Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre
Shanghai Region · China
You will be met by historian guide at your centrally located hotel, then take you to Xin Tian Di area to start the tour. Walking pass posh resturants and fancy boutiques to get to Chinese Communist Party Cradle. There you would learn why Chinese Communist Party was born, and how able to survive, proceed taking over mainland of China. You will travel further by subway or Taxi to get to concealed private poster museum. There you would go on Party's red route from 1949 founding of People's Republic of China, through Long March; Civil War; Korean War; Great Leap Forward; Culture Revolution; Ping Pang Diplomacy; Birth Control to 1986 end of "Coupon Age‘’ and social stability. The tour reveal some unrecorded history. If you are history lover, if you are curious about Mao Ze Dong, don't miss it out! Tour finish in French concession area. You could either explore more or our guide will help you find your way, or assist you get a Taxi back to your hotel.
Contents
8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre
Welcome to the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre. As we stand here at the threshold of this unassuming basement in a residential complex on Huashan Lu, we are about to journey through one of the most volatile and visually…
Listen in the app2From Old Shanghai to New China: The 1949 Transition
We begin our exploration in the section dedicated to the early years of the People's Republic. To understand the propaganda of the 1950s, we must first look at what it replaced. …
Listen in the app3The Great Leap Forward: Utopian Hyperboles
As we move into the late 1950s, the visual language changes dramatically. This is the era of the Great Leap Forward, an ambitious and ultimately tragic campaign to rapidly transform China from an agrarian economy into a modern…
Listen in the app4The Cult of Personality: Mao as the Red Sun
We now enter perhaps the most iconic part of the collection: the posters centered on Chairman Mao Zedong. During the mid-1960s and into the Cultural Revolution, Mao's image became ubiquitous, evolving from a political leader into…
Listen in the app5Stern and Solid Youth: The Red Guards and Mobilization
This section of the gallery focuses on the shock troops of the Cultural Revolution: the Red Guards. These posters depict a generation of students and young people who were encouraged to 'rebel against authority' and tear down the…
Listen in the app6The External Enemy: Western Imperialists and Global Revolution
In this gallery, we turn our attention outward. Propaganda was not only used to manage domestic life but also to define China's place in the world. …
Listen in the app7Iron Girls and Socialist Women: Redefining Gender
The final thematic section we will explore focuses on the changing role of women in the revolutionary narrative. The famous Maoist slogan, 'Women hold up half the sky,' was a central theme of the poster art. …
Listen in the app8Closing
As we conclude our tour of the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre, we find ourselves back in the present, but with a deeper understanding of the visual ghosts that haunt modern China. What we have seen is a monumental effort…
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What is Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre?
Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre is a place in Shanghai Region · China with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Shanghai Region · China |
|---|---|
| Type | Activity |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 31.2155, 121.4341 |
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