AN Illustrated History of the Communist Party of China-china.org.cn

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.

In accordance with the concept of �one country, two systems�, the Hong Kong issue was finally solved, with China resuming sovereignty over Hong Kong from July 1, 1997. On December 19, 1984, China and Britain signed a joint declaration on the question of Hong Kong in Beijing.