A translation of Manifesto of the Communist
Party was published in Shanghai.
Eighth Route Army soldiers celebrating victory
on the Great Wall.
Mao Zedong went to Chongqing to talk with
the Kuomintang government.
Private handicraftsmen turned to the socialist
path by way of cooperatives.
Workers of the Daqing Oilfield at work.
A village-level organization signing a contract
with peasants.
On January 31, 1949, the People’s Liberation Army entered Peiping amidst the cheers of the masses. Shown here are artillery troops marching down Qianmen Street.