Great Hall of the People is completed, and the leaders review the pictures: Everyone looks serious and serious!
This is a very rare photo taken in the Yinian Hall of Zhongnanhai, Beijing in September 1959. At that time, the Great Hall of the People had just been completed. Senior Central leaders were reviewing the relevant pictures and descriptions. The photographer seized the opportunity to record this precious moment with a camera.
At that time, the Great Hall of the People was completed that month, and everyone discussed how to name it. Some people said it was called "People's Palace", and some people said it was called "Great Hall of the Chinese People's Congress". These names were rejected. In the end, they agreed to Mao Zedong's proposal, which was called "Great Hall of the People". This photo is taken as the leaders review the pictures and descriptions of the Great Hall of the People.
In the photo, Premier Zhou Enlai was wearing reading glasses , while flipping through the documents while making explanations. He leaned forward with Mao Zedong, lowered his body and watched carefully, while listening to the Prime Minister's explanations carefully; Peng Zhen, who was between the Chairman and the Prime Minister, also stood forward, with his tall figure reaching forward, looking at the documents above the Prime Minister's shoulders; Comrade Shaoqi stood beside the Chairman, and was also watching the documents and listening to the Prime Minister's explanations.
Chen Yi Marshal was standing next to the Prime Minister, listening with his waist on his back. President Chen was abnormal and his face was full of seriousness. Comrade Xiaoping, who was standing behind Liu Shaoqi, was inconvenient at the time and was leaning on a crutch. He was also listening carefully. His hearing was not very good, but it could be seen that he listened very seriously.
