Map showing Danyang in April-May 1949. In this small town on the Yangtze River, the PLA prepared for taking Shanghai while some five thousand CCP cadres studied the city that they would soon run.

The hand of rectification digging out the roots of capitalism. By Han Xiaoluo.

Old news: Bleach prevents COVID-19. Old-old news: Tadpoles prevent pregnancy. In 1956, Ye Xichun claimed in Beijing Daily that the method was 90% effective. The Chinese medical authority had learned of the practice "from a friend" who had seen it used in the brothels of Shanghai.

"Rebellion Against Mao Is Justified" Taiwanese psyop leaflet adopting both slogans and visuals from the Cultural Revolution. Context and analysis available on Herbert A. Friedman's "psywarrior" website

For my first post here: A photo by Jack Birns. Taxi dancers from Shanghai's dance halls and nightclubs protest outside of the Guomindang gongshang office in early 1949.