[COLLECTION OF 36 CHINESE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS].

Old Photos from the News [新闻老照片]

No Place of Publication. No publication details in English. (Circa 1990). Stock ID #215702

Collection of 36 colour and black and white photographs printed on glossy paper. Each is captioned with explanation of the significant event pictured and most have dates. The first photogaph has two light diagonal creases but all are in very good condition. 19 x 26cm. Text in simplified Chinese characters.

These photographs were taken between 1921 and 1990 and depict a careful selection of significant news events of the time; conferences, meetings between Chinese statesmen and world leaders, military and political campaigns, and markers of technological and economic progress. Included are a mix of popular and less well-known images from the Communist Party's history, concluding with the 7th Plenary Session of the Party's 13th Central Committee in December 1990, at which the 8th Five-Year Plan was adopted.

A common theme throughout the set is the recurring presence of Deng Xiaoping through the years, ostensibly to highlight his dedication to the Party. His presence starts with his activities as a guerrilla in the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, his leading role at the Party's 8th Congress in 1956 and the Seven Thousand Cadres Conference in 1962, his launching of the Reform and Opening Up policy in 1978, and meeting with Margaret Thatcher in 1984 to discuss the handover of Hong Kong.

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Price: $750.00 AU

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