https://chineseposters.net/gallery/d29-685
Designer: Su Guojing (苏国惊)
1950, December
Celebrating the People’s Republic of China’s National Day
Qingzhu Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo Guoqingjie (庆祝中华人民共和国国庆节)
Size: 42×57 cm.
Call number: BG D29/685 (IISH collection)
This poster described a scene of people celebrating the national day of China, 1 October. At the front, people are wearing traditional customs and playing the traditional Ansaiyaogu(安塞腰鼓) drum. Behind them are the portraits of Chairman Mao Zedong and president Sun Zhongshan; the latter is the first president of the Republic of China. Both men are the first leader of China at different times and are highly respected. The children are wearing red scarves (红领巾), which is a comparatively new tradition. The red scarf symbolizes the national flag and the spirit of revolution, and students still wear them today.
The use of red on this poster definitely has a more cheerful meaning, different from wartime.
