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Why did the communist ban Confucianism in 1949?

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Confucianism was labeled as superstitious and counter-revolutionary. It was linked with feudalism and was seen as a source of evil to traditional China. During the Cultural Revolution, Anelects were banned and Confucian scholars were tortured. Red Guards overran Confucian temples and defaced statues of the sage.

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