Anyuan District
Anyuan District (simplified Chinese: 安源区; traditional Chinese: 安源區; pinyin: Ānyuán Qū) is a district of the city of Pingxiang, Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China.
Anyuan 安源区 | |
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District | |
Location in Pingxiang City | |
Location of Pingxiang City in Jiangxi | |
Coordinates (Anyuan District government): 27°36′54″N 113°52′15″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangxi |
Prefecture-level city | Pingxiang |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 445,403 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
The famous Maoist propaganda painting Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan is set in this location, depicting an occasion when the young Mao Zedong traveled to Anyuan to help lead a miners' strike.[1] The 1962 painting "Comrade Liu Shaoqi and the Anyuan Miners" portrays the same strike.[2]
Notes
- Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Posters Accessed January 31, 2013.
- Comrade Liu Shaoqi and the Anyuan Miners Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Posters Accessed January 31, 2013.
External links
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