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''Quotations'' is still sometimes used by older party officials, mostly the later parts on education. In some colleges, it is studied along with the Communist Manifesto in philosophy courses. Copies in Chinese and English are regularly sold in tourist locations, especially Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
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''Quotations'' is still sometimes used by older party officials, mostly the later parts on education. In some colleges, it is studied along with the Communist Manifesto in philosophy courses. Copies in Chinese and English are regularly sold in tourist locations, especially [[Tiananmen Square]] in [[Beijing]].
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There are two major versions of ''Quotations'', known as the [[Peony]] (牡丹) and [[Chrysanthemum]] (菊花) Editions. The later Chrysanthemum version, printed first in 1969, did not add any quotes, but rather changed some characters to bring them in line with the new character standards. The 1969 version, sometimes called the "Broken Chrysanthemum" Edition (爆菊花), was printed on a press with a bad character. As a result, several quotes had their meanings changed in embarassing ways. The Party moved to recall and destroy all copies, but a small number - perhaps 3,000 - were sent to vendors. Copies of this edition are quite rare today, selling for thousands of dollars.
    
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