How many "cultural catastrophes" were there in Chinese history? For example, the "burning of books and burying of scholars".

Three times, burning books and burying scholars, the New Culture Movement, and the Cultural Revolution.

One, burning books and burying scholars:

Contents:

In the early Qin Dynasty, politically, the scholarly idea of ruling the country by Confucianism was incompatible with the Qin's policy of ruling the country. Ideologically, Qin's destruction of the six kingdoms created the first great unification in Chinese history and demanded cultural and intellectual unity.

In 213 and 212 B.C., Emperor Qin Shihuang burned books and killed more than 460 scribes in what is known as the Burning of Books and Killing of Scholars.

Impact: The first "rule by fools" and "quarrels in the academy" in the feudal period.

The New Culture Movement:

Contents:

The New Culture Movement was an ideological and cultural innovation and literary revolution initiated by Hu Shi, Chen Duxiu, Lu Xun, Qian Xuantong, Li Dazhao and other Western-educated people, who were "anti-traditional, anti-confessional and anti-literary".

Negative impact: total westernization, not conducive to the inheritance of Chinese traditional culture.

The Cultural Revolution:

Contents:

The Cultural Revolution, known as the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution", was a civil unrest initiated by Mao Zedong and exploited by counter-revolutionary groups, which brought serious disasters to the Party, the country and the people of all ethnic groups.

Impact:

The Cultural Revolution caused unprecedented ideological confusion among the whole nation, and the Party's construction and social atmosphere were seriously damaged.