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All About Chairman Mao Posted by sasha on Mar 11, 2019
It’s been over 40 years since Mao Zedong (毛泽东 – máo zé dōng) passed away, but he remains a very important figure in China to this very day. While the China of 2019 would certainly be unrecognizable to Chairman Mao (people driving Audis, drinking Starbucks, and eating KFC), he is still ever-present in the modern…
Chairman Mao – Later Years Posted by sasha on Mar 31, 2014
Come to China and you’re sure to see one face everywhere you go – that of Mao Zedong. The Chairman is on all of the RMB notes from 1 up to the 100, statues of him can be found in just about every city, and small figurines as well as his “Little Red Book” line…
Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book Posted by sasha on Jan 6, 2014
We’ve talked a lot about Chairman Mao over the past few months, from his birth all the way up to the Cultural Revolution. Here are the links just in case you’ve missed any of it: Birth to the PRC: Get the bullet points on Mao, from his birth to the birth of a new China…
Chairman Mao – The Cultural Revolution Posted by sasha on Dec 16, 2013
After his disastrous Great Leap Forward failed, Chairman Mao sort of stepped to the side in Chinese politics. He officially resigned as State Chairman and was succeeded by Liu Shaoqi (刘少奇). A few years before this happened, China’s leaders got together at the Lushan Conference (庐山会议 – lú shān huì yì) to discuss the Great…
Chairman Mao – Great Leap Forward Posted by sasha on Dec 3, 2013
The story of Chairman Mao continues here at the Chinese blog. In case you missed the first three posts, here are the links with a short recap: From Birth to the PRC: Learn about Mao’s early life with a basic timeline that highlights all of the important events. Early Years of the PRC: After establishing…
Chairman Mao – Hundred Flowers and Anti-Rightist Movements Posted by sasha on Nov 18, 2013
In our last post about Chairman Mao, we talked about reforms during the early years of the PRC. From the get-go, Mao had big plans for the new China, as he announced major marriage and land reforms. He had launched China’s first Five Year Plan (1953-1958), which aimed to eliminate China’s dependence on the USSR…
Chairman Mao – Early Years of the PRC Posted by sasha on Sep 18, 2013
In our first post about Chairman Mao, we went from his birth to the birth of a new nation. Click here in case you missed it. After years of bloody civil war and occupation by Japan during World War II, Mao spoke in front of a massive crowd on October 1st, 1949 and established the…