Photo Series: A Collection of 1979 Photographs of China

From Real China blog via Virtual China blog:

Virtual China blog introduced a Japanese blog named Real China with a good series of old photos in it. These photos illustrate people’s life-style of the time of 1979. [Click to see more photos]

“One Family One Child”

A traditional retirement ceremony:

People lining up for lunch in a factory’s dining hall:

Old man making steam buns:

Kids in a kintergarden:

A soldier cook making noodles

Kids’ show: