It's notable this was a experiment from a Chinese university - in the 1950's and 1960's there was significant role reversals in Chinese society - landlords had

It's notable this was a experiment from a Chinese university - in the 1950's and 1960's there was significant role reversals in Chinese society - landlords had their land confiscated, and those who resisted were rounded up and killed. This was followed up by the Great Leap Forward movement which ended up with millions dying from starvation.