During the 1967-69 "Smash the Four Olds" (ideas, culture, customs and habits) campaign at the height of the Cultural Revolution, fanatics around the country created all sorts of characters that were simplified to various degrees. Fortunately, after the Cultural Revolution the government prohibited their use. The logic behind simplification
1967-69 年文革火熱、「破四舊」大燒大砸時期，又出現一批造字紅衛兵，各地方都曾推出不同程度的簡化字體，所幸文革後明令禁止使用。