The images that resulted from the violence of that week are certainly lasting forever as well. Testimony to resilience and patriotism in the face of overwhelming odds. Especially the picture of one man in Tiananmen Square, armed with nothing more than his shopping, staring at a row of tanks — holding the might of the largest military on Earth at bay. A terrifyingly humble hero who people have a lot of misinformation about. Tank Man may be globally famous, but many people don't know what exactly it was he did, or what happened to him.
søndag 18. april 2021
THE UNTOLD TRUTH OF TANK MAN FROM THE TIANANMEN SQUARE PROTESTS
In mid-1989, China was swept by protests. For almost two months, student-led, pro-democracy, and anti-corruption demonstrators had occupied Tiananmen Square in Beijing. At the end of May, the army was mobilized, and on June 4, they were given orders to clear out the protesters. "The Tiananmen Square Massacre," says Time, "changed China forever."
The images that resulted from the violence of that week are certainly lasting forever as well. Testimony to resilience and patriotism in the face of overwhelming odds. Especially the picture of one man in Tiananmen Square, armed with nothing more than his shopping, staring at a row of tanks — holding the might of the largest military on Earth at bay. A terrifyingly humble hero who people have a lot of misinformation about. Tank Man may be globally famous, but many people don't know what exactly it was he did, or what happened to him.
The images that resulted from the violence of that week are certainly lasting forever as well. Testimony to resilience and patriotism in the face of overwhelming odds. Especially the picture of one man in Tiananmen Square, armed with nothing more than his shopping, staring at a row of tanks — holding the might of the largest military on Earth at bay. A terrifyingly humble hero who people have a lot of misinformation about. Tank Man may be globally famous, but many people don't know what exactly it was he did, or what happened to him.
