The founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 marked the dawn of a new era for the Chinese nation. Over the course of the seven decades since， generation after generation of Chinese people have recorded the progress and changes in the country with their cameras. For the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China， let’s pass through the light and shadows to take a look at landmark events during the past 70 years with photographs to refresh our memories of the nation.
Just after the People’s Republic of China was founded， Chairman Mao Zedong lamented the country’s poor manufacturing industry. “What can we make now？” he asked. “We can produce tables， chairs， teapots and tea cups. We can also grow grains， grind wheat， and make paper. But we cannot produce a single automobile， plane， tank or truck.” His words reflected China’s poverty and weakness at that time， and the urgent need to lay a solid foundation for economic development.
After a decade of recovery from 1949 to 1959， a stable situation gradually emerged in New China. During the First Five-Year Plan period （1953-1957）， Chinese people built their first truck， first transistor， first large-size machine tool and first jet plane. China also creatively completed the socialist transformation of agriculture， handicrafts and capitalist industry and commerce. The establishment of a basic socialist system marked the most profound and significant social change in Chinese history and laid the foundation for future development and progress.
1949
On October 1， 1949， a ceremony celebrating the establishment of the central government of the People’s Republic of China was held at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing.
The founding of the People’s Republic of China is the greatest milestone in Chinese history and one of the world’s greatest events of the 20th century. It ended a history of a few exploiters ruling the working-class people and imperialists enslaving all ethnic groups of China. Since then， Chinese people have become masters of their own country， and the Chinese nation has turned the page on a new chapter in history.
1950
After land reform， poverty-stricken farmer Gao Caiguan in Changqiao Village， Gaozhao Township of Jiaxing County， Zhejiang Province， was allocated 0.2 hectares of land as his own as well as a water buffalo to share with three other families. He put his boy on the back of the buffalo for the trip home.
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