Mao is out? Options

[bobvu]

what about this? how can they treat the father of their revolution like this?

China mulls Mao banknote change
Quentin Sommerville
BBC News, Shanghai



In Chinese wallets, Mao still commands a presence
China may remove Mao Zedong's image from its mixed range of banknotes to make room for other heroes, according to the state media.

Delegates to the parliament's advisory body proposed that Deng Xiaoping, architect of China's economic reforms, should grace the new bills.

They also want to see the inclusion of Sun Yat-sen, father of the revolution that toppled the last emperor in 1911.

However the proposal is a long way from becoming law.

Economic growth

There is little evidence these days of the massive Mao Zedong personality cult that once dominated China.


Deng instituted China's economic reforms

But in Chinese wallets and purses, the former Communist leader still commands a presence, on everything from the smallest to the biggest banknote.

But a number of delegates to an advisory body at the country's parliament - National People's Congress - want to change that.

They are suggesting that on some notes, Mao should go and that Deng Xiaoping and Sun Yat-sen should replace him.

The delegates say China owes its decades of economic growth and rising international status to Deng Xiaoping's reforms of the late 1970s

Those reforms undid much of the collectivisation imposed by Mao.

But the banknotes proposal is a long way from becoming law and it is also unlikely that Deng Xiaoping would have approved.

He ended the mass production of Mao badges and watches and was strongly against any cult of personality.

[Suijen]

That's basically it. Mao is out, Deng is in.

Today's China is capitalist. Deng is one of the god-fathers of capitalism.

Nowadays, you'll rarely find and real reminder of Mao. I wouldn't be surprised if by 2050, Mao Zedong's portrait wouldn't hang over Tiananmen Square.

The Red Sprit seems to have died quite a while ago. May it rest in peace.

[chilli21]

communism has long gone anyway.

[bobvu]

but mao was the man. he was the boss of all bosses. mao is a symbol of chinese power.

[Suijen]

Which is a shame really.

Instead of building on it, it seems the Chinese have just thrown it out, even though the thirty years was the most dynamic period in Chinese history.

The Red Spirit of selflessness and optimism, the culture of strength, integrity, and humanity, all thrown out the window for this new culture of superficial meterosexual faggotry.

[n4ce12]

good, mao will forever be known as the idiot that prevented deng(a great man) from coming on faster

and an extremist

[Suijen]

^ Deng wouldn't even be alive if it weren't for Mao, and even if he did, he certaintly wouldn't be in power.

The reason the CCP even exists is because of Mao himself.

His words will still be immortal, and I hope Chinese can still learn from his theories, accomplishments, and mistakes.

"The Chinese People Have Stood Up", and no country has ever dreamt of humiliating China again.

This post has been edited by Suijen: Mar 13 2006, 08:12 PM

[華夏無產]

Why don't they put different people on different bills?

Mao, Deng, and Sun Yat-sen are all good choices.

[Suijen]

Makes sense.

The reason they put Mao in the bills is because people know who he is and can easily recognize him. I guess Deng and Sun are pretty noticeable too.

[WarEngineer]

Which is a shame really.

Instead of building on it, it seems the Chinese have just thrown it out, even though the thirty years was the most dynamic period in Chinese history.

The Red Spirit of selflessness and optimism, the culture of strength, integrity, and humanity, all thrown out the window for this new culture of superficial meterosexual faggotry.

very well said

[n4ce12]

^ Deng wouldn't even be alive if it weren't for Mao, and even if he did, he certaintly wouldn't be in power.

The reason the CCP even exists is because of Mao himself.

His words will still be immortal, and I hope Chinese can still learn from his theories, accomplishments, and mistakes.

"The Chinese People Have Stood Up", and no country has ever dreamt of humiliating China again.

if mao didnt make the communists break off, deng might have been in KMT....which would have won without any opponents

[Suijen]

^ Deng was a part of the CCP for a while now.

It was the KMT that went on the red hunt remember?

This post has been edited by Suijen: Mar 13 2006, 09:14 PM

[Wu Fei]

Why don't they put different people on different bills?

Mao, Deng, and Sun Yat-sen are all good choices.

They should also add Zhou Enlai and Zhu De.

[康师傅]

china should put down some ancient people in their money..

[n4ce12]

^^^I am pretty sure they do, 4 dudes on the hundred

[康师傅]

^^^I am pretty sure they do, 4 dudes on the hundred

we don't have thsoe money anymore...it is out

[Actualight]

That's basically it. Mao is out, Deng is in.

Today's China is capitalist. Deng is one of the god-fathers of capitalism.

Nowadays, you'll rarely find and real reminder of Mao. I wouldn't be surprised if by 2050, Mao Zedong's portrait wouldn't hang over Tiananmen Square.

The Red Sprit seems to have died quite a while ago. May it rest in peace.

One Always LOOK FOR What Hasn't Gotten And
Seldom LOOK AFTER What Has Gotten.

BUT

If One Never LOOK FOR What Hasn't Gotten,
How To LOOK AFTER What Has Gotten?

[華夏無產]

china should put down some ancient people in their money..

That's a good idea too. I would nominate Confucius, Qin Shi Huang, and Han Wudi.

[康师傅]

That's a good idea too. I would nominate Confucius, Qin Shi Huang, and Han Wudi.

i agree with u also

[House]

I think the plan is to put multiple people on currency instead of just Mao.