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title: '''Closely unite around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core'' billboard, Zhaoshan, Xiangtan'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/xi-core-party-central-billboard-xiangtan-2021/
description: A large red roadside billboard at the foot of Mount Zhao in Xiangtan, Hunan, carries a three-line slogan in white characters calling on viewers to…
section: Collection
---

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# 'Closely unite around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core' billboard, Zhaoshan, Xiangtan

A large red roadside billboard at the foot of Mount Zhao in Xiangtan, Hunan, carries a three-line slogan in white characters calling on viewers to 'closely unite around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core' and to win new victories in building a modern socialist country. A hammer-and-sickle emblem sits at the lower right.

## Text on the object

Original (Chinese (Simplified)) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
紧密团结在以习近平同志为
核心的党中央周围，夺取全面建
设社会主义现代化国家新胜利！

湘潭昭山风景名胜区服务中心 宣
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Closely unite around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, and strive for new victories in comprehensively building a modern socialist country!

Xiangtan Zhaoshan Scenic Area Service Centre [last character, 宣, as printed]
```

Read from a 960 px rendition. Line breaks follow the sign. Blurred areas are omitted. The last character of the signature line is cut by the sign's edge. Translation is a machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader.

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