"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 "19. Stride into the new century" (19. 阔步迈向新世纪).
The text reads "After half a century of struggle, the Chinese people have completely gotten rid of the poverty and backwardness of old China and embarked on a path of prosperity and progress. Through 20 years of reform and opening up, the Chinese nation has regained its vitality and established a more solid economic foundation for socialist modernization. The 15th National Congress of the CCP determined the grand goals and struggle program for the next century. Our great nation is striding towards the 21st century." (经过半个世纪的奋斗，中国人民彻底摆脱了旧中国贫穷落后的面貌，走上了繁荣进步的现代化道路。 通过20年来的改革开放，中华民族焕发了勃勃生机，建立了更为牢固的社会主义现代化的经济基础。党的十五大确定了跨世纪的宏伟目标和奋斗纲领。 我们伟大的祖国，正在阔步迈向21世纪).
Photographs show the convening of the 15th CCP Congress; the Politburo, with Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, Zhu Rongji (朱镕基) and Li Ruihuan (李瑞环); the convening of the 9th National People's Congress; Premier Zhu Rongji; the national flag, carried in a parade.
