A foreigner's view of China fifty years ago

Author: Hulof Bietrzup
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This book is a masterpiece by Bietrzup. During his time in China, Bietrzup visited cities such as Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Tianjin, Shenyang, Fushun, and Anshan. Along the way, he interacted with different social strata and observed various social landscapes, gathering a wealth of sketching materials. Through these, people can gain insight into the true state of the New China. For the New China, which had just emerged from years of war destruction and achieved preliminary economic recovery through self-reliance and arduous struggle, as well as successfully implementing a five-year plan, naturally depicted things that interested it. The curiosity-driven desire to explore is a manifestation of the artist's artistic sensitivity. These subjects were not only widespread at the time but also held fundamental significance in certain aspects, such as the issue of women's liberation and the living environment of working people.