The Statue of Mao | Tencent
Chen Zhixian—Tencent News
For more than 30 years, Chen Zhixian has photographed daily life in one square in his hometown, Jincheng, Shanxi province. First in black and white, then color negative, later slide film, and now digital, Chen’s photographs have shown a China transforming in front of his lens, save one constant: the persistent statue of Chairman Mao. Thousands of Mao statues were constructed during the Cultural Revolution. Chen’s is the story of one that remained and the life that continues in its shadow.
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For more than 30 years, Chen Zhixian has photographed daily life in one square in his hometown, Jincheng, Shanxi province. First in black and white, then color negative, later slide film, and now digital, Chen’s photographs have shown a China transforming in front of his lens, save one constant: the persistent statue of Chairman Mao. Thousands of Mao statues were constructed during the Cultural Revolution. Chen’s is the story of one that remained and the life that continues in its shadow.