The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
Primary documents generated during China's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
Document Collections
The Great Socialist Cultural Revolution in China, Pamphlet Number 1, (Peking: FLP, Oct. 1966)
"Hold High the Great Red Banner of Mao Tse-tung's Thought and Actively Participate in the Great Socialist Cultural Revolution", editorial of the Liberation Army Daily [Jiefangjun Bao], April 18, 1966
"Never Forget the Class Struggle", editorial of the Liberation Army Daily, May 4 1966
"On 'Three-Family Village' - The Reactionary Nature of Evening Chats at Yenshan and Notes from Three-Family Village", by Yao Wen-yuan, May 10, 1966
The Great Socialist Cultural Revolution in China, Pamphlet Number 2, (Peking: FLP, 1966)
"Open Fire at the Black Anti-Party and Anti-Socialist Line!", by Kao Chu, first published in the Liberation Army Daily, May 8, 1966
"Heighten Our Vigilance and Distinguish the True from the False", by Ho Ming, first published in the Kuangming Daily, May 8, 1966
"Teng To's Evening Chats at Yenshan is Anti-Party and Anti-Socialist Double-Talk", compiled by Lin Chieh, Ma Tse-min, Yen Chang-huei, Chou Ying, Teng Wen-sheng and Chin Tien-Liang, first published in the Liberation Army Daily and the Kuangming Daily on May 8, 1966
"On the Bourgeois Stand of Frontline and the Peking Daily", by Chi Pen-yu, first published in Red Flag, No. 7, 1966
The Great Socialist Cultural Revolution in China, Pamphlet Number 3, (Peking: FLP, 1966)
"Sweep Away All Monsters", editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily], June 1, 1966
"A Great Revolution That Touches People to Their Very Souls", editorial of Renmin Ribao, June 2, 1966
"Mao Tse-tung's Thought is the Telescope and Microscope of Our Revolutionary Cause", editorial of Jiefangjun Bao [Liberation Army Daily], June 7, 1966
"We are Critics of the Old World", editorial of Renmin Ribao, June 8, 1966
The Great Socialist Cultural Revolution in China, Pamphlet Number 4, (Peking: FLP, 1966)
"Long Live the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution", editorial of Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 8, 1966
"Capture the Positions in the Field of Historical Studies Seized by the Bourgeoisie", editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily], June 3, 1966
"Tear Aside the Bourgeois Mask of 'Liberty, Equality and Fraternity'", editorial of Renmin Ribao, June 4, 1966
"New Victory for Mao Tse-tung's Thought", editorial of Renmin Ribao, June 4, 1966
"To Be Proletarian Revolutionaries or Bourgeois Royalists?", editorial of Renmin Ribao, June 5, 1966
The Great Socialist Cultural Revolution in China, Pamphlet Number 5, (Peking: FLP, 1966)
"Raise High the Great Red Banner of Mao Tse-tung's Thought and Carry the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Through to the End - Essential Points for Propaganda and Education in Connection with the Great Cultural Revolution", editorial of Jiefangjun Bao [Liberation Army Daily], June 6, 1966
The Great Socialist Cultural Revolution in China, Pamphlet Number 6, (Peking: FLP, 1966)
"A New Stage of the Socialist Revolution in China", editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily], July 17, 1966
"The Sunlight of the Party Illuminates the Road of the Great Cultural Revolution", editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily], June 24, 1966
"Trust the Masses, Rely on the Masses", editorial of Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 9, 1966
"From the Masses, to the Masses", editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily], July 21, 1966
"Be a Pupil of the Masses Before You Become a Teacher of the Masses", editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily], July 29, 1966
The Great Socialist Cultural Revolution in China, Pamphlet Number 7, (Peking: FLP, 1967)
"The Programmatic Document of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution", editorial of Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 10, 1966
"Master the Ideological Weapon of the Great Cultural Revolution", editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily], Aug. 11, 1966
"Study the 16-Point Decision, Know it Well and Apply It", editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily], Aug. 13, 196
"Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman", editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily], Aug. 15, 1966
"Revolutionary Youth Should Learn from the People's Liberation Army", editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily], Aug. 28, 1966
"Hold Fast to the Main Orientation in the Struggle", editorial of Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 12, 1966
The Great Socialist Cultural Revolution in China, Pamphlet Number 8, (Peking: FLP, 1967)
"Comrade Lin Piao's Speech at the Peking Mass Rally to Receive Revolutionary Teachers and Students From All Over China", Nov. 3, 1966
"Victory for the Proletarian Revolutionary Line Represented by Chairman Mao", editorial in Hongqi, No. 14, 1966
"Seize New Victories", editorial in Hongqi, No. 15, 1966
The Great Socialist Cultural Revolution in China, Pamphlet Number 9, (Peking: FLP, 1967)
"Carry the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Through to the End", editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily] and Hongqi [Red Flag], Jan. 1, 1967
The Great Socialist Cultural Revolution in China, Pamphlet Number 10, (Peking: FLP, 1967)
"Message of Greetings to Revolutionary Rebel Organizations in Shanghai from the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the State Council, the Military Commission of the Party's Central Committee and the Cultural Revolution Group Under the Party's Central Committee", Jan. 11, 1967
"Take Firm Hold of the Revolution, Promote Production and Utterly Smash the New Counterattack Launched by the Bourgeois Reactionary Line - Message to All Shanghai People", Jan. 4, 1967
"Urgent Notice - From the Shanghai Workers' Revolutionary Rebel General Headquarters and 31 Other Revolutionary Mass Organizations", Jan. 9, 1967
"Telegram Saluting Chairman Mao - From the Rally Held by the Revolutionary Rebel Organizations of Shanghai and the Shanghai Liaison Centres of Revolutionary Rebel Organizations of Other Places to Celebrate the Message of Greetings of the Central Authorities and Completely Smash the New Counter-Attack by the Bourgeois Reactionary Line", from a rally held by revolutionary organizations in Shanghai, Jan. 12, 1967
"Oppose Economist and Smash the Latest Counterattack by the Bourgeois Reactionary Line" - Editorial of Renmin Ribao [People's Daily] and Hongqi [Red Flag], January 12, 1967
"Proletarian Revolutionaries, Unite", by Commentator, Hongqi, No. 2, 1967
CCP Documents of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution: 1966-1967, (Hong Kong: Union Research Institute), n.d. [1967?]
