Dec 22, 1968: People's Daily conveys Mao Zedong's instructions, saying it is necessary for educated youths to go to rural areas to be re-educated by poor peasants
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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 immediately set off a boom of educated urban youth working in the countryside and mountain areas around the country.
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