Vintage Chinese propaganda posters

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We are sure that you'll love these propaganda posters as much as we do. The poster of the month (pictured) says "Carry out the struggle to denounce Lin Biao and Confucius to the end". We're not sure how that campaign is going these days, but it sure sounds like fun.

Other posters:

Ah the love of numbering, a passion heroicly continued not long ago, with Hu Jintao's inspiring "eight glories and eight shames", for example: "Be disciplined and law-abiding instead of chaotic and lawless." That's tonight's party plans out the window then ...

The site translates each slogan, although none of the posters are for sale. They will, however, paint you as a socialist hero. Just let us get that 'hand on hip, throw arm gallantly in the air' pose down.

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