Heroism put in the frame China Daily | Updated: 2021-03-11 07:38 Share CLOSE Birth of New China by Tang Yongli, a collection of National Art Museum. [Photo provided to China Daily] Red Classic, a term defining artwork that portrays the country's Communist accomplishments, constitutes an important part of modern Chinese art. Signature works of the genre are in museum collections around the country, such as The Inauguration of New China (Kaiguo Dadian), an oil work by Dong Xiwen; Thousands of Hills in a Crimsoned View, a Mao Zedong poem-inspired, colored ink landscape by Li Keran and Dujiang Campaign, a relief sculpture by Liu Kaiqu. Some are on long-term display.