Grand entranceway of the renovated National Museum of China. Photo by Kirk Denton, Nov. 2011.
![Late-1890s French political cartoon showing China divided.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/imperialism.jpg?itok=q4xzxFET)
The “Founding of the People’s Republic” exhibit in Road to Revival. Photo by Kirk Denton, Nov. 2011.
![Mao-era modernization exhibit.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/pic%205_0.jpg?itok=evZe5nbR)
Mao-era modernization exhibit in Road to Revival. Photo by Kirk Denton, Nov. 2011.
![In the foreground, the 'For the Great Revival of the Chinese People' sculpture. In the background, the Contemporary Resplendence mural.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/pic%206_0.jpg?itok=humJ1byV)
The “For the Great Revival of the Chinese People” sculpture (foreground) and the Contemporary Resplendence mural (background) at the National Museum of China. Photo by Kirk Denton, Nov. 2011.
![Sculpture of Confucius in the outdoor courtyard of the National Museum of China.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/pic%207_0.jpg?itok=ktLj4EOh)
Sculpture of Confucius in the outdoor courtyard of the National Museum of China. Photo by Kirk Denton, Nov. 2011.
![Chinese civilians buried alive during the 1937 Nanking Massacre.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Chinese_civilians_to_be_buried_alive.jpg?itok=g7RQx228)
![Ruins of the 'Western style' Xiyanglou complex.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/800px-Oldsummerpalaceruin.jpg?itok=8-vhJ1MU)
![Policeman guarding the southern entrance of the Forbidden City in Beijing.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/640px-ForbiddenCity_MaoZedongPortrait_%28pixinn.net%29.jpg?itok=1qiji7P6)
Policeman guarding the southern entrance of the Forbidden City in Beijing, known as the Tiananmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace), dominated by a giant portrait of Mao Zedong.
!['Learn from Uncle Lu Xun’s spirit of struggle.'](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/lu.jpg?itok=Ww6GdiIU)
![Former Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/China%2C_Mao_%282%29.jpg?itok=NNDDuxOM)