History GCSE
Jiang Qing
What Jiang Qing means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Jiang Qing
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Mao's wife, who became the cultural tsar of China and spearheaded the imposition of revolutionary art and culture.
Topics that use Jiang Qing
- Option 32: Key topic 4: Life in Mao’s China, 1949–76 - 4 Cultural change (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Censorship
- Cultural revolution
- Ideological control
- Religious persecution
- Bourgeois values
- Confucianism
- Eight Model Plays
- Four Olds
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