He was the first Chairman of People's Republic of China.

　　He was the main founder and leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Republic of China.

　　He led the Chinese people in liberating themselves.

　　His name is Mao Zedong.

　　File photo of Mao Zedong. [Photo: baike.baidu.com]

　　A Communist Revolutionary

　　File photo of Mao Zedong in his youth. [Photo: hzrb.com.cn]

　　Mao was born into a peasant family in central China's Hunan Province in 1893.

　　He co-founded the revolutionary Society of the New Masses before graduating from the Hunan First Teachers College in 1914.

　　During the influential May 4th Movement in 1919, Mao became a follower of Marxism.

　　In 1921, he attended the First National Congress of the CPC and rose to the leading position of the Party in 1923.

　　During the following years of WWII and the Chinese civil war, he combined Marxism with China's practical conditions, blazing a new trail for the Chinese people to achieve independence.

　　A Strategist

　　Mao Zedong was a master in military strategies both in theory and in practice.

　　He led the Red Army in finishing the Long March, collaborated with the Kuomintang in fighting against the Japanese invasion during the WWII and ended the Chinese civil war. Famous battles such as Crossing of the Luding Bridge, Battle in Wuqi Town and the three times in breaking the encircling of the Kuomintang troops fully demonstrated his military leadership.

　　File photo of a picture depicting the scene of the Crossing of the Luding Bridge. [Photo: Xinhua]

　　His works on military theories are prolific, including the renowned "Why is it That Red Political Power Can Exist in China?" "On Protracted War", "Concentrate a Superior Force to Destroy the Enemy Forces One by One" and "Carry the Revolution Through to the End."

　　A Poet

　　Besides being a great political and military leader, Mao also was a talented poet.

　　His poems, such as "Changsha," "Snow," "Ode to the Plum Blossom" and "Lushan Pass," are of high literary value and are cherished by the Chinese people.

　　File photo of a collection of Mao Zedong's poems in both Chinese and English. [Photo: globalpeople.com.cn]

　　Memorial

　　A memorial of Mao Zedong has been established in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to commemorate his immense contributions to China.

　　A photo shows the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. [Photo: Xinhua]

　　In the Hall of Mourning in the Memorial lies Mao's body in his usual gray suit in a crystal casket.

　　The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall attracts large numbers of visitors across China and the world.