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An oil painting of doctors operating on a patient using acupuncture for anesthesia.

A painting depicting the usage of acupuncture for anesthesia during surgery. The patient is smiling and awake. If you like this post please click like above.

An oil painting from the Cultural Revolution showing the colors of fall in a village with electric wires, signs of modernization.

An oil painting depicting a rural mountain village during the fall season. It shows aspects of modernization with electrical cables running through the countryside. If you like this post please click like above.

A Woman Committee Member oil painting from the Cultural Revolution

This piece is displayed in celebration of Women’s History Month. All women, as a group, in all cultures, under all governments deserve equal celebration. There is a little red book of Mao’s quotes like this one. She is wearing a Mao button like this one.…

An oil painting of a new doctor at the fishing dock. Prints from the Cultural Revolution

An oil panting of a new young doctor working at the fishing docks during the Cultural Revolution. Click to like.

A woman working a steel factory in the Cultural Revolution

The Chinese name includes the characters 青春 “youthful spring,” which refers to the youthful beauty in a person’s appearance.

Chairman Mao Meets with Comrade Norman Bethune

Norman Bethune was a Canadian surgeon who volunteered to help the People’s Liberation Army in the 1930s. Mao held him up as a model for emulation. See an animated storybook of Norman Bethune here and another collection of storybook pages here.

Another Bumper Crop Year

She is using an abacus to figure the numbers for her notes. You see an enamelware cup like the one here.

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