Vicissitudes of life

A hundred years may be just a moment in the long river of history, but the century that has just passed has changed Chinese society and the destiny of hundreds of millions of people. It ushered in a new era unprecedented in history.

This year is the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China. The One Hundred Years ・ People－Exhibition of Chinese People's Life Images sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Chinese Photographers Association will be exhibited on June 8 in Wangfujing Pedestrian Street, Beijing.

The exhibition starts with ordinary people's food, clothing, housing, transportation, production and life. The exhibition features four sections: "The vicissitudes of life", "Years are like songs", "Hundred years of harmony" and "Hundred fortunes". It presents a summation of the Party's original intention and mission of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation.

Some of the pictures presented here are selected from "The vicissitudes of life" section of the exhibition. The curator takes the birth of the Communist Party of China as the starting point and selects four time nodes of special significance during the past century, and presents common and similar scenes in people's lives in contrast to showcase China's impressive progress.