{"id":9325,"date":"2013-09-09T10:30:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T14:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=9325"},"modified":"2019-03-11T08:26:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T12:26:21","slug":"chairman-mao-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chairman-mao-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairman Mao – From Birth to the PRC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mao’s portrait on the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen).<\/p><\/div>\n

It was 37 years ago today that the People’s Republic of China lost its founding father, Mao Zedong<\/strong> (\u6bdb\u6cfd\u4e1c – m\u00e1o z\u00e9 d\u014dng). Although Chairman Mao may have moved on to the great beyond many years ago, his presence is still felt on a daily basis in China. Reach into your wallet, and you’re sure to see his face, as he is on the front of the 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 RMB notes. Step onto a university campus, and there’s a good chance you’ll find a massive statue of the Great Helmsman somewhere. Go shopping for souvenirs anywhere in China and you’ll stumble upon Mao t-shirts, posters, playing cards, and even flasks. Enter a home or taxi in the Middle Kingdom, and chances are you’ll see his face somewhere on the wall or dashboard. In short, Mao remains a very important and influential figure in China to this very day. Love him or hate him, you can’t deny his importance in modern history. In case you don’t know very much about the man who founded the PRC, here’s a brief rundown about his life, from his birth to the birth of a new China:<\/p>\n