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 E37/479

"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 "12. Culture, sports and health are brilliant together" (12. 文体卫生共辉煌).

The text reads "Under the guidance of the Party's policy of 'letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend', our country's literary and artistic stage is flourishing, excellent works are constantly emerging, the reputation of Chinese art on the international stage is increasing, and the cultural life of the masses is becoming more and more colorful.
Over the past 50 years, our country's sports industry has flourished. Since the reform and opening up, it has achieved brilliant achievements that have attracted worldwide attention. The development of medical and health care, the implementation of family planning, and the development of mass sports activities have continuously improved the physical fitness of the Chinese people." (在党的'百花齐放,百家争鸣‘的方针指引下,我国文艺舞台繁花似锦,优秀作品不断涌现,中国艺术在国际舞台的声望日益提高,广大群众的文化生活日益丰富多彩。
50年来,我国的体育事业蓬勃发展,改革开放以来,更取得了令世人瞩目的辉煌成就,医疗卫生事业的发展,计划生育工作的落实,以及群众体育活动的发展,使我国人民的体质不断增加).

Photographs show the 11th Asian Games (1990), organized by China; participation in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics; the prize-winning women's volleyball team; performances; book fairs; dragon boat racing; a rural clinic; Jiang Zemin with children.

All posters in this series