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From the Ted Talk by Vivian Jiang: Mao Zedong's infamous mango cult

Unscramble the Blue Letters


For reasons mostly unknown, the mango feevr broke a year and a half later. After the Red Guard was dissolved and participants were sent to the countryside for re-education, the mystifying mango faded from ofifacil propaganda. Wax from the replicas were repurposed for candles during power outages. And today you’d be lcuky to find an antique mngao tray or medallion while perusing a bineijg flea market. But the tale of Mao’s mangoes is just a minor sroty amidst a decade of painful, buried hosrity. dousicssin of the Cultural Revolution is restricted across cinha. And though some former Red Guards have attempted to challenge this pocily by publicly reflecting and apologizing for their actions, they still avoid maligning Mao Zedong. Given the current political landscape of China, only time will tell when this history will be discussed openly and freely.

Open Cloze


For reasons mostly unknown, the mango _____ broke a year and a half later. After the Red Guard was dissolved and participants were sent to the countryside for re-education, the mystifying mango faded from ________ propaganda. Wax from the replicas were repurposed for candles during power outages. And today you’d be _____ to find an antique _____ tray or medallion while perusing a _______ flea market. But the tale of Mao’s mangoes is just a minor _____ amidst a decade of painful, buried _______. __________ of the Cultural Revolution is restricted across _____. And though some former Red Guards have attempted to challenge this ______ by publicly reflecting and apologizing for their actions, they still avoid maligning Mao Zedong. Given the current political landscape of China, only time will tell when this history will be discussed openly and freely.

Solution


  1. policy
  2. official
  3. lucky
  4. china
  5. history
  6. fever
  7. discussion
  8. beijing
  9. mango
  10. story

Original Text


For reasons mostly unknown, the mango fever broke a year and a half later. After the Red Guard was dissolved and participants were sent to the countryside for re-education, the mystifying mango faded from official propaganda. Wax from the replicas were repurposed for candles during power outages. And today you’d be lucky to find an antique mango tray or medallion while perusing a Beijing flea market. But the tale of Mao’s mangoes is just a minor story amidst a decade of painful, buried history. Discussion of the Cultural Revolution is restricted across China. And though some former Red Guards have attempted to challenge this policy by publicly reflecting and apologizing for their actions, they still avoid maligning Mao Zedong. Given the current political landscape of China, only time will tell when this history will be discussed openly and freely.

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