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thematic and musical features when compared with

traditional operas. The eight revolutionary operas or

Model Operas were the only forms of artistic

expression allowed in China at the time. Traditional

Beijing operas and films were considered “feudalistic

and bourgeoisie” and were banned. The eight Model

Operas were performed on stage, broadcast on the

radio, made into film and sung by millions. The

music made for them was broadcasted every minute

of the day. Chinese people got so intimate with them

that most people could sing some of the arias of the

operas. Later they became great mental torture to the

Chinese people. So, as soon as night fell, people

would turn off their lights and go into their quilts. If

you had a wife you could enjoy “nude wrestling”

with your wife. If you were a Big Bachelor, you had

to dream of your nude wrestling. As a matter of fact

“nude wrestling” was the only entertainment for

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