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Tianjin style
Traditionally Tianjin had a distinctive style of woodblock printing that involved a high level of detailing within black ink printed outlines. These were subsequently hand-tinted to produce colourful and lyrical works with a significant amount of painted detailing beyond the printed outlines. This style remained alongside more recogniseable propaganda styles.
“下定决心 不怕牺牲 排除万难 去争取胜利”
Mao quotation on determination, 1968.
Artist: None
继承革命志 当好接班人
Carry Forward the Revolutionary Spirit: Be a Good Successor, 1972.
Artist: Guo Zhao Long (Heping District Cinema)
计划生育好
Birth planning is good, 1972. Captions: People need to control themselves; population increase needs to be organised.
Artist: Zhu Ge Zeng Ren
山花映红半边天
The red azaleas on the mountain make half the sky grow bright, 1973,
Artist: Zhao Min Sheng
TIANJIN
金粟碧波图
Golden sorghum and blue water, 1961,
Artist: None
毛主席来到炊事房
Chairman Mao visits the mess, 1971,
Artist: None
This poster was printed in Beijing and Tianjin in 1971, but was also printed in Shanghai with a different, more idiomatic slogan in 1969.
多出化肥 支援农业
Make more chemical fertiliser, support agriculture, 1972,
Artist: None
维护机场秩序 保证飞行安全
New herdsmen in the grasslands, 1972,
Artist: Li En Yun
硕果满园
The orchard is bursting with fruit, 1973,
Artist: Shao Wen Jin
我爱北京天安门
I love Tiananmen in Beijing, 1973,
Artist: Tao Qi
夸闺女
Praise my daughter, 1974.
Artist: Muo Jia Shuo
我帮爷爷搞革新
I help grandfather achieve technical innovation, 1974.
Artists: Liu Yi, Liu Jing Rui & Zhao De Ren
畅谈大好形势
Talk animatedly about the golden trend in China, 1974.
Artist: Zhang Yan Ling
担土造田新大寨
Carry earth and till the land, in agriculture learn from Dazhai, 1974,
Artist: Liu Cheng Rong
Outside school learning group,1974,
Artist: Chen Jian Zhen
服务到田头
Bringing service to your field, 1974,
Artists: Jin Han Jun & Tang Cai Liang
边防巡逻兵
Border Patrol, 1974,
Artist: Liu Ji Min
牲畜饲养经验交流会
Share your experiences of raising livestock, 1974,
Artist: Farmer Yan Guang Hui
团结起来 争取更大的胜利
United together to achieve a greater victory, 1974,
Artist: None
工农民是批林批孔的主力军
Criticise Lin Biao and Confucius, 1974, Artist: None
把批林批孔的斗争进行到底
Criticise Lin Biao and Confucius, 1974, Artist: None
送药上门做好计划生育工作
Deliver Contraception to the Doorstep and Make the Birth Plan Well, 1974. Small slogans L to R: Planning your Birth is Good to Catch the Revolution and Promote Production. Planning your Birth also Enhances the Peoples' Health and the Nation's Future Prosperity. Birth planning also protects the mother and her children
Designed by: Tianjin Birth Planning Committee
This birth planning poster contains three subsiduray slogans and images to reinforce the message and to hold attention for longer.
From Left to Right:
Planning your birth is good to catch the revolution and promote production;
Planning your birth also enhances the people's health and the nation's future prosperity;
Planning your birth also protects the mother and her children.
农业学大寨 干部社员齐心干
In agriculture learn from Dazhai, cadre and commune member working together, 1975.
Artists: Zhang Jing Sheng & Wang Yuan Zhen
处处有亲人
Family is everywhere, 1975,
Artist: Yu Wan Qiang
防火工作
Fire Prevention Advice Calendar, 1974 January-June, Designed by Tianjin Fire Police Station
海河新歌
Sea and river, new song, 1975,
Artist: Gui Ming
为普及大寨县贡献自己的青春
Popularise Dazhai and give the Motherland our youth, 1975. Artist: Xu Xi
军民同学习 工农夺丰收
L: Peasant and soldier study together; R: Worker and peasant harvest together, 1976
Artist: Zhen Ke Xiang
辅导员
Instructor to the children, 1976. Characters: In agriculture learn from Dazhai,
Artist: Ding Xiao Sun
三大纪律 八项注意
3 Main Rules of Discipline, 8 Points of attention: 1 Follow orders in all actions 2. Don't take a single needle or piece of thread from the masses 3. Take prisoners' property to the authorities (anti corruption) i. speak politely ii. pay a fair price for what you buy iii. return everything you borrow iv. pay for what you damage v. do not swear at people vi. dont damage crops vii. do not take liberties with women viii. do not maltreat prisoners of war, 1974
Three Main Rules of Discipline, followed a few months later by an additional Six Points for Attention were first set down as a code of conduct by Mao in 1928 whilst the Red Army were fighting the civil war. He modified and reissued them in 1929 and again in 1947 into these 3 Rules and 8 Points for Attention. In 1929 Rule 2 was made more poetic and two Points of Attention requiring doors used as bedboards and straw taken from farmers to be returned, were replaced by the Points (i) and (ii) listed here. The 2 additional Points for Attention were originally worded (vii) don't bathe within sight of women; (viii) don't search the pockets of captives.
