Tag Archives: Mao Zedong

Formerly blacklisted actress Tang Wei to play Mao Zedong’s first girlfriend in Party film

Actress Tang Wei (汤唯), who was blacklisted from appearing in Chinese films or on TV for a time, has been rehabilitated: she is to play Mao Zedong’s first love in a new film called The Founding of the Party, a prequel to the state-produced smash hit that was produced in 2009 to celebrate 60 years of the People’s Republic of China and Communist Party rule.

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Giant Mao Zedong stands alone in the autumn cold

A young chairman with dashing hair.

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The Chairman rocks the mic in Taizhou

Mao Zedong in a National Day ad for a karaoke parlor.

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Looking forward to 60th Anniversary fireworks

And replacing the Chairman’s portrait on Tiananmen.

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The girl who sat with her back to the Premier

Chinese BBS are talking about the girl who sat with her back to Premier Wen, Chongqing and the Guinness Book of Records, Mao’s birthday, and propaganda official versus real estate bureau chief.

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Chairman Mao audition

A drama which is going to be staged in the passed leader’s hometown Xiangtan, Hunan Province, have attracted over 130 Chairman Mao impersonators all around the country for auditioning

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Chairman’s grandson starts Mao Zedong Thought department at private university

Chairman Mao Zedong’s grandson is hopefully going to be the dean of China’s first university department that dedicate itself to Mao Zedong’s theories study.

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Is there a place for Mao in the Olympics?

Mao gets the Olympics treatment.

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Swimming with Mao, a memoir essay

This memoir piece is by Xujun Eberlein, author of the new short story book Apologies Forthcoming’.

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Chairman Mao’s daughter-in-law dies

According to Xinhua, Chairman Mao’s daughter-in-law Shao Hua (邵华) died last night aged 69.

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