QUESTION:
China's 5,000 year-long history has seen many
rulers come and go; from the first Emperor,
Qin Shi Huangdi, in 221 BC to the modern-day
Chairman Mao Ze Dong and the reformer, Deng
Xiao Ping.
Each
has added their own pages to China's often
tumultuous history, but perhaps history will
remember the founder of the modern-day People's
Republic of China, Chairman Mao Ze Dong, as
being the one who was able to bring China
to its rightful place in the world.
When
did Chairman Mao Ze Dong stand at the Gate
of Heavenly Peace and proclaim the founding
of the People's Republic of China?
A.
December 26, 1893
B. July 1, 1949
C. October 1, 1949
D. January 1, 1949
ANSWERS:
C is correct! The People's Republic
of China was founded on October 1, 1949 by
Chairman Mao Ze Dong from the Gate of Heavenly
Peace, overlooking Tiananmen Square. Today
a massive portrait hangs allowing Mao to watch
over the republic that he founded.
