Top: File photo taken in 1953 shows a skilled technician instructing workers in assembling bicycles at a factory in north China's Tianjin. Bottom: Photo taken on July 9, 2019 by Mu Yu shows a technician working at the assembly line of a bicycle factory in Xingtai of north China's Hebei Province. "Kingdom of bicycles" was one of the many names foreigners used several decades ago to refer to China. Bicycles are deeply rooted in people's daily life. Today China is still full of bicycles, but now bike-sharing is popular involving mobile payment in keeping with the digital times. In 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, the Chinese people faced a devastated country that needed to be rebuilt from scratch after decades of warfare and chaos. After decades of unremitting endeavors and dedication by the Chinese people, China has grown to be the world's second largest economy. In 1952, China's GDP was 30 billion U.S. dollars, while in 2018, its GDP reached 13.61 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 452.6 times. A group of combo photos give you a glimpse of what Chinese people did decades ago and what they do right now. Undoubtedly, people from all walks of life in China with hard work and wisdom have made contributions to the country's development. (Xinhua)
Top: Photo provided by Xiao Shiying shows Xiao and his wife Zhang Mulan posing for a photo with wild tea plants in southwest China's Yunnan Province in 1954. Bottom: Photo taken on May 27, 2019 by Xue Dongmei shows Xiao (2nd L) giving a lesson to students at a modern ecological organic tea garden in Puer City of Yunnan. In the 1950s, most of the tea plants in Puer were wild and low-yield breed. Xiao and his wife Zhang were two of the first batch of college students trained after the founding of the People's Republic of China. For decades, they carried out experiments in Yunnan on tea seedling cultivation, tea plant cuttage and grafting, which effectively solved the problem of tea seedling supply in large-scale planting. Today, the land utilization rate and the yield of tea in Puer have been greatly increased, helping tea farmers boost their income. In 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, the Chinese people faced a devastated country that needed to be rebuilt from scratch after decades of warfare and chaos. After decades of unremitting endeavors and dedication by the Chinese people, China has grown to be the world's second largest economy. In 1952, China's GDP was 30 billion U.S. dollars, while in 2018, its GDP reached 13.61 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 452.6 times. A group of combo photos give you a glimpse of what Chinese people did decades ago and what they do right now. Undoubtedly, people from all walks of life in China with hard work and wisdom have made contributions to the country's development. (Xinhua)
Top: File photo taken in 1952 by Mao Songyou shows a staff member (L) handing marriage certificates to Quan Yusheng (C) and Sun Guihua in Liling of central China's Hunan Province. Bottom: Photo taken on June 25, 2019 by Xue Yuge shows Song Wanzhen (L), a staff member of civil affairs bureau, handing marriage certificates to Liu Liang (R) and Fan Lingzhi in Liling. According to Liling Civil Affairs Bureau, marriage registration now uses an online application system, which is more convenient for the public. In 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, the Chinese people faced a devastated country that needed to be rebuilt from scratch after decades of warfare and chaos. After decades of unremitting endeavors and dedication by the Chinese people, China has grown to be the world's second largest economy. In 1952, China's GDP was 30 billion U.S. dollars, while in 2018, its GDP reached 13.61 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 452.6 times. A group of combo photos give you a glimpse of what Chinese people did decades ago and what they do right now. Undoubtedly, people from all walks of life in China with hard work and wisdom have made contributions to the country's development. (Xinhua)
Top: File photo taken in 1954 by Wang Ping shows a doctor being on his way to give medical services at the invitation of local villagers in Wuqia County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Bottom: Photo taken on July 7, 2019 by Hu Huhu shows medical staff making a house call at a relocation community in Daftar Township of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in Xinjiang. In 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, the Chinese people faced a devastated country that needed to be rebuilt from scratch after decades of warfare and chaos. After decades of unremitting endeavors and dedication by the Chinese people, China has grown to be the world's second largest economy. In 1952, China's GDP was 30 billion U.S. dollars, while in 2018, its GDP reached 13.61 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 452.6 times. A group of combo photos give you a glimpse of what Chinese people did decades ago and what they do right now. Undoubtedly, people from all walks of life in China with hard work and wisdom have made contributions to the country's development. (Xinhua)
Top: File photo taken in 1958 shows a textile worker using an old machine to weave in Gaotang County of east China's Shandong Province. Bottom: Photo taken on June 25, 2019 by Wang Kai shows textile worker Tian Guilan using an intelligent machine to make graphene yarns in Gaotang. In 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, the Chinese people faced a devastated country that needed to be rebuilt from scratch after decades of warfare and chaos. After decades of unremitting endeavors and dedication by the Chinese people, China has grown to be the world's second largest economy. In 1952, China's GDP was 30 billion U.S. dollars, while in 2018, its GDP reached 13.61 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 452.6 times. A group of combo photos give you a glimpse of what Chinese people did decades ago and what they do right now. Undoubtedly, people from all walks of life in China with hard work and wisdom have made contributions to the country's development. (Xinhua)
