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Canada holds a trade exhibition in Beijing in 1972
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Buying fruit at Wangfujing for National Day in 1959
This picture clearly shows the unequal distribution of food resources during the Great Leap Forward. Source
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China’s first TV station begins broadcasting in 1958
The first TV station was 北京电视台, which later became the CCTV. It started airing programs on September 2, 1958, and it broadcast programs to the Beijing area. Source
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Children play fish for a bottle in 1951
动人民文化宫 Beijing Library Zhongshan Park The photos were taken in Beijing on Children's Day. Source
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The first shipment of Coca Cola to post-Mao China in 1979
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A collection: China’s military parade for national day in 1953
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Party leaders celebrate May Day in 1974
The photos includes 张春桥（左起）、纪登奎、苏振华、李富春、聂荣臻、周建人. It was taken at the Working People's Palace of Culture (i.e. the Imperial Ancestral Hall). Source
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The reopening of the Beijing Catholic Church in 1985
The church was closed for 27 years. Source
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A hutong wedding in 1973
The address is 东四十四条75号. Source
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Jiang Qing speaks at Beijing University in 1966
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Everyday Life in Mao's China 