Chinese Propaganda Posters

Here you can find over 3,900 Chinese propaganda posters, with information about their history, background and design. You can browse a Gallery of 200 highlights, look at over 290 theme presentations, or search and browse by poster, artist and tags.

Gallery

A selection of 200 higlights from our collections. Go to the overview, or pick something from below:

Themes

Over 290 theme presentations, with posters and background information. Some popular themes:

The Great Leap Forward

Great Leap Forward (1958-1961)

Cultural Revolution Campaigns

Cultural Revolution Campaigns (1966-1976)

Working Women

Mao Zedong Thought

Mao Zedong Thought

Highlighted posters

Mothers staying at home, mothers going to work

Xin Liliang - Chairman Mao gives us a happy life

Chairman Mao gives us a happy life (1954, March)

Let mother peacefully produce a lot of children

Let mothers do their work in peace (1954, May)

Daddy, mummy, see you tonight

Daddy, mummy, see you tonight (1954, September)

1960-039

Liberate yourself from tedious housework, wholeheartedly go towards the socialist model! (1960, September)

Recently added posters

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress concerning the severe punishment of criminal elements who sell and kidnap women and children III

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress concerning the severe punishment of criminal elements who sell and kidnap women and children III (1993, February)

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress concerning the severe punishment of criminal elements who sell and kidnap women and children II

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress concerning the severe punishment of criminal elements who sell and kidnap women and children II (1993, February)

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress concerning the severe punishment of criminal elements who sell and kidnap women and children I

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress concerning the severe punishment of criminal elements who sell and kidnap women and children I (1993, February)

Happy newlyweds

Happy newlyweds (1986, June)

New flowers of Suzhou embroidery are always in spring

New flowers of Suzhou embroidery are always in spring (1975, November)

Do a good job in fire prevention in industrial enterprises, to protect socialist economic construction

Do a good job in fire prevention in industrial enterprises, to protect socialist economic construction (early 1970s)

Weaving new pictures

Weaving new pictures (1974, June)

After class

After class (1974, November)

Pledge to liberate all mankind

Pledge to liberate all mankind (1971, May)

Set off a new upsurge in studying the writings of Marx, Lenin and Chairman Mao

Set off a new upsurge in studying the writings of Marx, Lenin and Chairman Mao (1976, November)

Female drilling workers

Female drilling workers (1953, November)

Bumper harvest of wheat at the agricultural production cooperative

Bumper harvest of wheat at the agricultural production cooperative (1953, November)

A new generation

A new generation (1973, August)

Red Coral

Red Coral (1964, June)

The commune's fishpond

The commune's fishpond (1974, October)

Firmly keep the purpose of our army in mind to faithfully perform its mission

Firmly keep the purpose of our army in mind to faithfully perform its mission (2014)