Header Ads

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Color Red Takes on New Meanings in Modern China | Redux

Color Red Takes on New Meanings in Modern China

Great Wall of China, Mutianyu Section
Great Wall of China, Mutianyu Section by Francisco Diez
License (according to Flickr): Attribution License
Excerpt:

Newlyweds and children are presented with gift money tucked inside red packets, brides traditionally wear red gowns at their weddings, and celebratory fireworks always come wrapped in red paper. In this Nov. 12, 2012 photo, a Chinese... View Full Caption That made the color a perfect fit for the Communist movement. Its red army and a sea of red flags and banners came to characterize both cities and countryside following the success of the 1949 revolution. However, in the more than three decades since the death of revolutionary leader Mao Zedong and the jettisoning of orthodox Marxism, red has taken on different meanings and contexts, some ancient, some very modern, finding its way into home furnishings, luxury items, clothing, and leisure goods, as well as the restored vestiges of Beijing's imperial heritage.

People:

Mao Zedong

Overall Sentiment: -0.0695033

Relevance: 0.813196

Disambiguation: Politician | President | MilitaryCommander | OperaCharacterReferences:

Additional Info:

City: Beijing

Overall Sentiment: 1

Relevance: 0.5377

Webpage Tags
Posted by at
Labels: , , , ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)