中南海,在千千万万个普通的中国百姓心中,始终是一个可望而不可即的神秘之地。1950年,一个短小精悍的东北小伙有幸走进了中南海。之后,《毛主席和周总理在一起》、《毛主席在庐山》、《毛主席打乒乓球》、《毛主席和孩子们》、《毛主席在武汉蛇山与小商贩谈话》等一张张真实生动的照片,先后相继问世;一个个发生在红墙内的故事随之传向民间,传向世界。人们对历史、对领袖的感知也因此而越加亲近,越加真实。这位用照相机记录中南海历史画面的摄影师,便是在毛泽东身边当了整整12年的摄影记者、曾经多次获得国际大奖的著名摄影艺术家——吕厚民。 Zhongnanhai, in the minds of thousands of ordinary Chinese people, is always an uncanny mysterious place. In 1950, a daring northeast guy fortunate enough to walk into Zhongnanhai. After that, “Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou together,” “Chairman Mao at Mount Lushan,” “Chairman Mao’s playing table tennis,” “Chairman Mao and his children,” and “Chairman Mao’s talk with small traders at Snake Hill in Wuhan” The vivid pictures have been published one after another. The stories that occurred in the red walls were then transmitted to the people and to the world. As a result, people’s perception of history and leadership has become more and more close and realistic. The photographer who recorded the historical pictures of Zhongnanhai with a camera was a well-known photographic artist who had been a film photographer for 12 years while Mao Zedong was on his side, and a famous photography artist who won numerous international awards for many years.