Showcase Chaoyang Market on Wangfujin St. in Beijing on July 14, 1971. Most of the slogans deal with the central importance of Marxism-Leninism on the ideological front. Note the traditional style, non-electrical scales.
No. 1 Textile Mill of Northwest China, located in Xi'an. Delegation was greeted by Wu Guixian, a national model woman worker who was a member of the Central Committee of the CCP. Note that the work force is dominated by women. Photo taken on July 10, 1971.
Quotation from Chairman Mao: Our common enemy is American imperialism. We must all stand together on the same battlefront, and unite and support one another. All the people of the world, including the American people, are our friends.
A good example of massive street murals depicting the model revolutionary ballets and operas promoted by Mao's wife, Jiang Qing. South China, summer 1971.
Guangzhou Deaf-Mute School on June 25, 1971. Note the Quotations of Mao on each desk. Female medical workers from a military unit are using acupuncture to treat the children.
Photo taken on July 16, 1971 at the No. 3 Hospital attached to the Beijing Medical College. The group witnessed surgery on a patient who had just had an ovarian cyst removed. She received acupuncture anesthesia, doctors explained, and thus was conscious throughout the procedure.
A Worker-Peasant-Soldier student at the entrance of Beijing University. "Beijing University" in front, "May the Communist Party live tens of thousands of years" beneath.
Sent down residents of a May Seventh Cadre School on the outskirts of Beijing on July 20, 1971 perform for the delegation. The sign says "A warm welcome to the US friendship delegation of CCAS." Note huge Mao lollipop poster.
