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 NO. 50 DECEMBER 13, 2018

A photo exhibition is part of the ongoing exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up at the National Museum of China in Beijing. A range of captivating photos are on display, such as young ladies harvesting cotton flowers in east China's Shandong Province in 1979. The photos were taken by photographers from Xinhua News Agency and selected from China Photo Archives, the largest photo archive in China, jointly managed by Xinhua and the National Archives Administration of China.

Over the past four decades, people's living standards have seen remarkable change and the photographs record these shifts capturing important historical events and significant moments in people's lives.

Photos document the ever-changing architecture as well as clothes and hairstyles of the day, mirroring the improvement in people's livelihoods. In Xinhua's archive, a photo taken in March 1979 showcases local Chinese in drab clothes watching a fashion show by French designer Pierre Cardin in Beijing. In another photo taken in April 2016, people are wearing fashionable clothes and looking relaxed and comfortable—an example of how far China has come. Family and wedding photos also show happy memories. What is clear is that people have become more comfortable having their photos taken over time.

(This is an edited excerpt of an article originally published in Oriental Outlook on December 6)

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