How big is the statue of Chairman Mao on Tiananmen Gate?

The statue of Chairman Mao at Tiananmen Gate is 6 meters high and 4.6 meters wide. Together with the photo frame, the total weight is 1.5 tons, which is the largest hand-painted portrait in China, Asia and even the Eastern Hemisphere.

It is understood that every year on the eve of the National Day, the Tiananmen Gate is replaced with a new portrait of Chairman Mao, and the old portrait that has been slightly faded by the wind and sun is taken down. The painter will process the old portrait, carefully draw a new portrait of Chairman Mao on the processed drawing board, and then replace the old portrait of the previous year on the eve of the National Day next year.

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There is a portrait of Chairman Mao on Tiananmen Gate.

70 years ago, on 1949 Lantern Festival, the north wind roared and the climate was cold, but the hearts of the people in Beiping were warm. In the streets and alleys, every household hangs red lanterns high, and people gather in Tiananmen Square from all directions early in the morning to celebrate the liberation of Beiping.

On February 16, Jinsui Daily, the organ newspaper of Jinsui Branch, quoted Xinhua News Agency as saying: "Today, during the Lantern Festival, more than 200,000 people in Beiping gathered to celebrate liberation."

The most striking thing is the teachers and students of Beiping Art College. They brought eight portraits of leaders and propaganda cartoons, six feet wide and eight feet long, which were drawn overnight, including Chairman Mao Zedong and generals such as Zhu De, Nie and Ye Jianying. The main pen is Dong, who became the first generation of painters who painted the portrait of Chairman Mao at the door.

At the same time, the portraits of these leaders are hung on the Tiananmen Gate where the rostrum is located, and the portrait of Mao Zedong is hung above the center. Since the completion of Tiananmen Square, it is the first and only time to hang so many portraits of leaders. There is a red banner hanging on the city gate, which reads "Celebrate the Liberation Conference of Beiping". There is a statue of "workers, peasants, soldiers, Confucian businessmen" in the middle. Workers and peasants hold axes and sickles high, and a red star hangs above the statue.

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