 myself on Tiananmen Square” 

During the 60s and 70s, as most people in China did not have access to radio information, news and government propaganda were disseminated by village big character posters loudspeakers and political posters.Emerging from this period as a young man, Guo Jian joined the PLA to escape from his country town, find his independence, and serve his country.Already an aspiring artist, he hoped to join the PLA and study at one of the army’s art colleges.