Working in the Fields at a People’s Commune in Shanghai, 1980

On the left is a bunker built by Chiang Kaishek's army.

March 27, 2015

March 23, 2015

Sent Down Youth Militias Go to War Against Vietnam, 1977-1980

These photos show sent down youth militias preparing for war in Yunnan, fighting in Vietnam, and patrolling the border after the conflict has ended.

March 19, 2015

Jiang Jingguo, His Wife, and His Son, Ganzhou Jiangxi, probably 1942

I will write later about this photo, but for now here is Jiang Jingguo and his family in Jiangxi.

March 15, 2015

March 9, 2015

February 28, 2015

Mao and His Chinese Locusts During the Korean War, Time Magazine, December 11, 1950

Time Magazine portraying Chinese as locusts during the Korean War. It is worth keeping in mind that this is shortly after Chinese and North Korean forces nearly pushed the U.S. military and its South Korean allies off the Korean peninsula. Meanwhile, Chinese media has a rather matronly Mao-like figure telling people to work hard, so that China has... Continue Reading →