Fifty Glorious Years 1949-1999

光辉的五十年1949-1999
Guanghuide wushi nian 1949-1999
Fifty Glorious Years 1949-1999
1999
Zhongguo funü chubanshe (中国妇女出版社), Zhongguo dabaike quanshu chubanshe (中国大百科全书出版社)
77x53 cm.
BG E37/468

"Fifty Glorious Years 1949-1999" (光辉的五十年1949-1999), designed by the Museum of the Chinese Revolution (中国革命博物馆) and published by the Zhongguo funü chubanshe (中国妇女出版社) and the Zhongguo dabaike quanshu chubanshe (中国大百科全书出版社) in 1999, is a series of 20 posters devoted to the period 1949-1999.

The developments that occurred after the adoption of Deng Xiaoping's strategy of Reform and Opening Up (改革开放) in 1978 receive more attention than the events preceding 1978. In that sense, the series celebrates the successes of Deng's actions. Jiang Zemin, Deng's successor, takes the credit for these successes as well.

The title reads "1. Carry forward the past and create great achievements" (1. 继往开来创伟业).

The photographs show the founding of the PRC (Kaiguo dadian, 开国大典), Mao Zedong reading the founding proclamation, Deng Xiaoping, the Great Hall of the People, and Jiang Zemin.

All posters in this series