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ZFC1268

"Long Live Chairman Mao, the Great Leader" Flag.

Sub-collection: China

"Long Live Chairman Mao, the Great Leader" Flag.
This is a small red cotton pennant of the type routinely seen carried by members of the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution in China. Printed in Chinese Characters are the words "Long Live Chairman Mao, the Great Leader."

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) had its origins in the 1966 internal power struggle for control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Lasting until 1976 it eventually manifested itself into almost every facet of Chinese society, affecting economic, administrative, cultural, educational, political and military decisions.

Mao Zedong used the Socialist Education Movement to indoctrinate young people, especially in rural areas, with his ideas. Groups of young people eventually became known as Red Guards and were readily identifiable by their red armbands; the Mao's ubiquitous "Little Red Book" and they often chanted slogans waving flags like this example.

This flag is likely a vernacular flag made by the Red Guards. The entire nation was brought to the brink of civil war before it diminished after Mao's death in 1976.

The long-term damages caused by the decade of Cultural Revolution are still being assessed, but it is generally accepted as an absolute disaster for China.

ZFC Important Flag

Sources:



Chinese Cultural Revolution-1966-1976, Campus Communications, May 29, 2012, From: http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~theed/Cold_War/d_Brezhnev_Era/c_1968/ff_Wuhan.html

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, May 29, 2012, From: http://proletarianculturalrevolution.blogspot.com/

The Development of Modern Chinese Acupuncture and Why It Matters to Us in the West, Golden Needle, May 29, 2012, From: http://www.goldenneedleonline.com/library/2011/06/09/the-development-of-modern-chinese-acupuncture-and-why-it-matters-to-us-in-the-west/



Hoist & Fly

Width of Hoist 8
Length of Fly 4

Frame

Is it framed? no

Stars

How are the stars embeded? Sewn
Are there stars on obverse? no
Are there stars on reverse? no

Stripes

Color of Top Stripe Red
Color of Bottom Stripe Red
Has a Blood Stripe? no

Crest/Emblem

Description of Crest/Emblem Chinese writings

Nationality

Nation Represented China

Fabric

Fabric Polyester

Stitching

Stitching Hand

Thread

Thread Material Cotton

Attachment

Comments on Method of Attachmen on 10" stick
Method of Attachment Sleeve

Applica

Applique Sides Double Sided = Two sides different

Documentation

Documents


Drawings
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.

Condition

Condition Good
Damage Small hole
Displayable yes

Date

Date 1960-1969's