These are images of posters that could have been seen all over China during the time of the Cultural Revolution which lasted from 1966 until 1976. In the years following the turmoil of this period, most of the posters were destroyed.
Due to a new resurgence of patriotism in China, a kind of nostalgia is brining these relics into the mainstream. Some trends are using them for wallpaper, upholstery and curtains- to name a few. Corporations are taking certain aspects of the posters and using them as logos.
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Image 01 The Red Guard marching. |
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Image 02 The Red Guard at a typical rally. They are holding the 'little red book' of Mao quotations and doctrine of the communist leadership at the time. |
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Image 03 This poster outlines the communist idea that everyone is equal; the bottom shows people from different nationalities. |
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Image 04 Jiang Qing, saying: "Let new socialistic culture establish on every field.", 1967. |
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Image 05 "We'll destroy old world and build new." |
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Image 06 "We'll completely destroy Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping, the anti-revolution line.", 1967. |
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Image 07 "The People's Liberation Army is the great school of Mao Tse-tung thought." |
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Image 08 "Resolutely overthrow the anti-Party clique of Wang (Hongwen), Zhang (Chunqiao), Jiang (Qing) and Yao (Wenyuan)". |
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Image 09 "The renegade, traitor and scab Liu Shaoqi must forever be expelled from the Party!". |
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