JPA331Y1 Lecture Notes - Solitary Confinement, In Private, Li Zhisui
Document Summary
In 1949, china laid in devastation and the previous regime was corrupt, left the entire country bankrupt. People hoped the new communist country would bring pride, unity and prosperity. After the communist came, people were idealistic and were fighting for a new china. Mao had a new vision and wanted to create a modern, industrialized china. The ccp set up a new network, esp at a local level. The people would be masters of the country and that was the propaganda property would be a thing of the past. The reforms went past economics and into personal relations: before liberation, women had no rights and had to do what was told. There were four virtues: loyalty to father, husband and then son. The government"s first major legislation made women equal to men: marriage was arranged by matchmakers and women can marry the men they loved so they were very happy.
