He is credited with creating more than 500 stories, especially heroic tales about Red Army soldiers. In 1946, Han performed for Chairman Mao Zedong, who gave him a sanxian as a gift. In 1978, he ...

The spring of 1967 saw the full flourishing of Mao’s personality cult. Larger-than-life statues of the Great Helmsman sprang ...

It may be small and petty, but these changes are part of the erosion of democratic norms, softening people up for potentially ...

As Donald Trump shakes up the very institutions, alliances, and free trade order that have underpinned America’s global ...

Some books stand the test of time and never lose their significance making them the most read books in human history. Taking top spot for the most read book ever is The Bible which has sold a huge ...

One local pastor reported to Bitte Winter: "All impoverished households in the town were told to display Mao Zedong images. The government is trying to eliminate our belief and wants to become God ...

A replica of the sanxian given as a gift by Chairman Mao Zedong to Shaanbei storyteller Han Qixiang and other musical instruments used in performances on display in the Yan'an Quyi Performance ...

Now, satellite photos have revealed the construction ... Republic of China’s government and military after Chairman Mao Zedong’s Communist revolutionary forces seized control of the mainland ...

In a sweeping overhaul of religious spaces, Chinese authorities have replaced Christian symbols with images of Communist leaders and ... portraits of President Xi Jinping and the late Chairman Mao ...

when chairman Mao Zedong was in power, their father was labeled a “class enemy,” arrested, and allegedly committed suicide in jail. “They are detaining an artist who is nearly 70 years old ...