dazibao, in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), prominently displayed handwritten posters containing complaints about government officials or policies. The posters typically constitute a large piece of white paper on which the author has written slogans, poems, or even longer essays in large Chinese characters with ink and brush.

Dazibao have been used in China since imperial times, but became more common when literacy rates rose after the 1911 Xinhai Revolution. They have also incorporated limited-circulation newspapers, excerpted press articles, and pamphlets intended for public display.

Nov 7, 2017 · As part of the Fairbank Center’s exhibition of dazibao (大字报 “big-character posters”) and woodcuts from 1960s China, we present a four-part series on Cultural Revolution-era artworks.

During the Cultural Revolution “big character posters” (dazibao 大字报), were large, hand-written signs pasted on walls throughout China. Their content criticized local officials, colleagues, teachers, bosses, co-workers, former friends—virtually no one was exempt—for a wide-range of supposed political transgressions in what often ...

Nov 14, 2017 · In a new exhibition at Harvard’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, curators have brought together a collection of dazibao and a small number of political woodcuts — which were intended to be seen and discarded — that organizers say is the first formal exhibition of these ephemeral works outside of China.

Le dazibao (chinois traditionnel 大字報, chinois simplifié 大字报, pinyin dàzìbào, littéralement « journal à grands caractères ») en Chine est une affiche rédigée par un simple citoyen, traitant d'un sujet politique ou moral, et placardée pour être lue par le public.

Chinese “big-character posters,” or dazibao, are handwritten posters mounted on walls and published in papers or pamphlets to communicate protest or launch ideas into public discourse.

Nov 14, 2017 · The exhibition, “Red and Black Revolution: Dazibao and Woodcuts from 1960s China” is on display at Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies from November 9 -30, 2017.

Sep 1, 1990 · During the past fifty years, the writing of big character posters (dazibao) has emerged as a principle form of political expression in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Dazibao have accompanied nearly every major political movement in the PRC.

'Red & Black Revolution: Dazibao and Woodcuts from 1960s China' Fairbank Center Panel Discussion, 9 November 2017 (https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/exhibition-opening-and-panel-discussion-black-and-red-revolution-dazibao-and-woodcuts-from-1960s-china/).