The Translation in the Cultural Revolution

The Cultural Revolution was a unique period in Chinese history. Works from capitalist countries then were regarded as tools used to mislead Chinese people; therefore, the translations of these works were limited and translators then who entertained advanced ideas were harshly treated. Thus translation in the Cultural Revolution represented its uniqueness. This paper is to explore typical features of the translation in this period. And the features this paper lists mainly refer to the ones of the foreign languages to Chinese translations.