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| The '''Hundred Flowers'' period refers to a brief interlude in ] history in the 1950s when 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 in the 1950s when 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: | ||
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The Hundred Flowers period refers to a brief interlude in Chinese history in the 1950s when the Chinese Communist Party authorities permitted or encouraged a variety of views and solutions. Subsequently an ideological crackdown re-imposed Marxist orthodoxy in public expression.
The name Hundred Flowers originates from a poem:
"Let a hundred flowers bloom: let a hundred schools of thought contend."