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.

In May 1942, the CPC Central Committee held a forum on literature and art in Yan’an. At the forum Mao Zedong expounded the fundamental orientation of literature and art-to serve the broad masses, particularly workers, peasants and soldiers. Shown here are Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Ren Bishi and Wang Jiaxiang with participants at the forum at Yangjialing, Yan’an.