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  • Zhang Yaxin: Photographing Chairman Mao’s Model Operas

    Zhang Yaxin: Photographing Chairman Mao’s Model Operas

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2013/06/17/zhang-yaxin-photographing-chairman-maos-model-operas/#1 In 1967, Zhang Yaxin was 34 and working as a photojournalist at China’s state-controlled Xinhua News Agency when he was assigned to a top-secret government project. He was to be the official photographer of a new arts program led by Chairman…