China Pictorial.
Beijing. China Pictorial. 1980. Stock ID #217485 Includes issue numbers 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9. When referring to this item please quote stockid 217485.
Broken run of five issues of China Pictorial. Black and white and colour photographic illustrations throughout to accompany articles, 43 - 44pp. Pictorial wrappers, minor wear extremities and spines, else in very good condition. Text in English. 37 x 26cm.
Many articles in this incomplete set are of interest because they feature China moving on from the Cultural Revolution and the Gang of Four, and focusing instead on modernising and scientific progress. Articles on this theme include A Scientific Excursion in Tibet, Scientific Investigations in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Chinese Test Pilots, The China International Trust and Investment Corporation, New Factories and Mines, Surveying the South Pacific, Clouds and Earthquakes, and The Chinese River Dolphin.
Other topics of interest include Sixty Years on Stamp Collecting, Sun Yat-Sen's Mausoleum, and various other tourist destinations: Hainan Island, Mt Hengshan, Mt Huashan, and Dunhuang. Two articles are about important ancient artefacts, Art Treasures Unearthed in Suixian County, and another recently unearthed and hugely important treasure, the Terracotta Warriors. There is an article dedicated to the author Mao Dun, and another to the 1979 restaging of Lao She's play 'Teahouse'. The article Upturn in Chinese Cinema with portraits of film stars indicates how the purpose of cinema has changed in just a few short years.
Price: $95.00 AU