This is an example of the Little Red Book propaganda that Mao promoted throughout China. This book was given to every citizen of China and was said to be the equivalent of the Bible to many Chinese peasants.
http://senseandreference.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/thoughts-on-banned-books-week-were-not-prejudiced-were-discriminating/
Mao Zedong lead over 100,000 people on a 6,000-mile march typically known as the Long March. The march began in southeast China and ended in Northeast China. As a result of this event, less than 10,000 men survived.
http://apwh.pbworks.com/w/page/7624615/Mao%20Zedong%20and%20the%20Long%20Marc
On October 1, 1949 Mao Zedong announced the People’s Republic of China. This event was witnessed by over 300,000 Chinese people in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. From this, 300 million farmers were granted approximately 47 million ha of land.
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-124995/Mao-Zedong-proclaims-the-Peoples-Republic-of-China-on-Oct
Here is an example of Mao Zedong’s typical suit. The four pockets represented the “Four Virtues”, the five buttons down the center represented the five branches of government (Yuans) and the three cuff buttons represented Sun Yat-sen’s Three Principles.
http://www.mychinesestudy.com/blog/2012/mao-suit.html
Above is a poster representing the Great Leap forward, which Mao Zedong lead. This event was important not only because it can be viewed as a bold economic project, but it also displayed to the Soviet Union that Chinese were as successful, if not more.
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