Great leader, great example -- In 1946, the great leader Chairman Mao provided us with a glorious example: he sent his own son comrade Mao Anying, recently graduated from university, to the Yan'an countryside.

伟大的导师光辉的榜样一九四六年，伟大领袖毛主席给我们树立了光辉的榜样：把自己刚从学校毕业的儿子 -- 毛岸英同志送到延安农村去。
Weidade daoshi guanghuide bangyang -- yijiusiliu nian, weida lingxiu Mao zhuxi gei women shulile guanghuide bangyang: ba ziji gang cong xuexiao biyede erzi -- Mao Anying tongzhi songdao Yan'an nongcun qu.
Great leader, great example -- In 1946, the great leader Chairman Mao provided us with a glorious example: he sent his own son comrade Mao Anying, recently graduated from university, to the Yan'an countryside.
Revolutionary Committee of Sichuan Art Academy (四川美术学院革命委员会供稿)
ca. 1968
Publisher unknown
54x77 cm.
BG E15/858
Landsberger collection

Mao Anying (毛岸英, 1922-1950), the eldest son of Mao and Yang Kaihui, was killed in action in an air strike during the Korean War.

Up to the mountains, down to the villages (1968)
Yan'an
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poster
Chinese
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Mao Zedong
Mao Anying
毛岸英
Yan'an
pagoda
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backpack
sent-down youth

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