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2020 Vol 2 No 1 J East-Asian Urban His. 2020, 2(1): 87-111 DOI: https://doi.org/10.22769/JEUH.2020.2.1.87 The Dilemma of Cultural Propaganda and Academic Research: New historical drama Zhang Sheng
  • Received2020-01-24
  • Accepted2020-04-30
  • Published Online2020-06-30
Abstract

Since 1949, The first generation leader MAO zedong liked reading history books and historical biography, It led to criticism and evaluation of history and character be targeted in every movement, before the February Outline(er yue ti gang) had been revoked, the Shanghai society discussed “Hai Rui’s Dismissal “basically” within the “learning and using Chairman MAO’s works(huo xue huo yong mao zhu xi zhu zuo)” category, with the deterioration of the national political situation, based on the historical drama “Hai Rui’s Dismissal” discussions, the dilemma of cultural propaganda and academic research appeared.

Key Words: Hai Rui’s Dismissal, Shanghai, historical drama, Cultural Propaganda, Academic Research, Mao zedong