Top: File photo taken in 1950 by Wang Chunde shows medical personnel weighing a baby at a hospital in Anshan, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Bottom: Photo taken on July 19, 2019 by Peng Yuan shows nurse Yang Xiaoling (R) and her colleague using a multifunctional incubator to weigh a baby at Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Hospital (IMPH) in Hohhot. At the IMPH, the department of neonatology has set neonatal intensive care unit and been equipped with medical devices including advanced respirators and incubators. In 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, the Chinese people faced a devastated country that needed to be rebuilt from scratch after decades of warfare and chaos. After decades of unremitting endeavors and dedication by the Chinese people, China has grown to be the world's second largest economy. In 1952, China's GDP was 30 billion U.S. dollars, while in 2018, its GDP reached 13.61 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 452.6 times. A group of combo photos give you a glimpse of what Chinese people did decades ago and what they do right now. Undoubtedly, people from all walks of life in China with hard work and wisdom have made contributions to the country's development. (Xinhua)
Top: File photo taken on Oct. 8, 1949 by Wang Chunde shows farmers working in the farmland during autumn harvest in Nehe of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Bottom: Photo taken on May 31, 2019 by Guo Xulei shows a worker of Lovol, a major agricultural machinery enterprise in China, controlling a wheat harvester from a distance in Zhongshan Township of Jining City, east China's Shandong Province. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China's mechanization rate for crop cultivation and harvesting exceeded 67 percent in 2018. The country's agricultural production is now mainly done by farming machines, replacing the previous manual labor. In 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, the Chinese people faced a devastated country that needed to be rebuilt from scratch after decades of warfare and chaos. After decades of unremitting endeavors and dedication by the Chinese people, China has grown to be the world's second largest economy. In 1952, China's GDP was 30 billion U.S. dollars, while in 2018, its GDP reached 13.61 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 452.6 times. A group of combo photos give you a glimpse of what Chinese people did decades ago and what they do right now. Undoubtedly, people from all walks of life in China with hard work and wisdom have made contributions to the country's development. (Xinhua)
Top: File photo taken in 1959 by Wu Chunzhan shows people working at the Karamay oilfield in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Bottom: Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2019 by Wu Xiaochuan shows Sun Sheng (front) and Wang Xiaodong working at Fengcheng oilfield in Xinjiang. In 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, the Chinese people faced a devastated country that needed to be rebuilt from scratch after decades of warfare and chaos. After decades of unremitting endeavors and dedication by the Chinese people, China has grown to be the world's second largest economy. In 1952, China's GDP was 30 billion U.S. dollars, while in 2018, its GDP reached 13.61 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 452.6 times. A group of combo photos give you a glimpse of what Chinese people did decades ago and what they do right now. Undoubtedly, people from all walks of life in China with hard work and wisdom have made contributions to the country's development. (Xinhua)
Top: File photo taken in 1951 by Niu Weiyu shows three postwomen getting ready to deliver letters in the morning in Beijing, capital of China. Bottom: Photo taken on June 26, 2019 by Ju Huanzong shows courier Liu Kuo riding electric tricycle to deliver goods at Shitou hutong in Beijing. In 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, the Chinese people faced a devastated country that needed to be rebuilt from scratch after decades of warfare and chaos. After decades of unremitting endeavors and dedication by the Chinese people, China has grown to be the world's second largest economy. In 1952, China's GDP was 30 billion U.S. dollars, while in 2018, its GDP reached 13.61 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 452.6 times. A group of combo photos give you a glimpse of what Chinese people did decades ago and what they do right now. Undoubtedly, people from all walks of life in China with hard work and wisdom have made contributions to the country's development. (Xinhua)
Top: File photo taken in 1958 shows the former China FAW Group Corporation in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. The first car of iconic Hongqi brand, or Red Flag, was made here in 1958. Bottom: Photo taken on April 9, 2019 by Xu Chang shows technicians checking Hongqi cars at the assembly plant of FAW Group in Changchun. Over six decades ago, China set up its first automobile manufacturer in the northeastern industrial city of Changchun as the country began to beef up its economy, and unveiled the nation's first domestically produced passenger car in 1958. Nowadays, the country has been the world's largest automobile manufacturer and seller in the past decade with 28.08 million vehicles sold last year, accounting for 30.6 percent of the global market. Despite getting a late start, China's automobile manufacturers have been narrowing down the gap between global competitive players and embarked on a journey of becoming a globally popular auto retailer. In 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, the Chinese people faced a devastated country that needed to be rebuilt from scratch after decades of warfare and chaos. After decades of unremitting endeavors and dedication by the Chinese people, China has grown to be the world's second largest economy. In 1952, China's GDP was 30 billion U.S. dollars, while in 2018, its GDP reached 13.61 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 452.6 times. A group of combo photos give you a glimpse of what Chinese people did decades ago and what they do right now. Undoubtedly, people from all walks of life in China with hard work and wisdom have made contributions to the country's development. (Xinhua)
