Gallery: a modern history of China
19 Jul 2008
A new book reveals China as seen by Chinese photographers, from 1949 to the present day.
Source: Liu Heung Shing, 1989
On June 5, 1989, a young couple waits beneath Jianguomenwai bridge on the fringe of Beijing's diplomatic area, as PLA tanks roll above them. Martial law had been in place since the end of May.
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