Life in Beijing, China during the Great Leap Forward. Chinese men stand with their bicycles in Beijing traffic. Bicycles, cars and pedicabs with heavy sacks on the street. A Chinese man pushes a baby in a stroller made of wicker. A wood burning bus with wood gasifier mounted on back. A large, dilapidated Chinese building with signage as seen from a moving car. Pedestrians run while crossing the street. A traffic officer stands under an umbrella as he directs passing vehicles. A truck pulls a string of trailers carrying a load of coal and decorated with banners and paper flowers celebrating the Great Leap Forward. A stupa, possibly The White Dagoba Stupa, Beihai Park. Chinese family including grandparents and children. Young men digging with shovels in front of a Chinese pagoda. Chinese men with bicycles waiting to cross the road. People visit the Monument to the People's Heroes (Tiananmen Square, Dongcheng, Beijing, China). A girl walking outside St. Joseph’s Church (74 Wangfujing, Dong Dan, Dongcheng, China) in Beijing. Bicycles pass apartment buildings and government offices in Beijing.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to the People's Republic of China. A crowd of spectators in stands applaud standing on their seats. Pedestrians and cars in streets. A pro-worker, pro-socialism billboard. Motorcade of President Nixon drives on roads and arrives at an official ceremony. The Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai greets welcome to President Nixon.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to the People's Republic of China. President Nixon, First lady Patricia, American delegates walk on the grounds of the Capital Airport near Beijing after arriving. They are shown with Chinese dignitaries including Premier Zhou Enlai. Chinese military band musicians play. Chinese troops stand for review.
During President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs. Patricia Nixon's tour to China. Building in Tiananmen Square (Chang’an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100009, China) with poster of Chairman Mao Zedong, lighted at night. Chinese leadership headed by Premier Zhou Enlai pose for a photograph before an official ceremony in the Great Hall of the People. Winston Lord among the group.
United States First Lady Patricia "Pat" Nixon as a public figure and as a companion of President Richard Nixon. Patricia Nixon visits the Great Wall of China with Chinese dignitaries. The President and First Lady are welcomed by Chinese Premiere Zhou Enlai at Beijing Capital Airport during their visit to China. Pat Nixon with the President during various meetings with Chinese dignitaries. She meets women and children during the visit.
Chinese women in the workforce during the Great Leap Forward. The newly built observatory of Beijing Planetarium (138 Xizhimen Outer St, Dong Wu Yuan, Xicheng District, Beijing, China). Men working at construction site near the Beijing Planetarium. Laborers pulling a cart on the street. A floral red fabric running through a weaving machine at a textile factory. Chinese women working at combing machines in textile factory. Chinese women factory workers share a meal together, eating noodles from bowls. A Chinese factory worker nurses her child during her break time. Chinese boys wearing red scarves and holding flowers. A maternity hospital in Beijing, possibly the Beijing Obstetrics Gynecology Hospital. Hospital clinic windows in Beijing. A female Chinese doctor working at a community clinic stamps a document. A worker’s family grandmother holding a granddaughter in her arms. A woman cooks in the courtyard of a factory workers' apartment building.