The victorious return of the "Fengqing" long distance ship

“风庆” 轮远航胜利归来
"Fengqing" lun yuan heng shengli gui lai
The victorious return of the "Feng Qing" long distance ship
1974, November
Shanghai renmin chubanshe (上海人民出版社)
53x77 cm.
PC-1974-004

A ship in the Shanghai harbor; the characteristic buildings on the Bund can just be seen on the right. The ship is the Fengqing (风庆), a Chinese designed and built ocean-going freighter, returning to Shanghai harbour after its maiden voyage to Europe.

The Fengqing became the subject of a campaign by Jiang Qing and her allies to attack Zhou Enlai. Zhou was charged with "a slavish comprador philosophy", supposedly preferring the import of foreign technology to developing technology in China. In reality, Zhou had stimulated the development of China's shipbuilding industry, while allowing for the purchase of some foreign ships if and when China needed more than it could produce.

"32,000 miles that make us feel proud and elated" is a painted version of the ship's return.

This is a print from the second edition (November 1974).

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