Plainly dressed, the hat is weird, and it is very down-to-earth.
In this photo taken in March 1942 in Yan'an, northern Shaanxi, we can see ***'s simple and down-to-earth dress. He was dressed in crumpled clothes, and it seemed that he was still wearing a big cotton jacket and big cotton pants, and the cloth shoes on his feet were covered with dust, and the hat he wore on his head was even more unique, neither like the military hat of the Eighth Route Army nor the military hat of the Red Army, the hat was soft and collapsed, and there was a point on it, a bit like a felt hat in the south.
Although his dress is dirty, this is exactly the embodiment of his deep penetration among the masses and his close ties with the masses. At this time, he was giving lessons to senior cadres in Yan'an, and his words and deeds had a profound impact on the course of Chinese history.
This copy describes the chairman of *** dressed modestly, but full of confidence and sunshine, able to reach out to the masses and get the support of the people. He advocated rustic beauty, believing that it was a way to win the support of the people, and that only by following the local customs and mingling with the people could victory be achieved.
It was with this rustic image and popular speech that the chairman led the People's Liberation Army to defeat the Kuomintang reactionaries and seize power throughout the country.