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Waters have flowed forever Chinese painting

The Chinese name, 源远流长 (yuán yuǎn liú cháng) is a four-character phrase 成语 that literally means “The source is distant and the flow is long.” It brings awareness of the length of time that water has flowed and infers a comparison to time reaching back…

Three Foot Three From Heaven Chinese Painting

The name comes from a poem by Mao Zedong called “Three Short Poems” 1934 – 1935. 山 Mountains! 快马加鞭未下鞍。I whip my swift horse, glued to my saddle. 惊回首,I turn my head startled, 离天三尺三。The sky is three foot three above me!

Happy on the Shores of Lake Songhua

The slogan on the boat is, 为人民服务 “Service to the People.” There is an ethnic Korean woman with a bundle on her head in the lower right corner in traditional Korean clothing. Songhua Lake is located in Jilin province, which neighbors North Korea.

A group of Tibetans around a fire with a herd of yaks in the background.

The Tibetan man standing is wearing a Mao button.

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