Long live the victory of Mao Zedong ( Chinese 毛泽东 思想 胜利 万岁 ) - an epoxy statue located on Zhongshan Square in the center of Shenyang [1] [2] - the capital of Liaoning Province in the People’s Republic of China [3] [4] .
| Monument | |
| Long live the victory of Mao Zedong | |
|---|---|
| Chinese 毛泽东 思想 胜利 万岁 | |
 year 2012 | |
| A country |  China |
| Location | Zhongshan Square , Shenyang , Liaoning |
| Building | 1970 |
| Height | 18 m |
| Material | epoxy resin |
It is one of the largest sculptural images of Mao Zedong in the country [5] [6] [7] , being one of the main provincial monuments of the era of the cultural revolution , not demolished in subsequent years [8] .
History
The monument was erected by students of the Academy of Arts, who worked on the project for two years under the supervision of a committee of peasants and workers [9] . It was opened on October 1, 1970 , during the celebration of the 21st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China [3] [10] .
Architecture
The statue of Mao Zedong is 9.1 m high and the pedestal is 9.1 m. The inscription “Long live the victory of Mao Zedong” is placed on the front part [3] .
Composition
The pedestal is surrounded by statues of 58 heroes-workers, peasants and soldiers. They are divided into eight groups representing various stages of the struggle of the Chinese people under the leadership of Chairman Mao [3] . Most of them were in the hands of quotes Mao , later removed from the composition [1] . The first group represents soldiers and civilians calling for the 9th CCP Congress with the slogan “Unite to achieve even greater victories.” The group on the back of the pedestal, called "Building the Party," displays the early phase of the history of the Chinese Communist Party . The three groups on the left, with the slogans “From the spark of flames,” “Long live the people's war” and “Bring the revolution to the end,” illustrate the struggle during the Chinese civil war . The remaining three groups on the right side of the pedestal - “Socialism is good”, “Long live the three red banners” and Continue the great proletarian cultural revolution to the end ”- depict the stage of the socialist revolution [3] .
| Statue of Mao Zedong in 2004 | and 2009. |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Leffman, David, Simon Lewis, and Jeremy Atiyah. China London: Rough Guides, 2003. p. 193
- ↑ New York Times . Shenyang Journal; A City That Undoes Mao Under His Steady Gaze
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Chinese Literature . Foreign Languages Press., 1971. pp. 132-133
- ↑ The China Business Handbook . London: China Economic Review, 1900. p. 226
- ↑ Industrial Cities: History and Future . Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 2013. P. 357
- ↑ Asian Recorder , Vol. 38. KK Thomas at Recorder Press, 1992. p. 22481
- ↑ Hertsgaard, Mark. Earth Odyssey: Around the World in Search of Our Environmental Future . New York: Broadway Books, 1999. p. 177
- ↑ Brown, Kerry. Friends and Enemies: The Past, Present and Future of the Communist Party of China . London: Anthem Press, 2009. p. 74
- ↑ Topping, Seymour, Tillman Durdin, James Reston, and Frank Ching. Report from Red China . New York: Aron books, 1972. p. 223
- ↑ Topping, Seymour. Journey between Two Chinas . New York: Harper & Row, 1972. p. 318