Freshmen of the class of 1977 of Beijing Normal University study in the library in March 1978. [Photo/Xinhua]
As we mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it is a significant moment to review Chinese economic and social development and look forward to the future. The following old and new photographs showcase the progress China has made in social, economic, technological, cultural and ecological aspects.
A reader immerses herself in a book at the Zhongshuge Bookstore in Beijing on July 27. [Photo by Yang Xiao/for chinadaily.com.cn]
More than 200,000 people from all walks of life gather in Tian'anmen Square to celebrate the victory of socialist transformation on Jan 15, 1956. [Photo/Xinhua]
Technicians operate China's first general-purpose electronic computer in 1958. [Photo/Xinhua]
A technician inside the data room of the Gui'an supercomputing center in Guizhou province, on Aug 29. [Photo/Xinhua]
Workers at the color television production line of Shenzhen Huali Electronics Co Ltd in 1986. [Photo/Xinhua]
Workers process photovoltaic panels at a workshop in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, on March 22, 2022. [Photo by Zhu Haipeng/for chinadaily.com.cn]
People visit Tian'anmen Square on Sept 22 as it is decorated to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China. [Photo by Xue Jun/for chinadaily.com.cn]
An old lady looks on as some young women take a stroll in Longtan Lake Park, Beijing, in 1986. [Photo by Wang Wenlan/China Daily]
Four women at the shopping complex in Sanlitun, Beijing, in 2022. [Photo by Wang Wei/for chinadaily.com.cn]
