Part of a series marking the 60th anniversary of the CCP. Subtitled "Restore the national economy and complete three major transformations" (恢复国民经济完成三大改造), this first part (of three) covers the "Basically complete the period of socialist transformation 1949-1956" (基本完成社会主义改造时期 1949-1956).

It shows the 'liberation' of Tibet (May 1951); the start of the Chinese involvement in the Korean War (1950-1953); land reform; reconstruction; mass support for the "Three Anti" and "Five Anti" movements.