To go on a thousand 'li' march to temper a red heart

千里野营炼红心
Qianli yeying lian hongxin
To go on a thousand 'li' march to temper a red heart
1971, January
Shanghai renmin chubanshe (上海人民出版社)
53x77 cm.
BG E13/708

A group of Mao supporters marches to Beijing to pledge allegiance to Mao. The painting of the young Mao is carried in front, like a traditional icon in a religious procession. The woman on the left in the front row is a barefoot doctor.