Cross-century Mao Zedong

Author: Gui Xinghua
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: Mao Zedong Across Centuries is a long lyrical poem published to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Mao Zedong's birth. This long poem is not merely a collection of politicized odes but also a humanized literary work, representing the author's years of accumulated thoughts and emotions in a passionate outpouring. It poetically recreates the legendary life of Mao Zedong from Shaoshan, Jinggangshan, Yan'an to Zhongnanhai. The entire poem consists of twenty-eight chapters, including "Review," "Shaoshan," a "small station"; "The Road to Jinggangshan," "Years in Yan'an," "Reminiscences of Zhongnanhai"; "Storms," "The Unforgettable September 9, 1976"; "A New Long March." The poem is passionate and grand, deeply celebrating the great leader of the Chinese people and the creator of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong.