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.

The people’s armed forces led by the Party behind enemy lines was expanding, and by the end of 1940 grew to 500,000 men. Local armed forces and militia also enjoyed great development. Shown here are generals of the Eighth Route Army Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, and Nie Rongzhen in southeast Shanxi in spring 1940.