ABSTRACT
The diversity of Chinese culture suffered greatly during the first decades of Communist rule, beginning in 1949. The years of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) witnessed the large-scale repression of traditional beliefs, which the Communist Party viewed as conflicting with its goal of a unified, classless state. Traditional culture revived in the 1980s and 1990s, though contemporary China has experienced an influx of Western influences. Chinese youth have particularly embraced computer games and cell phone technology.
