{"id":436,"date":"2014-06-06T14:37:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T14:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/webteam\/?p=436"},"modified":"2014-07-13T12:09:46","modified_gmt":"2014-07-13T12:09:46","slug":"extraordinary-posters-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/2014\/06\/06\/extraordinary-posters-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Extraordinary poster art of China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last two weeks I&#8217;ve been working on a mini-site for the Confucius Institute showcasing the <a title=\"Confucius Institute\" href=\"http:\/\/www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk\/posters\/\" target=\"_blank\">exhibition on propoganda poster art of China<\/a> they are hosting at Adam House.<\/p>\n<p><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview\n\t ngg-ajax-pagination-none\t\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-14b8b6b04c0c2a088dbffd6083af5739-1\"\n\tdata-nextgen-gallery-id=\"1\"\n\tdata-gallery-id=\"1\"\n\t\tdata-gallery-name=\"poster art of modern china\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/2014\/06\/06\/extraordinary-posters-china\/nggallery\/slideshow'>[Show slideshow]<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_2.jpg?t=1423313202\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming and his wife in front of a poster depicting the challenges of science.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_2.jpg?t=1423313202\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_2.jpg?t=1423313202\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming with his wife\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming and his wife in front of a poster depicting the challenges of science.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"14b8b6b04c0c2a088dbffd6083af5739\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming with his wife\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming with his wife\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_2.jpg?t=1423313202\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_5.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Yang Pei-Ming discusses the political and cultural background behind the posters. The image promotes Chinese \r\nsolidarity with revolutionary groups from around the world.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_5.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_5.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_5.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming discussing the exhibition\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Yang Pei-Ming discusses the political and cultural background behind the posters. The image promotes Chinese \r\nsolidarity with revolutionary groups from around the world.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"14b8b6b04c0c2a088dbffd6083af5739\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming discussing the exhibition\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming discussing the exhibition\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_5.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_7.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Different eras, different styles: a decorative &#039;Calendar Girl&#039; from the Twenties contrasts with the\r\nstark image of Chiang Kai-shek from 1940.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_7.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_7.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"7\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_7.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Images of a &#039;Calendar Girl&#039; (1920s) and Chiang Kai-shek (1940)\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Different eras, different styles: a decorative &#039;Calendar Girl&#039; from the Twenties contrasts with the\r\nstark image of Chiang Kai-shek from 1940.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"14b8b6b04c0c2a088dbffd6083af5739\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Images of a &#039;Calendar Girl&#039; (1920s) and Chiang Kai-shek (1940)\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Images of a &#039;Calendar Girl&#039; (1920s) and Chiang Kai-shek (1940)\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_7.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_8.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Posters from the &#039;Great Leap Forward&#039; period (1958-61) extoll the benefits of communal life; images of abundance and bumper harvests  were at odds with the economic realities of the time.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_8.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_8.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"8\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_8.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Posters from the &#039;Great Leap Forward&#039; period (1958-61)\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Posters from the &#039;Great Leap Forward&#039; period (1958-61) extoll the benefits of communal life; images of abundance and bumper harvests  were at odds with the economic realities of the time.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"14b8b6b04c0c2a088dbffd6083af5739\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Posters from the &#039;Great Leap Forward&#039; period (1958-61)\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Posters from the &#039;Great Leap Forward&#039; period (1958-61)\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_8.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_9.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_9.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_9.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"9\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_9.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_9\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"14b8b6b04c0c2a088dbffd6083af5739\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_9\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_9\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_9.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_12.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"During the Republican Period of 1913-49, Shanghai was a main centre for the production of mass media poster art.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_12.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_12.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_12.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Shanghai poster art from 1913-49\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"During the Republican Period of 1913-49, Shanghai was a main centre for the production of mass media poster art.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"14b8b6b04c0c2a088dbffd6083af5739\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Shanghai poster art from 1913-49\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Shanghai poster art from 1913-49\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_12.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_13.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"The exhibition features 133 posters, spread over the top two floors of Adam House.  It runs until 12 July, admission is free.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_13.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_13.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_13.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"The exhibition features 133 posters\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"The exhibition features 133 posters, spread over the top two floors of Adam House.  It runs until 12 July, admission is free.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_13\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"14b8b6b04c0c2a088dbffd6083af5739\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"The exhibition features 133 posters\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"The exhibition features 133 posters\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1000_13.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-7\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"14b8b6b04c0c2a088dbffd6083af5739\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"PPAC director Yang Pei-Ming\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/8\/files\/poster-art-of-modern-china\/thumbs\/thumbs_confucius-ppac-posters-yang-pei-ming_1.jpg?t=1405252685\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"90\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, which features 133 posters dating from 1913, is just a small sample of the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Collection, which has over 5000 examples of these rare artefacts. The styles and subjects give a fascinating insight into the cultural and political shifts in China through the twentieth century.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_487\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/webteam\/files\/posters_red-women-army-1971_660_@2x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-487\" class=\"size-full wp-image-487\" alt=\"Details from 'Model Opera: Red Army Women', 1971\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/webteam\/files\/posters_red-women-army-1971_660_@2x.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/files\/posters_red-women-army-1971_660_@2x.jpg 660w, http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/files\/posters_red-women-army-1971_660_@2x-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/files\/posters_red-women-army-1971_660_@2x-600x436.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/files\/posters_red-women-army-1971_660_@2x-412x300.jpg 412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Details from &#8216;Model Opera: Red Army Women&#8217;, 1971<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Having such a wealth of visually interesting and colourful material made building the website a lot of fun. Using a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk\/posters\/timeline\/#7\">timeline<\/a> plugin allowed me to place poster images in context alongside text explaining the shifts in styles and messages used in the artwork. Text from the exhibition catalogue is illustrated with some of the fascinating background details from the posters.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition runs from 6 June &#8211; 12 July at Adam House, Chambers Street. Full details of of opening times and times of guided tours are available on the exhibition website:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Confucius Institute\" href=\"http:\/\/www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk\/posters\/\">Poster Art of Modern China website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shanghaipropagandaart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center (PPAC)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last two weeks I&#8217;ve been working on a mini-site for the Confucius Institute showcasing the exhibition on propoganda poster art of China they are hosting at Adam House. [Show slideshow] The exhibition, which features 133 posters dating from &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk\/digital-innovation\/2014\/06\/06\/extraordinary-posters-china\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-wordpress"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Poster art of China<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A new website for the Confucius Institute 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