Five Red Categories in the context of Martyr (China)

⭐ Core Definition: Five Red Categories

The "Five Red Categories" (Chinese: 红五类; pinyin: Hóngwǔlèi) during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) were the social classes favoured by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as opposed to the Five Black Categories that were classified as potential threats or enemies. In the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, Red Guards were only allowed to come from the "Five Red Categories". These included:

Poor and lower-middle peasants (贫下中农; pín xiàzhōngnóng)
Workers (工人; gōngrén)
Revolutionary soldiers (革命军人; gémìng jūnrén) within the People's Liberation Army
Revolutionary cadres (革命干部; gémìng gànbù) who are active members of the CCP in good standing
Revolutionary martyrs (革命烈士; gémìng lièshì), including immediate family members, children, grandchildren (if any) and relatives of deceased CCP members and PLA service personnel killed in action

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Five Red Categories in the context of Worker-Peasant-Soldier student

Worker-Peasant-Soldier students (Chinese: 工农兵学员; pinyin: Gōngnóngbīng xuéyuán) were Chinese students who entered colleges between 1970 and 1976, during the later part of the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976). They were accepted not for their academic qualifications, but rather for their work experience as workers, peasants, or soldiers favored by the Chinese Communist Party as part of the "Five Red Categories" and enjoyed affirmative action during the Cultural Revolution. No one was admitted directly from high school without any previous work experience.

In 1977, after Chairman Mao Zedong's death, the Worker-Peasant-Soldier program ended when Deng Xiaoping reinstated the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, where high school graduates were once again allowed to enter colleges without having to work first.

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