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| Mao's portrait in Tian'anmen Square replaced by new one |
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| www.chinaview.cn
2006-09-29 15:26:39
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BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The giant portrait of late Chairman Mao Zedong
in Tian'anmen Square was quietly replaced by a spruced-up one on Wednesday
evening on the eve of New China's birthday which falls on October 1.
It took about one and a half hour for workers to replace the painting after a
security line was fixed and armed police put on guard in front of Beijing's Tian'anmen
rostrum, according to media reports on Friday.
Replacing Mao's fading portrait with a spruced-up one before China's
National Day has become a regular practice.
Two paintings are used to adorn the Tian'anmen rostrum. While one painting is
in use, the other one - a little faded after being exposed to the elements for
a year - undergoes special reconditioning treatment.
The new portrait, six meters high, five meters wide and weighing about two
tons, is a reproduction of the fourth edition of Mao's portrait that has hung in
this historic spot since New China was founded in 1949. Enditem
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