【Video】70 YEARS IN PICTURES

The founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 marked the dawn of a new era for the Chinese nation.

Over the course of the seven decades since, generation after generation of Chinese people have recorded the progress and changes in the country with their cameras. For the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, let’s pass through the light and shadows to take a look at landmark events during the past 70 years with photographs to refresh our memories of the nation.