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China Pictorial

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China Pictorial,April 1952

TheChina Pictorial,known in Chinese asRenmin Huabao(simplified Chinese:Nhân dân hoạ báo;traditional Chinese:Nhân dân hoạ báo;lit.'People's Pictorial') is a Chinese monthly magazine first published in 1950. The title of the magazine was handwritten byMao Zedong.It was one of four publications allowed during theCultural Revolutionin China. The magazine was instrumental to promote the revolution.[1]

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.[2]

History

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The cover of the inaugural issue in 1950, featuring a portrait of Mao Zedong

In May 1948,Jinchaji Pictorialmerged withPeople's Pictorialand changed its name toNorth China Pictorial.[3]

In June 1950, Mao Zedong changed the title of the magazine toChina Pictorial.[2][4]The magazine was established and first published under the nameChina Pictorialin July 1950. In the late 1950s a member of the Sweden China Association in Stockholm,Nils Holmberg,was hired by the Chinese authorities to translate the content of the magazine intoSwedish.[5]

Since its establishment, the magazine has never ceased publication, and was published as usual during the Cultural Revolution.[6]

At the end of 2001,China Pictorialwas selected as one of the "China PeriodicalPhalanx"evaluated by the National Press and Publication Administration, and was awarded the title of" Periodical with Double Effect on Social and Economic Benefits ".

In October 2002,China Pictorialreleased its Korean language edition.

In 2003,China Pictorialwas awarded the second National Periodical Award in a competition conducted by theGeneral Administration of Press and Publication.In 2005, People's Pictorial won the third National Periodical Award.

In 2018, the magazine was named as one of the "Top 100 Newspapers" in the country by the Department of News and Press of theState Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^A Natural Place for Nationalism: The Wanglang Nature Reserve and the Emergence of the Giant Panda as a National Icon.2004. p. 176.ISBN978-0-549-64726-3.
  2. ^abChina PictorialArchived23 September 2015 at theWayback Machine,ChinaCulture.org, 8 August 2008
  3. ^"Hiện đại tranh Trung Quốc báo".Nhân dân võng.Trường thành tiểu trạm. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-02-22.Retrieved2007-12-11.
  4. ^Europa World Year.London; New York: Europa Publications. 2004. p. 1142.ISBN978-1-85743-254-1.
  5. ^Perry Johansson (2012).Saluting the Yellow Emperor: A Case of Swedish Sinography.Vol. 104. Leiden; Boston: Brill. p. 159.doi:10.1163/9789004226395_010.ISBN978-90-04-22639-5.
  6. ^"Nhân dân hoạ báo xã huy hoàng lịch trình".China Pictorial.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-11-20.Retrieved2007-12-11.
  7. ^Triệu Tân nhạc ( Trung Quốc tin tức xuất bản quảng điện báo ) (2018-01-16)."2017 năm cả nước" trăm cường báo chí "Đề cử danh sách bắt đầu công kỳ"(in Chinese). Economic Daily Trung Quốc kinh tế võng. Archived fromthe originalon 2020-11-05.Retrieved2021-02-10.
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