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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 – 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…