Everyday Life in Mao's China (original) (raw)

MY NEW BOOK IS OUT ABOUT COLD WAR CHINA’S SECRET MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX!

A vivid account of how Cold War security tensions became woven into the politics, economy, and everyday life of Mao's China.

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Four pests campaign in Beijing in 1957

1957年，“除四害”运动在市民中广泛展开。西单南长街居民周永泉向街道干部们介绍用脸盆捕鼠的经验。 Source

A market in Kaifeng in 1985

1985年2月15日，开封朱仙镇集贸市场内，选购年货的群众人头攒动。各种年货应有尽有，出现一派购销两旺的祥和景象。新华社记者王刚法/摄 Source

Oil expert Shen Pingping’s family in 1962

1962年，沈平平全家福（前排右三为沈父，左三为沈母，后排右三为沈平平）。 Source