內容簡介
With the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic on October1, 2009, China has presented a new face to the world. Overthe past 60 years, Chinese society has undergone significantchanges that are clearly reflected in literature, painting, film,drama and other literary and artistic works. In China, both therich and the poor, the elite and the working class all celebratethe Spring Festival. Paintings depicting Spring Festivalentertainments are one of the most popular and inexpensiveconsumables of the season. Before TV sets and internetbecame as popular as today, Chinese New Year paintings(including publicity paintings) were one of the most directand biggest media for observations of China, which wereable to reach millions of households throughout the country.This book is composed of 200 carefully chosen ChineseNew Year paintings from 1949 on, and is divided into threetime periods: 1949-1965. 1966-1978, and 1979-2009. Thesepaintings tell of the major events in China from differentperspectives and in different periods over the past 60 years. including politics, the economy, urbanization, industrial and agricultural production, folk customs and more. In doing so. they objectively reflect the extraordinary process of China's development and growth.