Lei Feng: China's Evolving Cultural Icon, 1960s to the Present

In 1962, very few people within the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) had ever heard of Lei Feng, a young soldier who died in a tragic accident while driving a truck for the People's Liberation Army. The following year, his name was known throughout China as one of the finest young soldiers that the country had ever produced. In years to come, his diary was put in the hands of everyone from school children to soldiers to serve as a model for the ideal Chinese citizen. Furthermore, as Chinese culture evolved, so did the Lei Feng image, changing from citizen-soldier in 1963 to socialist entrepreneur after 1978. This study's focus is how Lei Feng has become not only a model Chinese citizen-soldier and entrepreneur, but a successful example to fellow nations of how they, too, could mold the ideals of their citizens for generations to come.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year

2009

Author dc:creator

• Dugue, Clement A., III

Contributors dc:contributor

• Powers, Madelon
• Candy, Catherine
• Goss, Andrew

• Lei Feng
• Cultural Revolution
• Lin Biao
• Chairman Mao
• Chinese propaganda
• Peoples Liberation Army of China

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/996

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1977