Archive for the 'Badges' Category
A few months ago, Mike posted a link to his collection of Mao badges over at Flickr. He’s also translating the Chinese-language characters found on the fronts and backs of the badges, making the collection a great storehouse of Cultural Revolution-era slogans as well. Enjoy!
Mao badges at Jinan Archives Information Network
11 Comments Published by kgroetsch July 11th, 2006 in Badges.As a native English-speaker, I occasionally forget about the wealth of Cultural Revolution-era ephemera that’s out there on Chinese-language web sites. Take the above, for instance; back in 2003 — in celebration of the 110th anniversary of Mao’s birth — the folks at the Jinan Archives Information Network assembled a small collection of Chairman Mao […]
Mao badges still influence China
0 Comments Published by kgroetsch April 30th, 2004 in Badges, In The News.I somehow missed this December 2003 story about Yang Chunbing, a Shandong man who may have one of the largest collections of Chairman Mao badges in China. He claims to have spent 150,000 yuan ($18,000 US) over the last 37 years on a collection that includes “…badges highlighting historical events like National Holiday celebrations, the […]
Paul Noll sends along a link to his small collection of Chairman Mao badges for inclusion here. He also has an entire section of his rather expansive web site dedicated to the time that he and his wife have spent in China, including sections on (among others):
The Long March
Chairman Mao Quotations, Books and History
Cultural […]
