CHING CHUNG-HWA / China Reconstructs 1966

by CHINA RECONSTRUCTS] CHING CHUNG-HWA AND OTHERS (EDITED BY

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China Reconstructs Author: [CHINA RECONSTRUCTS] CHING CHUNG-HWA AND OTHERS (EDITED BY) Title: China Reconstructs Publication: Peking. China Welfare Institute. Vol. XV. Numbers 3-6 1966 Description: A broken run of 4 numbers of the magazine China Reconstructs 1966, March - June inclusive. All are in original coloured pictorial wrappers, profusely illustrated throughout in black and white with some colour photographic illustrations, usually 44pp. Text in English, except for Language Corner, 30.5 x 23cm. Number 5 has a little insect damage to wrappers and lower edges near spine, with minor repairs made with archival washi paper, else in good condition. This influential magazine was established by Soong Ching-ling in 1949. Published in 6 languages including Arabic and Chinese, the purpose was to present a very positive view of Chinese life and culture to the outside world. Articles in these issues include many of educational, political and cultural interest: A Canal Cut Through the Mountains, The 'Big Red 1 Gets a Mauling' (about South Vietnam), U.S. Must Get Out of Vietnam, A Television Cameraman in South Vietnam, On the Szechuan-Tibet Railway, Science Films Educate Millions, New Finds of Vertebrate Fossils, and more. Articles of particular historical or industrial significance at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution include: Animated Cartoon Films Teach the Young, A Revolution in Sculpture, Self Reliance Has Proved Itself, Revolution in Machine Designing, The 'Man of Iron'

• Publisher: China Welfare Institute
• Year: 1966
• Condition: Fair

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