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The book Historical Materials about The Red Guards takes the Red Guard Movement that occurred in the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" in the mid-1960s as the main line with various types of historical materials and documents of the Red Guards and explains in detail the background of the birth of The Red Guard Movement, Destroying the Four Olds Movement, The Great Travel Union Movement, factionalism and the process of its decline. This book is based on the history of illustrations, pictures and texts, aiming to strengthen the understanding of the Red Guard Movement, which is unique and insightful to read. The historical materials of the Red Guards collected in this book include more than 360 pieces of newspapers, leaflets, tabloids, photos, certificates, receipts, and letters, some of which are rare in content and form. Compared with the official archives, the folk historical materials have the characteristics of various types and outstanding characteristics. Not only it has a strong original record, but also has the function of making up the absence of history and correcting the bias of history. Through the analysis and interpretation of these historical materials, readers can make in-depth understanding and research on the history from a more micro perspective based on existing research on the Red Guard Movement.