Chairman Mao Received Foreign Guests Wearing Patch Pants, Fashionable?

President Mao Zedong is the soul of new China's diplomacy.

Chairman Mao's clothing

On August 24, 1954, Chairman Mao met with the leader and former Prime Minister Attlee of the labour party.

Chairman Mao's Chinese tunic collar is low and sharp, long and long. This is designed by the red dot clothing store specializing in making costumes for central leaders. According to Chairman Mao's figure and temperament, Chairman Mao was very satisfied when he put on his clothes and was later called Mao's clothing.

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Chairman Mao's shoes

Chairman Mao likes to be free and meets with foreign guests. He is disgusted with some rules and regulations.

For example, Western concierge habits, in major ceremonial activities, should be dressed in black clothing and wear black, thin, hard bottom leather shoes.

In the early 50s of last century, the Central People's government was preparing to make Chairman Mao a pair of black hard bottomed leather shoes, which was rejected by the chairman.

He said with interest, is the foreign guest going to see me, Mao Zedong, or to see my leather shoes?

In 1956, Chairman Mao met with Indonesia President Sukarno at the hall of diligent government in Zhongnanhai. Luo Ruiqing saw him wearing a pair of thick brown shoes and said, "madam, you'd better change a black one."

"Why?" "according to international practice..."

The chairman interrupted Luo Ruiqing, saying, "we Chinese must be dressed according to the Chinese custom."

Chairman Mao usually wears cloth shoes and slippers at home, and does not wear leather shoes even in foreign affairs in his later years.

In February 1972, when he met with us president Nixon, Mao Zedong wore round cloth shoes.

Chairman Mao's guests

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Chairman Mao meets with foreign guests, usually do not inform the meeting time and place beforehand.

He often works at night and rests during the day, so he seldom arranges for activities during the day.

Mao Zedong usually meets with foreign guests in his study. Sometimes he can swim in the swimming pool and talk with guests, such as meeting Soviet leader Khrushchev.

In the seating arrangement, the concierge rules are left and right, but Chairman Mao is how to sit on the right side of the guest. He often sits on the right side of the guest, while the guest is on the left (main theme), for example, in February 1972, he met with President Nixon and his party in his study.

Chairman Mao's hand kissing ceremony

People should not be mistaken for Chairman Mao's ignorance of diplomatic etiquette. He knows not only, but also the Western hand kissing ceremony which is rarely seen in China.

On September 1974, Mrs. Marcos, former president of Philippines, visited China to prepare for her husband's visit.

Chairman Mao was not in Beijing, and set the meeting place in Changsha, Hunan.

During the greeting, Chairman Mao touched Mrs. Marcos's hand kissing ceremony, which touched the lady.