The East is Red

东方红
Dongfang hong
The East is Red
1965, October
Zhejiang renmin chubanshe (浙江人民出版社)
76.5x53.5 cm.
BG E12/606

This image is based on the 'song-and-dance epic' The East is Red, performed in the Great Hall of the People on October 1, 1964, the 15th anniversary of the People's Republic, with some 3,000 dancers, singers and musicians. In 1965 a film version was released.