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Revision as of 02:49, 13 January 2003 by Olivier (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Hundred Flowers period refers to a brief interlude in Chinese history in from 1956 to 1957 when the Chinese Communist Party 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."