The Girl in the Poster
By Anchee Min. Excerpt from the book 'Chinese Propaganda Posters'.
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A week later, Mr. Ha sent me a print of his favorite shot of me. I looked quite heroic, like the girl in the poster I had admired as a child. Months passed and I didn't hear from him. One day during the Chinese New Year, when I was walking near Shanghai's busiest street, Central Xi-Zang Road and East Yan-an Road, I saw myself in a poster on the front window of the largest bookstore. The woman in the poster had my face, my jacket, but her arms and legs were thicker. She wore a straw-hat, her sleeves and pants were rolled up, and all her nails were brown-colored!
I rushed home to share the news with my family, and everyone was excited and proud. I wished that I could have purchased a print of that poster, but it was not for sale. The clerk in the bookstore told me that it was distributed by the government for displaying in public spaces.
This collection of Chinese propaganda posters is unique and marvelous. The posters are a representation of a generation's fantasy. They reflect an important era in Chinese history, which has been falsely recorded for the most part. A picture is worth a thousand words, so let them speak.
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A week later, Mr. Ha sent me a print of his favorite shot of me. I looked quite heroic, like the girl in the poster I had admired as a child. Months passed and I didn't hear from him. One day during the Chinese New Year, when I was walking near Shanghai's busiest street, Central Xi-Zang Road and East Yan-an Road, I saw myself in a poster on the front window of the largest bookstore. The woman in the poster had my face, my jacket, but her arms and legs were thicker. She wore a straw-hat, her sleeves and pants were rolled up, and all her nails were brown-colored!
I rushed home to share the news with my family, and everyone was excited and proud. I wished that I could have purchased a print of that poster, but it was not for sale. The clerk in the bookstore told me that it was distributed by the government for displaying in public spaces.
This collection of Chinese propaganda posters is unique and marvelous. The posters are a representation of a generation's fantasy. They reflect an important era in Chinese history, which has been falsely recorded for the most part. A picture is worth a thousand words, so let them speak.
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Chinese Propaganda Posters
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