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Rare photo of bespectacled Mao shown in Wuhan   

武汉展出毛泽东首张眼镜照 披露晚年曾患眼疾(图)

为纪念毛主席诞辰120周年,东湖宾馆对外展出毛主席在武汉留下的400余幅珍贵照片,有长沙游客发现一张毛主席戴眼镜的罕见珍贵照片。[查看全文]
2013-11-22 15:49 Ecns.cn Web Editor: Yao Lan
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(ECNS) -- A rare picture of New China's founding father Chairman Mao Zedong wearing glasses is on display at an exhibit in Wuhan, Hubei province, to mark the 120th anniversary of Chairman Mao's birthday.

In the picture, a smiling Mao is wearing black-framed glasses and watching a show. It's the only photo of Mao wearing glasses shown to the public so far.

Mao suffered from cataract in his twilight years. The picture was shot while Mao was watching a Cantonese opera at Donghu Hotel in Wuhan after his first cataract surgery.

The exhibit at Donghu Hotel, a former residence of Mao, features over 400 photos of Mao during his stay in Wuhan.

Most of the pictures are contributed by the Party History Research Center of the CPC Central Committee, the Party Literature Research Center of the CPC Central Committee, and photographers who once accompanied Mao.

A total of 100 pictures in the show are being seen by the public for the first time.

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