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China's Road (Huangshan Publishing House)

Pooling the efforts of a dozen experts on the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC), this photo album aims to explain why the Chinese people have chosen and followed the path of socialism, with Chinese characteristics. It shows how the CPC led the Chinese people to overcome various obstacles, and triumph over natural disasters and social turbulence. The publication contains 313 photos from the Xinhua News Agency and the National Museum of China, complete with a 100,000-word description of modern and contemporary Chinese history since the Opium War in 1840.

Hanging Devils (Penguin)