On October 1， 1949， Chairman Mao Zedong announced the founding of the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China （PRC） on the Tian’anmen Rostrum in Beijing.
　　On October 1， 2019， Chinese people celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC.
　　From 1949 to 2019， the PRC has completed a remarkable 70-year journey：


　　Starting with establishing socialism as the country’s basic social system， the country has completed the most comprehensive and profound social transformation in the history of the Chinese nation. The Chinese people have freed their minds to seek truth from facts on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and worked tirelessly to secure the completion of a moderately prosperous society in all respects， achieve the Two Centenary Goals and realize the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation as socialism with Chinese characteristics enters a new era. The Two Centenary Goals are to complete the construction of a moderately prosperous society in all respects by the centenary of the Communist Part of China （CPC） founded in 1921 and to build China into a modern socialist country that is prosperous， strong， democratic， culturally advanced， and harmonious by the centenary of the PRC founded in 1949.






　　To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC， the picture album Memories of the Chinese People 1949-2019 employs images to trace the development of new China and showcase various touching moments over the past seven decades. It is both a record of the times and a valuable historical file of the nation.






　　Featuring nearly 200 images， the picture album， which is published in both Chinese and English， covers the country’s major historical events and important moments of the past 70 years， highlighting the brilliant achievements of the nation. It illustrates how the CPC has led the Chinese people to overcome numerous challenges， withstand various difficulties and risks， and create a world-shaking miracle in the ancient nation. With a spirit of constant self-improvement through hard work， the Chinese people have transformed the country from poverty-stricken to prosperous and from weak to strong.