Turn grief into strength, carry out Chairman Mao's behests and carry the proletarian revolutionary cause through to the end

化悲痛为力量继承毛主席遗志把无产阶级革命事业进行到底
Hua beitong wei liliang jicheng Mao zhuxi yizhi ba wuchan jieji geming shiye jinxing daodi
Turn grief into strength, carry out Chairman Mao's behests and carry the proletarian revolutionary cause through to the end
1976, September
Shanghai renmin chubanshe (上海人民出版社)
77.5x106 cm.
PC-1976-l-001

Mao dies on 9 September, 1976. There is grief and public mourning, but also a sense of insecurity and even some relief. Nobody can predict who will come to power now, or which political direction will prevail.