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The Cultural Revolution is a series of campaigns, initiated by Mao, intended to transform China into a 'truly revolutionary' country and eliminate his rivals in the Party leadership, such as Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping. Big-character posters are used to denounce people as opponents of the Revolution. Red Guards (pupils and students who swear loyalty to Mao and his Little Red Book) destroy anything that is branded ‘old’ and eliminate people considered 'rightists'. The campaigns result effectively in a civil war. The country is in chaos, but the posters only show enthusiasm.

Criticize the old world and build a new world with Mao Zedong Thought as a weapon, 1966

Hold high the great red flag of Mao Zedong Thought, thoroughly smash the reactionary line of Liu and Deng, ca. 1966

Thoroughly expose Ulanfu’s anti-Party clique, ca. 1966

Our cause is just, the just cause has to be victorious!, ca. 1967

Scatter the old world, build a new world, ca. 1967

Overthrow Peng Dehuai, Luo Ruiqing, Chen Zaidao, Liao Laotan, ca. 1967

Thoroughly smash the dynastic Li family!, ca. 1967

A Crowd of Clowns, 1967

One Hundred Clowns - Drag out the counter-revolutionary revisionist elements and expose them!, 1967

Oppose economism: destroy the new counter-offensive of the capitalist class reactionary line, 1967

Thorougly criticize the bureaus of industry of the Shanghai city, region and district..., 1967

Fully criticize the Chinese Khrushchev from a political, ideological and theoretical perspective, 1967

The renegade traitor and scab Liu Shaoqi must forever be expelled from the Party!, 1968

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