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Battle for China's Past : Mao and the Cultural Revolution

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THE BATTLE FOR CHINA’ S PAST<br />

Ma Yinchu 马寅初 A well-known scholar of<br />

demography<br />

maiban 买办 Comprador<br />

<strong>Mao</strong> Zedong 毛泽东 The <strong>for</strong>emost leader of <strong>the</strong><br />

Chinese 1949 revolution, who<br />

died in 1976<br />

<strong>Mao</strong>jiawan 毛家湾 A residential compound where<br />

Lin Biao <strong>and</strong> his family used to<br />

live<br />

Mawangdui 马王堆 An archaeological site<br />

mu 亩 A Chinese measurement (0.0667<br />

hectare)<br />

nian hua 年画 Traditional Spring Festival<br />

painting<br />

Nien Cheng 念成 An autobiographical writer<br />

Nie Yuanzi 聂元子 A leading <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Revolution</strong><br />

rebel<br />

niu gui she shen 牛鬼蛇神 Cow ghost <strong>and</strong> snake demon in<br />

folk stories<br />

niu peng 牛棚 ‘Cowshed’<br />

nongmin xiehui 农民协会 Peasant association<br />

Peng Dehuai 彭德怀 An important CCP official <strong>and</strong><br />

army comm<strong>and</strong>er who fell from<br />

political power during <strong>the</strong><br />

Lushan Conference in 1959<br />

Peng Zhen 彭真 A powerful CCP leader<br />

po si jiu 破四旧 Destroy <strong>the</strong> four olds<br />

Qi Benyu 戚本禹 A leading <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Revolution</strong><br />

radical<br />

Qiao Guanhua 乔冠华 A well-known diplomat<br />

Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 The first emperor of China<br />

qimeng 启蒙 Enlightenment<br />

qinghaosu 青蒿素 The drug artemisinin<br />

qingli jieji duiwu 清理阶级队伍 Clear <strong>the</strong> ranks of political<br />

classes<br />

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