Today’s pictures is the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall or the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, located towards the middle of Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Vintage Picture from 1981 – Chairman Mao Memorial Hall or the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
The building was built after Chairman Mao’s death in 1976. It was made of materials from all over [...]
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Chairman Mao Memorial Hall – 19...
Today’s pictures is the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall or the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, located towards the middle of Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Vintage Picture from 1981 – Chairman Mao Memorial Hall or the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
The building was built after Chairman Mao’s death in 1976. It was made of materials from all over [...]
Vacation photo of the Forbidden City ...
The Forbidden City in China sits on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. This picture is of the Tiananmen gate and gives a good view of the square here. Behind it is the Meridian Gate which is the southern entrance of the Forbidden City. Until I was looking up this picture, I didn’t realize that the Forbidden City is on Tiananmen Square in Chin [...]
Flooding in the Sichuan and Shanxi Pr...
This picture is proof of the human spirit. Taken in August 1981, it depicts flooding in the Sichuan and Shanxi providences of China in what appears to be the receding flood. Water is up to people’s knees, but in this picture everyone is smiling as they take some refuge from the water by sitting on an convenient fence. Examining the pict [...]
The Great Wall of China – 1981
The Great Wall of China is a designated United Nations World Heritage site. It is not only the world’s largest military structure, it is also a symbol of peace, diplomacy, and a point of pride among the Chinese people. Not to mention it features heavily in the culture of the Chinese people through poems, literature and art.
This pictur [...]
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