Today, locals still recount the stories of Peng. Despite being born into a wealthy landowning family, he burned the land ...

Hero of the peasant-backed revolution in 1949, Mao inspired God-like worship among hundreds of millions of Chinese. He took over China promising to bring power to the people through communism .

Seduced by Mao Zedong: Novel imagines one of his teenage lovers, navigating communist treachery and the Cultural Revolution In a new book by East Bay author Vanessa Hua, a peasant girl travels to ...

The Chinese president’s concept of power was forged by the suffering life of his revolutionary father, Xi Zhongxun.

On December 22, 1968, the People's Daily conveyed Mao Zedong's instructions, saying it is necessary for educated youths to go to rural areas to be re-educated by poor peasants. The move ...

Mao Zedong Part 1: Peasant’s Son, Communist Rebel Mao Zedong Part 1: Peasant’s Son, Communist Rebel. Released On: 03 Jan 2024. Available for over a year. In 1893, Mao is born.