AN Illustrated History of the Communist Party of China-china.org.cn

A translation of Manifesto of the Communist Party was published in Shanghai.

Eighth Route Army soldiers celebrating victory on the Great Wall.

Mao Zedong went to Chongqing to talk with the Kuomintang government.

Private handicraftsmen turned to the socialist path by way of cooperatives.

Workers of the Daqing Oilfield at work.

A village-level organization signing a contract with peasants.

Opening to the outside world has resulted in thriving tourism. From 1978 to 1990, tourist visits to the Chinese mainland totaled 13.16 million, with an average annual increase of 24.2 percent. Shown here are tourists visiting the Dazu Grottoes in Sichuan Province.