百花齊放，百家爭鳴

百花齐放，百家争鸣
bǎihuāqífàng,bǎijiāzhēngmíng
a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956

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1 百花齊放 bǎihuāqífàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
2 百家爭鳴 bǎijiāzhēngmíng a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC