The monument was erected by students from the Art Academy, who worked for two years on the project. They were supervised by a committee of peasants and workers. It was inaugurated on October 1, 1970, during the 21st anniversary celebrations of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The statue of Chairman Mao is tall, and the base another tall. The phrase "Long Live the Victory of
Mao Zedong Thought" was carved on the front of the base. Most of the surrounding characters originally carried
Little Red Books, but most of these have been removed. The first group represents soldiers and civilians, propagating the appeal of the
9th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party ("Unite to win still greater victories"). The group of statues at back of the base is titled "Party Building", and seeks to display the early phase of the Communist Party. The three groups on the left ("A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire", "Long Live the People's War" and "Carry the Revolution to the End") illustrate struggles during the
Chinese Civil War. The remaining three groups ("Socialism is Good", "Long Live the Three Red Banners" and "Carry the
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Through to the End") on the right side of the base illustrate the phase of socialist revolution. ==References==