Read China through pictures recording a history of 100 years.
More than 400 historical photos.
To understand China's past, present and future.
About Author
Wang Xu was born in 1982 in Beijing. He graduated with a Ph.D from the School of History of Beijing Normal University. He is now a lecturer at the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC. He is engaged in the study of modern Chinese history and Chinese social history in the 20th century. He has published several academic papers in domestic journals and been involved in major research programs sponsored by the National Social Science Fund. His works include the Life of the Descendents of Chiang Kai-shek (under the pseudonym Yu Xi).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
A Difficult Start (1911-1927)/1
A Difficult Start /2
Changes in Clothing Fashions /6
Agriculture, Commerce and Daily Life /12
Chanaes in Family Life /13
Transportation /16
Urban Transformation /24
New Culture 30
Artistic Revival /34
Chapter 2
Years of Crisis (1928-1949)/37
Economic Development/38
Urban Landscape /46
Lifestyle /58
National Education /64
Films and Operas /70
Anti-Japanese War/77
Economic Hardships /84
Liberation of the Farmers /86
Chapter 3
A New World (1950-1965)/89
Transportation/90
Industry/94
Society /96
Urban Landscape /100
Lifestyle /106
Education /134
Culture /138
Chapter 4
Freeze-Frame of a Symbolic Era(1966-1976)/147
A Fiery Era/148
Chapter 5
Catching Up with theWorld (1977-2000)/179
Tidal Wave of the Era /180
Wave of Economic Growth /191
Food Priority/202
Return of Beauty/214
Transportation /226
Marriage and Family /232
Education /242
Sports and Entertainment/260
Films, Music and Performances/266
Chapter 5
Merging with the World(2001-2012)/281
Transportation /282
Fashion Leaders/294
Modern Industry and Agriculture /298
New Urban Landscape /313
Lifestyle /328
