Mao Tse Tung

An interesting bit of raw Chinese history....

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October 4th 2007
A bit of raw Chinese History without the sanitized rewrite In preparation for China we both read "Mao - The Unknown Story" by Jung Chang and her husband which took 10 years of in depth research. This is a fascinating read and shows how Chinese history has been rewritten to glamourise the whole Mao era till this day. I just tried follow ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more