A vivid account of how Cold War security tensions became woven into the politics, economy, and everyday life of Mao's China.
Women washing clothes in Yunnan in 1940s
These are likely to be wives of officers, billeted to live in the village, rather than women who grew up in the village. They also might be prostitutes, following the troops. Source
Sun Yat-sen celebrates Yuan Shikai’s abdication in 1916
前排左起:1田中昂女儿、2廖梦醒、3田中昂夫人、4宋庆龄、5孙中山(孙中山前坐者为廖承志)、6何香凝、7萱野长知夫人、8不详;后排左起:1不详、2廖仲恺、3胡汉民、4不详、5不详、6戴季陶、7田中昂。田中昂手持白布屏条,题为“帝政取消一笑会”,旁注“广东独立后三日”。 Source
Meng Qingshu, Wang Ming, and their sons in Moscow in the 1950s
王明与妻子孟庆树、长子王丹芝、次子王丹丁在莫斯科合影 Source
