Many rural Chinese were forced to live in cow pens during the Cultural Revolution, before they were taken away and killed. Today, many of the survivors eke out meager existences as rural laborers or farmers. Their families were denied education in the Mao era, which has affected younger generations down to today.

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Many rural Chinese were forced to live in cow pens during the Cultural Revolution, before they were taken away and killed. Today, many of the survivors eke out meager existences as rural laborers or farmers. Their families were denied education in the Mao era, which has affected younger generations down to today.