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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.

Chinese painting of a group of farmers discussing farmer theory during the Cultural Revolution

On the left top back corner wall the blue-grey characters, 批林批孔专栏 mean, “Billboard for Criticizing Lin Biao and Confucius.” On the right top corner is an old style loud speaker box with a red five-star on it. This was used for making public announcements. You…

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!

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.

The two buttons on the left are the same image, the colored one is 2″ (5 cm) in diameter and the smaller one is 1.5“ (3.8 cm). The back of the large button reads, “Celebrate Chairman Mao Longevity and Limitlessness.” The button on the right…

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