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.

On January 8, 1976, Zhou Enlai passed away. The people of the whole country mourned the death of the premier. In April, the Tiananmen Incident took place in Beijing, marking the high tide of a massive protest movement against the “gang of four”. The incident was also an indication of strong support for the correct leadership of the Party as represented by Deng Xiaoping. It laid a foundation for the subsequent fall of the “gang of four.”