I have had this described to me by people who lived through it. They were relocated to the countryside as slave labor, as described in the wikipedia page. It was a bad time.
"The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural
Revolution, was a social-political movement that took place in the People's
Republic of China from 1966 until 1976. ... The movement paralyzed China politically and significantly affected the country economically and socially.
...
Millions of people were persecuted in the violent factional struggles that
ensued across the country, and suffered a wide range of abuses including
public humiliation, arbitrary imprisonment, torture, sustained harassment, and
seizure of property. A large segment of the population was forcibly displaced,
most notably the transfer of urban youth to rural regions during the Down to
the Countryside Movement. Historical relics and artifacts were destroyed.
Cultural and religious sites were ransacked."
I have had this described to me by people who lived through it. They were relocated to the countryside as slave labor, as described in the wikipedia page. It was a bad time.
"The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution, was a social-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 until 1976. ... The movement paralyzed China politically and significantly affected the country economically and socially.
...
Millions of people were persecuted in the violent factional struggles that ensued across the country, and suffered a wide range of abuses including public humiliation, arbitrary imprisonment, torture, sustained harassment, and seizure of property. A large segment of the population was forcibly displaced, most notably the transfer of urban youth to rural regions during the Down to the Countryside Movement. Historical relics and artifacts were destroyed. Cultural and religious sites were ransacked."