到第16届奥林匹克运动会去! Dao di 16 jie Aolinpike yun dong hui qu!

Title	到第16届奥林匹克运动会去! Dao di 16 jie Aolinpike yun dong hui qu!
Subject	Olympics Melbourne (Vic.) Sports stories Pictures Chinese language
Category	5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Current holder	National Library of Australia
Date	January 1, 1956
Link	https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3099631699 https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7755303
Item number	7755303
Access rights	Digitised
Rights	In Copyright
Country of origin	China
Language	Chinese
Description from source	Full title: Dao di 16 jie Aolinpike yun dong hui qu! = [Go and attend the XVI Olympic Games!] / Zhongguo can jia di 16 jie Aolinpike yun dong hui chou bei wei yuan hui zhi. 到第16届奥林匹克运动会去! = [Go and attend the XVI Olympic Games! ] / 中國參加第16屆奧林匹克运动会籌備委員会制. 1 poster : colour ; 76.2 x 53.3 cm. A rare Chinese 1956 Melbourne Olympics poster printed in colour issued by the Chinese Preparatory Committee for Participation in the XVI Olympic Games. The poster depicts gold statue-like figures of a male and a female Chinese athletes marching forward with calm resolute expressions on their faces. The young male athlete holds the Chinese national flag to his right. Symbols of the Olympic Games and the Australia, the host country are highlighted in the left section of the poster. A map of Australia, the Olympic torch indicating Melbourne and above this the Olympic Rings completes the picture. 7 smaller figures of athletes. English title devised by cataloguer.
Physical format	Posters
Abstract	The PRC did not participate in the Melbourne Olympics because the ROC was participating. After 1960 the ROC was designated as "Formosa" and then "Chinese Taipei".
Related resources	https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3099656910/view