1966年8月,以“破四旧”为名,清华大学的标志性建筑“二校门”被拆毁。1967年初,清华大学美术教研组副主任程国英提出了一个主张:“二校门”被拆后,显得空空荡荡,是否可以在那里立一座毛主席塑像?这一想法立刻得到了当时实际控制学校的红卫兵组织“井冈山兵团”(简称“团派”)的支持。雕像筹备组很快成立起来,包括美术教研组教研室主任、雕塑家宋泊,青 In August 1966, in order to “break the old four”, the landmark building of Tsinghua University was demolished. At the beginning of 1967, Cheng Guoying, deputy director of the art teaching and research group at Tsinghua University, put forward one idea: “After the demolition of the” two school gate “, it appeared empty and could there be a statue of Chairman Mao there? This idea was immediately obtained from the then actual control school Red Guards ”Jinggangshan Corps “ (abbreviation ”Mission sent ") support. The statue preparation group soon set up, including art teaching and research group director, sculptor Song Bo, green