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| The '''Hundred Flowers''' period refers to a brief interlude in ] history from ] to ] during which the ] authorities permitted or encouraged a variety of views and solutions. Subsequently an ideological crackdown re-imposed ] orthodoxy in public expression. | The '''Hundred Flowers''' period refers to a brief interlude in ] history from ] to ] during which the ] authorities permitted or encouraged a variety of views and solutions. Subsequently an ideological crackdown re-imposed ] orthodoxy in public expression. | ||
| The name ''Hundred Flowers'' originates from a poem: | The name ''Hundred Flowers'' originates from a poem: | ||
| 百花齊放，百家爭鳴 "Let a hundred flowers bloom: let a hundred schools of thought contend." | 百花齊放，百家爭鳴 "Let a hundred flowers bloom: let a hundred schools of thought contend." | ||
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The Hundred Flowers period refers to a brief interlude in Chinese history from 1956 to 1957 during which the Communist Party of China authorities permitted or encouraged a variety of views and solutions. Subsequently an ideological crackdown re-imposed Maoist orthodoxy in public expression.
The name Hundred Flowers originates from a poem:
百花齊放，百家爭鳴 "Let a hundred flowers bloom: let a hundred schools of thought contend."