The Glory of Liu Hulan
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Liu Hulan was a young hero during the Chinese People's War of Liberation. She didn’t betray her loyalty to the Communist Party when she faced threats from their enemies. She was beheaded at the age of 15. To memorialize her, a Chinese artist created a sculpture of Liu Hulan in 1951. Part of our ‘The Art of the Party’ series.
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