Liu's cultural revolution

Over 200 Chinese artworks will be on display at Shanghai’s Long Museum founded by business tycoon Liu Yiqian

Jun 06, 2015, 06:09 IST1 min

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Tang Daxi, a leading sculptor, captured the moment when a People’s Liberation Army soldier tries to stop a startled horse from rushing into a moving train

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Beginning in the 1950s, oil paintings became increasingly prominent. This oil of a Red Army soldier was painted in the 1960s, after China’s attempts to cut the cord with the Soviets

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Factory workers handling heavy machinery in this painting look more vigorous than some of the museum’s visitors

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Tang Daxi’s Daughter of the Sea depicts a militiawoman stationed for coastal defence with one hand on an anchor and another on her firearm

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This sculpture of Communist Party leaders Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Zhu De, dubbed Comrades in Arms, was created a year after the three died in 1976 (Captions are based on descriptions displayed in the exhibit and on the museum website.)

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