The growth of all things depends on the sun

万物生长靠太阳
Wanwu shengzhang kao taiyang
The growth of all things depends on the sun
ca. 1975
Shanghai renmin chubanshe (上海人民出版社)
77x53 cm.
BG E13/464

This image evokes Mao’s 1959 visit to cotton fields in Hebei province. The wooden signboard on the right indicates that this is the People's Commune's 38 Cotton High-Yield Plot (人民公社 三八棉花丰产方). “38” refers to 8 March, International Women’s Day, and indicates this field is managed by women only. The Party cadre on the right is a man, however.