Beijing artist Yin Zhaoyang’s “Passing by Mao Zedong,” at DF2, is an elegant and curiously touching exploration of a globally ubiquitous icon. Yin Zhaoyang was 6 when Mao died in 1976 and ...

Mao Zedong at a banquet in 1956, and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy in 1957. Contributor/Bettmann via Getty Images, and J. Wilds/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images 2023-12-08T03:33:31Z ...

Henry Kissinger said Mao Zedong was the "most dangerous" leader he ever met, citing his role in the deaths of 90 million people in China. ... An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.

Red Guards hold aloft booklets containing the writings of Mao Zedong as they lead a demonstration of some 200,000 people in front of the Soviet Embassy in Beijing on August 29, 1966. AP.

Souvenirs bearing the images of the late Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong and current Chinese President Xi Jinping are seen at a shop in Beijing on April 5, 2023.

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Red Guards hold aloft booklets containing the writings of Mao Zedong as they lead a demonstration of some 200,000 people in front of the Soviet Embassy in Beijing on August 29, 1966. AP.