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The mango cult (Chinese: 芒果崇拜; pinyin: Mángguǒ Chóngbài) was the veneration or worship of mangoes in Mainland China during the Cultural Revolution period.[1][2][3] On August 5, 1968, Mao Zedong gave a box of Sindhri mangoes, given to him by the Pakistani Foreign Minister Mian Arshad Hussain, to the Worker-Peasant Mao Zedong Thought Propaganda Team stationed at Tsinghua University.[4]
After this, mangoes became a symbol of Mao's affection. Instead of being eaten, the mangoes were preserved in formaldehyde, or sealed in wax for veneration.[2][5] Mao's gift of mangoes to the workers and the rise of the mango cult coincided with a turn in the Cultural Revolution, as the working class began to lead it.[5]
- ^ Christoph Ricking (14 May 2016). "文化大革命期间的芒果崇拜" ['Mango veneration' in the Cultural Revolution period]. Deutsche Welle (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 October 2021.
- ^ a b Holland Cotter (25 January 2015). "When Mango Mania Was Revolutionary". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022.
- ^ Adam Yuet Chau (6 February 2018). "Mao's Mango Fever". Cambridge University. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021.
- ^ Mao's Golden Mangoes and the Cultural Revolution. Scheidegger & Spiess. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ a b Marks, Ben. "The Mao Mango Cult of 1968 and the Rise of China's Working Class". Collectors Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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