The Red Guard destroyed historical artifacts and writings of the of China's former culture. They also attacked persons who were seen to be resisting Chariman Mao's permanent revolution.
The Red Guard was made up of high school and college students who became militants for Mao over against those whom he considered not revolutionary enough. In the late 1960s, they were highly active in propagandizing and fighting for the Cultural Revolution that Mao Zedong was promoting.
