Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong (i/ˈm zəˈdʊŋ, dzə-/), also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao (December 26, 1893  September 9, 1976), was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. His Marxist–Leninist theories, military strategies, and political policies are collectively known as Marxism–Leninism–Maoism or Mao Zedong Thought.

Born the son of a wealthy farmer in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao adopted a Chinese nationalist and anti-imperialist outlook in early life, particularly influenced by the events of the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 and May Fourth Movement of 1919. Mao converted to Marxism–Leninism while working at Peking University and became a founding member of the Communist Party of China (CPC), leading the Autumn Harvest Uprising in 1927. During the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang (KMT) and the CPC, Mao helped to found the Red Army, led the Jiangxi Soviet's radical land policies and ultimately became head of the CPC during the Long March. Although the CPC temporarily allied with the KMT under the United Front during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–45), after Japan's defeat China's civil war resumed and in 1949 Mao's forces defeated the Nationalists who withdrew to Taiwan.

Mao Zedong (TV series)

Mao Zedong (simplified Chinese: 毛泽东; traditional Chinese: 毛澤東; pinyin: Máo Zédōng) is a 2013 Chinese epic biographical television series which dramatises the life of Mao Zedong, the father of the People's Republic of China. it was directed by Gao Xixi, and starring Tang Guoqiang, Liu Jing, Guo Lianwen, and Wang Wufu. The television series is released in 2013 to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of Mao Zedong.

Cast

Communist Party leaders

  • Hou Jingjian as Younger Mao Zedong.
  • Tang Guoqiang as Mao Zedong.
  • Liu Congdan as Yang Kaihui, Mao's first wife.
  • Liu Jing as Zhou Enlai.
  • Xia Dejun as Younger Zhou Enlai.
  • Wang Wufu as Zhu De.
  • Ren Shan as Younger Zhu De.
  • Guo Lianwen as Liu Shaoqi.
  • Zong Liqun as Peng Dehuai.
  • Sun Hongtao as Zhang Wentian.
  • Wang Yanan as Ye Ting.
  • Wang Biqi as He Zizhen, Mao's second wife.
  • Shao Feng as Wang Jiaxiang.
  • Fan Ying as Mao Anying, Mao's elder son.
  • Sun Jia as Jiang Qing, Mao's third wife.
  • You Liping as Lin Biao.
  • Wang Jian as Ren Bishi.
  • Zhao Liqiang as Xi Zhongxun.
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