... place in the years from 1966-1976 had done great harm to the country and its impact was felt economically and socially. The Cultural Revolution was marked by ten years of chaos and violence which took their toll on the youth of China, who missed out on valuable years of their education due to the mayhem which took place. The repercussions from this bulwark to education are still being felt in China to this day. Needless to say, the unrestrained persecution carried out under Mao's instructions resulted in great loss of life and property. "The Cultural Revolution turned out to be anti-cultural, anti-intellectual, and anti-scientific, for knowledge was considered the source of reactionary and bourgeois thought and action".1 Also, the party was decimated as many who were suspected of opposing Mao were purged with the excuse that they were influenced by western ideas. However, with the death of Mao Zedong and ...

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