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Quotations from Chairman Mao (view source)
Revision as of 02:02, January 30, 2010
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Use of the quotes started to disappear in 1978 with the death of Mao Zedong and the rise of [[Deng Xiaoping]]. Under Deng Xiaoping, use of the book was considered worshipful and unseemly.
Use of the quotes started to disappear in 1978 with the death of Mao Zedong and the rise of [[Deng Xiaoping]]. Under Deng Xiaoping, use of the book was considered worshipful and unseemly.
==History==
It was first printed in 1964. The first run was enormous, at least large enough for every Chinese citizen to get one. Later printings were nearly as large; by 1976, there were more copies in circulation than people on Earth. Copies were available in many locations, with the pocked sized versions available from street vendors.
The initial printing was only in Chinese. For the second printing, the Chinese Communist Party commissioned translations for distribution to foreign countries. By the last printing, it had been published in [[English]], [[Russian]], [[Spanish]], [[French]], [[German]] and [[Korean]].
Chairman Deng Xiaoping considered the use of the book to be an indicator of a cult of personality, and ordered all printing of it stopped. The final printing was in 1976.
==Layout==
The format of Quotations is based on classic Chinese philosophy and history works, particularly Laozi and Records of the Grand Historian. It is broadly divided into 4 parts, normally translated as Philosophy, Humanity, Worldliness and Enlightenment. The parts are further divided into 33 chapters, each containing quotes in a certain category to make them easy to find.
===Philosophy - 红日的哲学===
The first three chapters (literally "Philosophy of the Red Sun," from an ancient poem on friendship) are a reinterpretation of the ''[[Communist Manifesto]]''. The quotes in this section define what is called [[Maoism]]. Quotes from this section were very common in government buildings, and party members committed them to memory.
===Humanity - 同志的性===
The second portion of the book (literally "Nature of Camaraderie" but normally translated as "On Humanity") contained Mao's beliefs on the role of people in society. In particular, it dealt with the relationship between men and woman; between workers and officers; between Chinese people and foreigners, especially those from the [[Soviet Union]].
===Worldliness - 北風和南風===
The third portion of the book (Literally "Customs of the North and South") concerns political issues and
worldly matters, as well as religion. These quotes are the ones most familiar to foreigners.
===Enlightenment - 玻璃的启示===
The fourth portion (literally "The Enlightenment of Glass," a reference to Dream of the Red Chamber) concerns education and self-improvement. Most importantly, this portion describes Mao's beliefs of spontaneous knowledge, revolutionary heroism and social harmony.
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