Yesterday we went to the British Museum in London. It was impressive. My main theme was Icons of Revolution. This exhibition is in room 69a, I had some problems to find it, because this museum is so huge and full of crowds. It was exhausting but quite interesting to find the way through such a population concentration. When i entered the room, I was amazed by the diversity of knowledge about one theme:Mao Badges then and now. Over 5 million badges were made in China during the Cultural Revolution(1966-1976). They caused political chaos because there were too many which stood for the same attitude. Most of them were signs which helped the communists to identify people who were loyal to Mao and the Communist Party. Many badges were made to show important battles and remember special events and meetings. The most famous is the one with the Tian'anmen Place in Beyjing, where Mao announced the founding of the People's republic of China in 1949.Every person in China had to follow Mao's rules and show loyality. The daily life was influenced through Mao's thoughts and rules. Today, there are still some Mao statues left in China, because it depends on Chinese tradition to believe in him.
No comments:
Post a Comment