Five Black Categories

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The phrase Five Black Categories (Chinese: 黑五類; pinyin: hēiwǔlèi) referred to the following five political identities:

  • Landlords (地主)
  • Rich farmers (富農)
  • Anti-revolutionists (反革命)
  • Bad-influencers (壞分子) and
  • Right-wingers (右派)

during the Cultural Revolution period in the People's Republic of China.

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