These photos were taken by a journalist from East Germany. Source
A collection: Going to a circus in Beijing in 1959
A bike building competition in 1959
1959年7月8日，北京市财贸职工业务技术表演大会在中山公园音乐堂开幕。宣武区大栅栏自行车商店职工刘继先（左）和崇文门前门大街自行车商店职工刘国义，在会上表演安装自行车，他俩都是选拔出的技术能手。刘国义只用了5分41秒就装成一辆自行车。新华社稿 Source
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A Tianjin trading coop in 1956
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Guangzhou Train Station in 1976
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A parade to celebrate’s Shanghai liberation in 1949
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A collection: Daily life in Inner Mongolia in 1965
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Rich peasants families are awarded a bicycle as a reward in 1982
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Caoyang New Village, Shanghai, 1952
Everyday Life in Mao's China 