粮食满仓诗满怀
The warehouse is full of food and the poet's heart is full, 1975. On bamboo screen: Criticise Lin Biao Criticise Confucius.
Artist: Hao Hui Fen
防火工作
Fire Prevention Advice Calendar, 1974, July-December
Designed by Tianjin Fire Police Station
学习潘冬子 做党的好孩子
Students learn from Pan Dong Zi and be good children of the communist party, 1975,
Artists: Qi Dao Yan & Shan Lian Xiao
毛主席会见白求恩同志
Chairman Mao meets Comrade Bethune, 1975, Artist: Zhang Fu Long
晴空展翅
A cloudless sky unfolds the wings, 1976,
Artist: Jia Shun Min
在大风大浪中锻炼
Make yourself strong in the big wind and waves, 1976, Artists: Tang Xiao He & Cheng Li
来到毛主席身边
Come to Chairman Mao's side, 1976,
Artist: None
我送奶奶上夜校
I accompany my grandma to night school, 1976.
Artist: Sun Xue Cheng
Mirroring the example of Classical ink painting, this poster includes a poem as a textual element:
The nighttime rain dampens the spring twigs,
The fields become wet and the young seedlings are glad,
I light the lantern and accompany my grandmother to night school,
Grandmother has a red heart,
She is highly aware of the progress of the revolution
And regularly reads the works of Marx and Lenin.
In the political storm her position is unshakeable.
红星照我去战斗
the red star shines the way forward for me to take the right direction in our struggle [song from Pang Dongzhi movie], 1976, No Artist
要把无产阶级文化大革命进行到底
Carry the great proletarian cultural revolution through to the end, 1976,
Artists: Huang Jin Sheng & Zhang Wen Xin
毛主席在连队建党
Chairman Mao talks to the company about the Party, 1977,
Artist: Gao Quan
护秋
Pretend autumn, 1977,
Artist: None
敬爱的周总理永远活在我们心中
Beloved Premier Zhao lives in our hearts forever, 1977,
Artist: Liu Chun Hua
战友
Comrade in arms, 1977,
Artists: Xu Bao Zhong & Li Ze
亲切的关怀 毛主席接见科学家李四光 钱学森
Show kind concern, Chairman Mao meets the scientists Li Si Guang and Qian Xue Sen, 1978
Artists: Sun Wen Chao & Zhang De Pu
庆祝大会之后
After award celebration they have a rendezvous, 1980. Rosette: model worker.
Artist: Zhang Hui Bin
今日在池塘 明天守边疆
Today we play in the pond and tomorrow we will defend the country, 1980,
Artist: Wang Bao Guang, Yang Liuqing District Nianhua
关爱师生 建立新型的师生关系
Respect the Teacher, Love the Student and Build a New Teacher-Student Relationship, 1978.
Artist: Wang Jin Xiang
今日长征路
Today's long march, 1979.
Artist: Liu Zheng
向华主席汇报
Report to Chairman Hua, 1979,
Artist: Wang Zhen Yu
把小伙伴送上星球
Bring my little friends with me into space, 1980.
Artist: Shi Shi Ming
战备课
Lesson to prepare for war, 1976, On the wall: Learn for the Revolution! Poster: Thoroughly Criticise Lin Biao's Bourgeoise Military Line.
Artist: Cao De Zhao
走向胜利
March to victory,1976,
Artist: Peng Bin
Translation
Each entry includes a caption showing our translation of the original Chinese slogan. This is provided as a courtesy and whilst we aim for accuracy discrepancies may occur and alternative choices of words and grammar are always possible. If the precision of the translation is important to you we can provide on request the original Chinese characters where possible.
Each entry also includes the pinyin of the artists names that appear on the poster itself. Again we make every effort for accuracy but mistakes may occur.
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