Wearing a Sign at their Wedding during the Cultural Revolution
Date: January 6, 1968
Creator: Liu, Qi Xiang
Identifier: aql:23294 valet-20170623-142828
Description: The colleagues at the wedding surprised the couple by unwrapping two signs and having the couples wear them. During the Cultural Revolution, those who were following the capitalist way to gain power were persecuted publicly with their names written on a sign hanging on their body. Following that model, the couple's friends humorously created two red signs with "bride/groom following the socialist way" on them.
Creator :
Liu, Qi Xiang
Date :
January 6, 1968
Summary/Description :
The colleagues at the wedding surprised the couple by unwrapping two signs and having the couples wear them. During the Cultural Revolution, those who were following the capitalist way to gain power were persecuted publicly with their names written on a sign hanging on their body. Following that model, the couple's friends humorously created two red signs with "bride/groom following the socialist way" on them.
Subject :
Zu, Yingxia; Li, Zhensheng
Rights :
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Coverage :
Heilongjiang Sheng (China)
Type :
Scanned Material; Photo Print; Photographs
Identifier :
aql:23294 valet-20170623-142828
Subject:
Zu, Yingxia; Li, Zhensheng
Zu, Yingxia; Li, Zhensheng
Rights Notice
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Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests. This material may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17,U.S.C.). We welcome you to make fair use of the content accessible on this website as defined by copyright law. Please note that you are responsible for determining whether your use is fair and for responding to any claims that may arise from your use.
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