How did the cultural revolution affect China?

The Cultural Revolution destroyed the economy of China as tens of millions were being persecuted, with an approximate death toll ranging from hundreds of thousands to tens of millions ... Red Guards have smashed historical relics and objects, and ransacked places of history and religion.

The Cultural Revolution damaged China's economy while tens of millions of people were persecuted, with an estimated death toll ranging from hundreds of thousands to 20 million ... Red Guards also destroyed historical relics as well as artifacts, and ransacked cultural and religious sites.