′)1893-1976. Chinese Communist leader and theorist. A founder of the Chinese Communist Party (1921), he commanded troops in the Chinese Civil War (1927-1949) and proclaimed the People's Republic of China in 1949. As...
In May 2015, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China, and the two sides agreed that the simultaneous rise of China and India provided an important opportunity to realize the Asian Century. In May 2016, Indian President...
in itself an apt reflection of the philosopher’s erudition and aspiration. Because Confucius is not only knowledgeable person, but also is ambitious, with lofty ideal. Until he was 68 years old, Confucius did not relinquish his efforts to rise through the official ranks or his ...
Some people today might be early risers because of DNA they take after Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago,suggests new research. When early humans migrated from Africa to Eurasia roughly 70,000 years ago, some of them mated with Neanderthals,...
After the peaceful liberation of Beiping, editors of the Life weekly showed unusual ingenuity when they published another group of photos under the title “The Rise and Fall of the Kuomintang”. It reviewed the annals of China in half a century and finally focussed on the three great men of...
My arrival here in Yimeng immediately brought to mind the heroic years of the revolution. This revolutionary ground gave rise to the stirring stories of countless heroes, including the six sisters of Yimeng, and the mothers of Yimeng. Similar to the Yan’an spirit, the spirit of the Jinggang...
Delta. According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, a couple named Gan Jiang and Mo Ye crafted a pair of male and female swords of unparalleled sharpness within the mountains. These swords were extraordinary and renowned throughout the world, thus giving rise to the fame of ...
All were populist movements that violently overthrew the existing, corrupt power structures and institutions of their day. The scary part of all of this is that it almost becomes inevitable. As the establishment witnesses the rise of populism, what does the establishment do? The establishment seeks...
ringing slogan; it is about doing small things, completing every task, and fulfilling every duty. The road of hard work will not be smooth, instead it will be cobbled with hardships and full of ups and downs. The strong can always rise from setbacks; they are never discouraged....
Cultural Revolution,Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution- a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos ...