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…
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!
Print # 4 in the Appreciation of Modern Artwork Volume 3
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.
Great Achievements and feats of engineering.