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From Librarian to Revolutionary: The Rise of Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong, known as a founder of modern China, began his career as a humble library assistant at Peking University.

BBC News বাংলা · 9 September 2026, 9:30 AM

Mao Zedong is widely regarded as one of the architects of modern China. However, his early life was far from the corridors of power, as he once worked as a simple library assistant at Peking University. Remarkably, within just three decades, the Communist forces led by Mao rose to govern the entirety of China.