Chinese Posters

Here you can find over 4,800 Chinese propaganda posters, with information about their history, background and design. You can browse a Gallery of 200 highlights, look at over 300 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 300 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

Sweep away, angrily condemn, thoroughly expose or relentlessly criticize the Gang of Four

Thousands of soldiers sweep away the "Gang of Four"

Thousands of soldiers sweep away the "Gang of Four" (1976, December)

Angrily condemn the crime of the "Gang of Four" anti-Party clique's plot to usurp Party power!

Angrily condemn the crime of the "Gang of Four" anti-Party clique's plot to usurp Party power! (1976, November)

Thoroughly expose and criticize the "Gang of Four"

Thoroughly expose and criticize the "Gang of Four" (1977, March)

Relentlessly criticize the "Gang of Four", develop a new look in production

Relentlessly criticize the "Gang of Four", develop a new look in production (1977, March)

Recently added posters

A great innovation in farm tools, a Great Leap Forward in production

A great innovation in farm tools, a Great Leap Forward in production (1958, September)

Achieve extraordinary results in ordinary posts

Achieve extraordinary results in ordinary posts (1959, November)

High production, high quality, practice thrift

High production, high quality, practice thrift (1959, August)

Examine if the quality is good!

Examine if the quality is good! (1954, March)

We will completely fulfill the plan to support the liberation of Taiwan!

We will completely fulfill the plan to support the liberation of Taiwan! (1955, August)

I will forever maintain glory

I will forever maintain glory (1953, December)

Glorious most beloved person

Glorious most beloved person (1953, September)

Everyone comes to study culture

Everyone comes to study culture (1952, December)

Everyone studies culture

Everyone studies culture (1951)

Red flowers

Red flowers (1976, October)

The world has changed

The world has changed (1975, September)

Spring thunder on the battlefield

Spring thunder on the battlefield (1976, August)

Generation after generation is red

Generation after generation is red (1965, October)

"Part of my duty"

"Part of my duty" (ca. 1978)

The first light of dawn shines on the drill ground

The first light of dawn shines on the drill ground (1974, September)

Happy to see new locomotives

Happy to see new locomotives (1978, March)