The Cultural Revolution in the Countryside: Scope, Timing and Human Impact
Andrew G. Walder,Yang Su — The Cultural Revolution in the Countryside: Scope, Timing and Human Impact (2003)Andrew G. Walder; Yang Su · 2003 · Article · abstractEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1086 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: China under Mao: party-state, planning and mass campaigns (1949–1976) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“The Cultural Revolution caused an estimated 750,000 to 1.5 million deaths in rural China, with a similar number permanently injured and 36 million people politically persecuted; most casualties occurred in 1968–71.”
Context. The estimate is derived from 1,520 county annals published after 1987, adjusted for under-reporting. Walder's later work gives somewhat higher national totals.
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