Mao Tse-Tung's Thought is the Invincible Weapon, (Peking: FLP, 1968)
Important Documents on the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China, (Peking: FLP, Oct. 1970)
Individual Documents and Texts
1965-1966
On the New Historical Play "Dismissal of Hai Jui", Yao Wenyuan 1965
Circular of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Concerning the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, adopted on May 16, 1966
Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Attack Anti-Party and Anti-Socialist Elements, Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 7, May 11, 1966
Sweep Away All Monsters, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #23, June 3, 1966
Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Denounce "Three Family Village" Counter-revolutionary Clique, Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 8, June 8, 1966
New Victory for Mao Tse-tung's Thought, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #24, June 10, 1966
A Great Revolution That Touches the People to Their Very Souls, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #24, June 10, 1966
Long Live the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #25, June 17, 1966
Put Mao Tse-tung's Thought in the Forefront, Cadres Give the Lead at Every Level, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #25, June 17, 1966
Comrade Lin Pio's Letter: Chairman Mao Has Elevated Marxism-Leninism to a Completely New Stage With Great Talent, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #26, June 24, 1966
The Brilliance of Mao Tse-tung's Thought Illuminates the Whole World, Part 1, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #26, June 24, 1966
Decision of C.P.C. Central Committee and State Council: On Reform of Entrance Examination and Enrolment in Higher Educational Institutions, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #26, June 24, 1966
Carry Out the Cultural Revolution Thoroughly and Transform the Educational System Completely, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #26, June 24, 1966
Long Live Mao Tse-tung's Thought - In Commemoration of the 45th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #27, July 1, 1966
The Sunlight of the Party Illuminates the Road of the Great Cultural Revolution, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #27, July 1, 1966
The Brilliance of Mao Tse-tung's Thought Illuminates the Whole World, Part 2, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #27, July 1, 1966
A New Stage in the Socialist Revolution in China, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #30, July 22, 1966
Speech At A Meeting With Regional Secretaries And Members Of The Cultural Revolutionary Group Of The Central Committee, Mao Tse-tung, July 22, 1966
A Letter To The Red Guards of Tsinghua University Middle School, Mao Tse-tung, August 1, 1966
Bombard The Headquarters - My First Big-Character Poster, Mao Tse-tung, August 5, 1966
The Whole Country Should Become a Great School of Mao Tse-tung's Thought, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #32, August 5, 1966
Make Our Army a Great School of Mao Tse-tung's Thought, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #32, August 5, 1966
Decision of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Concerning the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, adopted on Aug. 8, 1966
A Programmatic Document of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 10, August 10, 1966
Energetically Launch the Mass Campaign for Studying Chairman Mao's Writings, Speed Up the Proletarian Revolutionization of Peasants' Thought, Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 10, August 10, 1966
Chairman Mao Meets Revolutionary Masses in Peking, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #34, August 19, 1966
Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #34, August 19, 1966
Our Greatest Leader, Our Dearest Person, Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 11, August 21, 1966
Grow Up Braving Storm and Stress. Speech on 16 August at a Mass Meeting of Students Who Have Come to Peking from Other Parts of the Country, Chen Po-ta, Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 11, August 21, 1966
Selection of Revolutionary Big-Character Posters, Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 11, August 21, 1966
What Have Sung Shuo, Lu P'ing, and P'eng P'ei-yun Done in the Cultural Revolution?
Long Live the Revolutionary Rebellious Spirit of the Proletariat
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Third Comment on Long Live the Revolutionary Rebellious Spirit of the Proletariat
Bring Out the Proprietary Attitude
A Letter to Seven Comrades
Hail the Big-Character Poster of Peking University, Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 11, August 21, 1966
Saluting the Revolutionary Youths and Teenagers, Hongqi [Red Flag], No. 11, August 21, 1966
Talk At The Work Conference of The Centre, Mao Tse-tung, August 23, 1966
Comrade Chou En-lai's Speech At Peking's Mass Rally [on Aug. 18, 1966] Celebrating the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #35, August 26, 1966
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Engulfs Peking's Streets, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #35, August 26, 1966
Guided by Mao Tse-tung's Thought Red Guards Destroy the Old and Establish the New, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #36, September 2, 1966
Great Strategic Concept - In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the publication of Comrade Mao Tse-tung's brilliant thesis that imperialism and all reactionaries are paper tigers, Peking Review, Vol. 9, #36, September 2, 1966
Comments to Paul Saba