History: December 22 (#1)

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December 22, 1968 Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty."

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On December 22, in the year 1968: Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty." Sent-down, rusticated, or educated youth, also k nown as the zhiqing, were young people who left the urban districts of the People's Republic of China to live and work in rural areas as part of the Down to the Countryside Movement from the 1950s to the end of the Cultural Revolution. Why December 22, 1968 matters: Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty." What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards. Historical context: December 22, 1968 The 20th century brought rapid advances in health, communication, science, and technology that reshaped everyday human experience. The event on this day: Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sent-down_youth (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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