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Tag Archives: Chiang Kai-shek
little red books: messianic with the lord of chin
The emperors’ mandate was to rule “all under Heaven,” which meant not only China but the surrounding barbarian areas that still awaited the civilizing influence of China. After all, the Chinese name for China means “Middle Kingdom” and embodies the … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Chiang Ching-kuo, Chiang Kai-shek, China Cultural Revolution, China Little Red Book, China magazine Red Flag, China Three Constantly Read Articles, China Three Old Articles, dowager empress Tzu Hsi, Edgar Snow, Jiang Jiehong, John Zorn, John Zorn Shanghai, Jonathan Cape, Lan Ping Blue Duckweed, Lan Ping Mao Zedong wife, Li Li-san early communist leader, Mao Zedong, Mao Zedong personality cult, Mao's son An-lung, Norman Bethune, Sun Yat-sen, Wang Hai-jung, Yao Wenyuan, Zhang Side
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china’s enduring imperial traditions
Reports of its death, though it has taken a few on the chin, are always exaggerated. As Mao once said, there is a several thousand year tradition of emperor worship, to deeply embedded to be disregarded, as distasteful as some … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew J. Nathan, Bernardo Bertolucci, Bertolucci The Last Emperor, Chiang Kai-shek, China Imperial tradition, dowager empress china, dowager empress Tzu Hsi, Edgar Snow, eleanor roosevelt, Hubert Vos painter, Jeremy Thomson, Joseph Stilwell, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Mao Zedong, Robert Capa, Thirteen Emperors Scroll, Yan Liben
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