Little Red Guards

Little Red Guards
Propaganda poster depicting Little Red Guards
Little Red Guards in year 1968

The Little Red Guards (simplified Chinese: 红小兵; traditional Chinese: 紅小兵; pinyin: Hóng Xiǎobīng; lit. 'red little soldiers') [1] was a large student organization in primary schools during the Cultural Revolution in mainland China. It replaced the Young Pioneers and participated in political activities. [2]

  1. ^ Wu Guangchuan (吴广川等) (1989). Young Pioneers Working Dictionary (少先队工作辞典) (in Chinese). Jilin People's Press (吉林人民出版社). p. 38.
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