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Designer unknown (佚名)
Late 1970s - early 1980s
Publisher unknown
Size: 13.5x17.5 cm.
Call number: PC-PC003-05 (Private collection)

Chinese papercut from the series 'Scenic spots in Kwangchow'. White paper, scanned against the original red background paper.

Entrance gate of the Memorial Park to the Martyrs of the Canton [Guangzhou] Uprising (广州起义烈士陵园). This is a memorial to the ca. 5.000 people killed when Guomindang troops brought an end to a communist uprising in December 1927.