After Mao Zedong's death, in 1977, with the support of Deng Xiaoping and Hu Yaobang, China restored the gaokao (college entrance exam), allowing many children of families persecuted during the Cultural Revolution to change their fate through the exam. Subsequently, in the 1980s, overseas scholarships and government-sponsored study abroad programs emerged, and large numbers of Chinese students went to the United States for further studies.
Evidence EVIDENCE
Sources 2 · Archived 0
SourceTypeReliabilityLink
胡力任《真實中國》
2026-10-25 06:33 · 主播结合个人9月9日生日的经历，回顾了1976年毛泽东去世当天的社会情景以及文革时期的个人与家族遭遇。内容涉及文革期间上海砸烂公检法、公宣队驻校、知识分子与资本家遭受迫害、逃亡地主家庭遭遇的户籍与求学限制，以及改革开放前后的生活变迁，并反思了对毛时代清算不彻底带来的历史教训。
Media
●●●●●
中文维基百科：毛泽东
2026-10-25 06:33 · 毛泽东（1893年12月26日—1976年9月9日），字润之，湖南湘潭人，中国近现代马列主义理论家、革命家、政治家、军事战略家、诗人、书法家。
Web Source
●●●●●
Context CONTEXT
Cause
Not recorded yet
This event
China Restores the Gaokao in 1977
1977 · Verified
Effect
Not recorded yet
Coverage of this event COVERAGE