China Pictorial

The China Pictorial, known in Chinese as Renmin Huabao (simplified Chinese: 人民画报; traditional Chinese: 人民畫報; lit. People's Pictorial) is a Chinese monthly magazine first published in 1950.[1][2] The title of the magazine was handwritten by Mao Zedong. It was one of four publications allowed during the Cultural Revolution in China. The magazine was instrumental to promote the revolution.[3]

China Pictorial, April 1952

In addition to the Chinese edition, there are other editions in different languages, including English, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, French, German, Italian, and Russian. In 1960, seventeen editions were published after 10 years of existence.[1]

See also

References
  1. China Pictorial Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, ChinaCulture.org, 8 August 2008
  2. Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. p. 1142. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
  3. A Natural Place for Nationalism: The Wanglang Nature Reserve and the Emergence of the Giant Panda as a National Icon. ProQuest. 2004. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-549-64726-3.


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