From The People's Pictorial
Reading Outside, 1972
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The Jinggangshan Museum, Gu Yuan, 1977
井冈山博物馆， 古元， 1977
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Teaching Kids that Political Power Grows out of the Barrel of a Gun, China 1970
Yes, this apparently was a topic taught in schools.
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Bridgehead, Pang Jun, Tianjin 1979
庞均, 桥头， 1979
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Parking in Front of the Great Hall of the People, Beijing 1979
The main vehicle in this picture is the Shanghai sedan (上海牌), which is modeled after a Mercedes-Benz 220S. The Shanghai Motor Corporation started work on this model during the Great Leap Forward in 1958. With production put on hold in the early 60s, the first cars only began to come off the line in 1965. Like... Continue Reading →
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A Restaurant, Guangzhou 1978
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Studying Up on Electrics After Work at the Coal Mine, Yongning County, Ningxia 1974
庄梦雄, 下班之后， 1974 （木刻） This wood engraving is by a Hangzhou youth sent to work in a coal mine in Ningxia province. The engraving depicts a fellow worker at the mine, who like other sent-down youth tried to keep up on their university studies after work.
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Everyday Life in Mao's China 