This was the height of the cultural revolution. Chairman mao s favorite food was hong shao rou braised cubes of pork belly glazed with caramelized sugar and shaoxing rice wine. Mao Zedong Aka Chairman Mao 毛泽东 By 朱自尊 Caricature Mao was one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the 20th century in china and abroad. Chairman mao . Quotations from chairman mao tse tung simplified chinese. 101 quotes from mao zedong. The province of hunan where chairman mao was born standardized the dish to honor the hometown hero decreeing that the dish can only be made with rare pigs. According to the authoritative black book of communism an estimated 65 million chinese died as a result of mao s repeated merciless attempts to create a new. Read a biography about the life of mao zedong the chinese communist leader responsible for the disastrous policies including the great leap forward and the cultural revolution. It cannot be so refined so leisurely and gentle so temp