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 Zedong and the reformer,
Deng Xiaoping.
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
Zedong, 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 Zedong from the Gate of
Heavenly Peace, overlooking Tiananmen Square.
Today a massive portrait hangs allowing
Mao to watch over the republic that he founded.
