"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 "9. The appearance of cities and towns is changing day by day" (9. 城镇面貌日日新).
The text reads "After liberation, the appearance of cities and towns in our country has undergone tremendous changes, with the number of emerging cities increasing and the urban area expanding. After the reform and opening up, urban planning has gradually been put on the track of the legal system, and the investment in urban infrastructure construction has been increased, so that the construction of roads and bridges, water supply and gas supply, public transportation, sewage and garbage treatment, and per capita green area in cities have achieved unprecedented development, greatly improving people's living environment. Under the guidance of the state's policy of encouraging diversified investment in the construction of residential housing, people's living conditions have been continuously improved. In 1996, the per capita living area in cities has reached more than 8 square meters. In order to solve the housing problem of low-income families, the state plans to complete the construction of housing projects in 5 years." (解放以后，我国城镇面貌发生了巨大变化，新兴城市不断增加，城市面积不断扩大。改革开放后，城市规划逐渐走上法制轨道，加大了城市基础实施建设的投资力度，使城市的道路桥梁建设，供水供气，公共交通，污水垃圾处理以及人均占有绿地面积等得到空前发展，大大改善了人们的生活环境。 在国家鼓励多元化投资建设居民住宅的方针指引下，人民居住条件不断改善，1996年城市人均居住面积已达8平方米多。为解决低收入家庭的住宅问题，国家计划用5年时间完成安居工程建设).
Photographs show Lianyungang; Xidan Station of the Beijing Subway; Weihai Town (Guangdong); the Huangpu-Yan'an Lu Tunnel in Shanghai; cloverleaf in Xiamen; urbanization in Jiangsu; Olympic Sports Center in Beijing.
