ORG XMIT: *S0417757667* (FILES) This file photo dated 1961 shows former Chinese leader Mao Zedong enjoying a cigarette as he travels in 1961 in his train in Lushan Mountain. The Chinese official ...

Andy Warhol's image of Mao Zedong and the official portrait of the former leader. [China Daily] "This work has the most prestigious provenance, staggering wall-power and is literally an icon of ...

The imposing portrait of Mao Zedong that looms over Tiananmen Square is one of China's most instantly recognizable images. However, not many people know the stories behind that iconic painting.

"I strongly oppose the auction of Chairman Mao's portrait because it is neither a mere piece of artistic work nor a commercial activity," one anonymous person wrote. "Mao Zedong is the spirit of our ...

A man who was jailed for throwing paint on Mao Zedong’s portrait in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square during pro-democracy protests in 1989 has been released after nearly 17 years in prison ...

Beijing - A Chinese court has sentenced a man to 14 months in jail for defacing the giant painting of Communist leader Mao Zedong displayed ... bottle of ink on Mao's portrait.

His portrait of China's late chairman Mao Zedong hung on the outer wall of the Tian'anmen rostrum in Beijing during the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China on Oct 1,1949.

Workers display the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong at an auction preview in Beijing May 17, 2006. [Xinhua] The painting, owned by a Chinese American, is expected to fetch 1-1.2 million yuan (US$ ...