Thinking Space: Contemporary China in 60 years (1955 - 1959)

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Contemporary China in 60 years (1955 - 1959)

(1949 - 1954)

1955: Food Stamp (粮票)

The food stamp printed by Hunan province in 1955.

Food stamp played important role in China since 1955 until 1993. It was not only certificate of food supply for regular Chinese citizens, but also a restriction to Chinese people on free relocation around the nation. During these years, generally people would not be able to get food supply unless they had the food stamps. Because the majority of food stamps were printed by specific provinces and they could be used only inside the respective province, however, the policy objectively prohibited people from free relocation.

1956: Xinjiang-Tibet Highway (新藏公路)

A picture of the Xinjiang-Tibet Highway. The construction of the highway began ...

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