Celebrating the festival

欢庆节日
Huanqing jieri
Celebrating the festival
1955, January
Shanghai huapian chubanshe (上海画片出版社)
53x77.5 cm.
PC-1955-016

With 'the festival' (节日) usually National Day is meant. A combination of traditional elements (lion dance, accompanied by drums and cymbals, women with waistdrums and shawls) and a modern parade celebrating agriculture (on the left) and industry (on the right), stiltwalkers and a Mao portrait in the center.