dazibao, in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), prominently displayed handwritten posters containing complaints about government officials or policies. The posters typically constitute a large piece of white paper on which the author has written slogans, poems, or even longer essays in large Chinese characters with ink and brush

Dazibao have been used in China since imperial times, but became more common when literacy rates rose after the 1911 Xinhai Revolution. They have also incorporated limited-circulation newspapers, excerpted press articles, and pamphlets intended for public display.

Nov 7, 2017 · As part of the Fairbank Center’s exhibition of dazibao (大字报 “big-character posters”) and woodcuts from 1960s China, we present a four-part series on Cultural Revolution-era artworks. Denise Ho, Assistant Professor of History at Yale University, presents part 1: an introduction to dazibao and their impact on Maoist China and beyond.

Chinese “big-character posters,” or dazibao, are handwritten posters mounted on walls and published in papers or pamphlets to communicate protest or launch ideas into public discourse.

Introducing Dazibao 大字报. Fifty years ago, China entered one of the darkest phases of its modern history, the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, a period of terrible violence that scarred a generation of Chinese people.

Nov 14, 2017 · In a new exhibition at Harvard’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, curators have brought together a collection of dazibao and a small number of political woodcuts — which were intended to be seen and discarded — that organizers say is the first formal exhibition of these ephemeral works outside of China.

Sep 1, 1990 · During the past fifty years, the writing of big character posters (dazibao) has emerged as a principle form of political expression in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Dazibao have accompanied nearly every major political movement in the PRC.

Nov 14, 2017 · As part of the Fairbank Center’s exhibition of dazibao (大字报 “big-character posters”) and woodcuts from 1960s China, we present a four-part series on Cultural Revolution-era artworks. Jie Li, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University, presents part 3 on the exhibitionism of dazibao.

Nov 28, 2017 · The posters—also called dazibao—were a crucial medium to criticize and discredit individuals who were thought to oppose the revolution.

Aug 31, 2023 · dazibao (plural dazibaos or dazibao) A wall-mounted newspaper or similar, used as a form of protest, propaganda, and popular communication in China. Synonym: big-character poster