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Red Army's First Radio Equipment - China Telecom
June 25, 2021The imperfect radio was the first "high-tech" communication equipment that the Red Army, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, ever had.
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Story Behind Early Recording of Chinese National Anthem - Hualu
June 18, 2021A vinyl record is turning on an old record player, playing a thumping and inspiring rendition of March of the Volunteers that was adopted as the provisional national anthem in 1949.
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New Beginning for China's Shipping Industry - CMG
June 28, 2021Flicking through old Chinese currency, a steamer can be seen printed on the five-cent paper banknotes. That's Hailiaolun, a steamer owned by China Merchants Group (CMG).
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The Man Behind the Helmet - China Eastern
June 02, 2021China's civil aviation industry began from an uprising 72 years ago.
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The Compass That Led People to the ‘Roof of the World’ - CCCC
June 28, 2021It is such an old compass that no one would use it nowadays, but it played an indispensable role in construction of China's first highways on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, also known as the "roof of the world", in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
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China's First Self-Designed, Self-Built Railway - CREC
June 22, 2021It is a remarkable flag on which are written four Chinese characters "开路先锋" (Kai Lu Xian Feng), meaning trailbreaker, in golden color. It was awarded by Deng Xiaoping, former leaders of China, and Marshal He Long.
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The Hero behind the Iron Hook - CRCC
June 25, 2021It is a simple and unadorned iron hook used for climbing about 70 years ago, but its owner was a legend, recognized as a "special contributor" on the battlefield during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53).
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Railway Signals in China: from Kerosene Lamps to Computer Control - CRSC
June 24, 2021Railway signals to a railway are what eyes and brain are to a man. In early days, the kerosene lamp was used to send signals to trains.
