Ep. 167 | Zhou Enlai (Part 7)
In this longer than expected 7th episode of our Zhou Enlai series, the Cultural Revolution gets underway, which is something that Zhou will have to deal with until his dying day. Aside from this, China’s illustrious Premier also has his hands full with a thousand other responsibilities, both foreign and domestic.
If you are curious to get more info, check out The Story of Zho Enlai on YouTube linked below in the Resources section.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| biyaopin | 必要品 | Necessities of Life |
| Bo Yibo | 薄一波 | Chinese leader and one of the Eight Immortals |
| Boyan | 伯延 | A town near Wu’an (武安) in southern Hebei |
| Chen Yi | 陈毅 | Great Chinese leader, general, statesman, football fanatic |
| Chen Yun | 陈云 | Chinese leader and one of the Eight Immortals |
| chi chuan yong | 吃穿用 | “Eat, Wear, Use” |
| cunmin | 村民 | village people |
| Deng Jiaxian | 邓稼先 | The father of China’s nuclear program. Great nuclear physicist |
| Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | China’s supreme leader in the 1980’s |
| Deng Yingchao | 邓颖超 | Wife of Zhou Enlai, among many other things |
| Dongfang Hong | 东方红 | The East is Red |
| Gansu | 甘肃 | Province in western China |
| Geming lao qu | 革命老区 | Revolutionary areas loyal to the CCP going back to the 2nd Sino-Japanese War |
| Gu Mu | 谷牧 | 1914-2009, great revolutionary, politician, vice-premier |
| Guiyang | 贵阳 | Capital of Guizhou Province |
| Guizhou | 贵州 | Interior province of China |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | Capital of Zhejiang province |
| He Long | 贺龙 | Great PLA general |
| Hebei | 河北 | Province in northern China |
| Huai’an | 淮安 | City in Jiangsu Province, birthplace of Zhou Enlai |
| Jiang Qing | 江青 | Mao’s last wife, among many other things, all negative |
| Jiangsu | 江苏 | Rich coastal province in China |
| Jinggangshan | 井冈山 | Soviet base set up by Mao in the mountains of Jiangxi |
| lao gege | 老哥哥 | Old buddy |
| Li Fuchun | 李富春 | Leader and statesman in China, handled the planning of China’s economy |
| Li Siguang | 李四光 | Great Chinese scientist, father of China’s geomechanics program |
| Lin Biao | 林彪 | Great military hero of the PRC, former defense minister, later rabble rouser |
| Liu Bocheng | 刘伯承 | Great PLA general who worked closely with Deng Xiaoping |
| Liu Shaoqi | 刘少奇 | Great Chinese leader, persecuted by Mao during Cultural Revolution |
| Luo Ruiqing | 罗瑞卿 | PLA great and later target of the Cultural Revolution |
| Luóbùpō | 罗布破 | Lop Nor in Xinjiang province |
| Nankai Middle School | 天津南开中学 | Famed school where Zhou attended |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | 吴廷琰 | President of South Vietnam 1955-1963 |
| Ningxia | 宁夏 | Autonomous region in the north of China |
| Pao da siling bu | 炮打司令部 | Bombard the headquarters (Mao’s first Big character poster) |
| Peng Dehuai | 彭德怀 | Great military hero of the PRC, former defense minister |
| Peng Zhen | 彭真 | Chinese leader and one of the Eight Immortals |
| Qian Sanqiang | 钱三强 | Great nuclear physicist |
| Qinghai | 青海 | Province in western China |
| riyongpin | 日用品 | Daily use items |
| Sanxian jianshe | 三线建设 | The Third Front Movement |
| Sichuan | 四川 | Province in China also known as Szechwan |
| Song Qingling | 宋庆龄 | Wife of Sun Yat-sen, later a stateswoman of the PRC |
| Sun Bingwen | 孙炳文 | Early CCP martyr, father of Sun Weishi |
| Sun Weishi | 孙维世 | Adopted daughter of Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao |
| Tan Zhenlin | 谭震林 | Another PLA great |
| Tianjin | 天津 | Municipality just east of Beijing |
| Wang Guangmei | 王光美 | Wife of Liu Shaoqi |
| Wang Tiecheng | 王铁成 | Chinese actor famous for his portrayals of Zhou Enlai |
| Wenhui Bao | 文汇报 | The Wenhui Bao, a Shanghai newspaper |
| Whampoa Military Academy | 中华民国陆军军官学校 | Military academy located in Guangzhou |
| Wu Han | 吴晗 | Ming dynasty expert, Beijing vice-mayor |
| Wuhan | 武汉 | City in Hubei on the Yangzi consisting of the cities of Hankou, Wuchang and Hanyang |
| Xiao Xiangrong | 肖向荣 | Whampoa Military Academy grad, old revolutionary, Luo Ruiqing ally. |
| Xinjiang | 新疆 | Autonomous region in China’s northwest |
| Xu Xiangqian | 徐向前 | Another PLA great |
| Yang Shangkun | 杨尚昆 | Chinese leader and one of the Eight Immortals |
| Yangzi | 扬子江 | The Yangtze River |
| Yao Wenyuan | 姚文元 | One of the Gang of Four |
| Ye Qun | 叶群 | PLA colonel and wife of Lin Biao |
| Yunnan | 云南 | Province in southwest China |
| Zhong Fa | 中发 | A Central Directive, like an executive order |
| Zhongnanhai | 中南海 | China’s top leadership compound adjacent to the Forbidden City |
| Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | China’s beloved premier and statesman |
| Zhou Enlai de Sige Zhouye | 周恩来的四个昼夜 | Movie called “The Story of Zhou Enlai” |
| Zhu De | 朱德 | PLA founder and legendary general |
Resources
Another barnburner of an episode here in Part 12. The 1960s and 70s witnessed a lot of turbulence in Taiwan.