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1911
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1925 - 1927
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1927 - 1950
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1934
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1937 - 1945
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1948 - 1976
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1958 - 1961
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1966 - 1976
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1940
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Jiazheng Leaves with Fengxia and her unborn son.
Father dies.
1942
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Treated badly, tied together with friends.
1942 - 1950
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No specific time known. Date given simply to show time has passed.
Better conditions than Nationalists.
1950
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Wife delivers canteens - job given by new Communist govt.
Fengxia cannot talk (women actually have same or less freedom than before).
1951
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No specific date given.
Fugui realizes that it could have been him if he had still owned the house. Jiazhen assures him they are working class.
1958
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Yongqing dumps noodles on a boy's head. His father threatens the Fugui family - calls them counter-revolutionaries.
1958
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Fugui and his family are smelting iron to increase China's production to surpass England & U.S. and "liberate Taiwan."
Scare when Yonqing notices the puppets, suggests smelting their box. Allowed to keep them for entertainment.
1959
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Yongqing dies in an accident when a car knocks over a wall. The driver turns out to be Fugui's comrade from war, Chengsheng.
1966
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No specific date given.
Fugui has to get rid of his puppets as a part of getting rid of the old culture. Burn the, despite their sentimental value.
Fengxia marries Wan Erxi, a Red Leader Guard. They receive many presents depicting Mao, and wear CCP uniforms during the ceremony. Chengsheng visits, but Jiazhen refuses to talk with him.
1968
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No specific date given.
Jiazhen forgives him for killing her son, but they need to keep themselves separate to avoid being accused as well.
1970
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Inexperienced red guards have taken over many intellectual/professional positions, Mao declaring them counter-revolutionaries. Fengxia dies after they cannot stop her bleeding and the nearest doctor has passed out.
1974
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No specific date given.
Fugui states that everything will get better to his grandson. The movie ends with them playing with the chicks.