weston2016-07-31 16:37:05回复悄悄话
回复 'waterfowl' 的评论 : Here is a list of some of the well known burning cases:
http://blog.sina.cn/dpool/blog/s/blog_55dde65f0102w0l8.html?md=gd
waterfowl2016-07-31 15:13:01回复悄悄话
回复 'weston' 的评论 : My parents told me that our home was the target of "抄家",and my grandfather's collection of paintings and scrolls were confiscated and never seen again. Some of the art work supposedly dated back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. All we got in return were a bunch of "大字报" plastered outside our house denouncing our family. Ah....good times!
weston2016-07-31 13:27:32回复悄悄话
回复 'waterfowl' 的评论 : Unfortunately it was too common during the crazed time period under Mao's rule. The level of cruelty committed by ordinary Chinese folks defies all sensibilities.
waterfowl2016-07-30 03:09:38回复悄悄话
My great uncle was subjected to this kind of humiliation - kneeling on the street, with a placard around his neck and a cone hat on his head - while a bunch of illiterate punk ass Red Guards physically and verbally abused him. He gave up the ghost within days.
http://blog.sina.cn/dpool/blog/s/blog_55dde65f0102w0l8.html?md=gd