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Old photographs of Beijing in 1971 taken by Japanese photographers are characterized by a strong era

Old photographs of Beijing in 1971 taken by Japanese photographers are characterized by a strong era

In 1971, a bustling crowd in front of Beijing's Tiananmen Square, mostly wearing Zhongshan suits.

Old photographs of Beijing in 1971 taken by Japanese photographers are characterized by a strong era

In 1971, the mobile photo studio in front of Tiananmen Square had the words "Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers Taking Pictures" written on it.

Old photographs of Beijing in 1971 taken by Japanese photographers are characterized by a strong era

In 1971, the climax of the Cultural Revolution had passed, people were not nervous, and more people were traveling abroad.

Old photographs of Beijing in 1971 taken by Japanese photographers are characterized by a strong era

In an antique shop in Beijing in 1971, an elderly salesman wore a gray Zhongshan suit and a portrait of the chairman. The antiques of that year were all genuine old goods, and they were now worth the old nose money.

Old photographs of Beijing in 1971 taken by Japanese photographers are characterized by a strong era

In 1971, on Wangfujing Avenue in Beijing, the window of the bookstore was written with the red slogan "Grasp the revolution, promote production, and meet new victories", which is a strong feature of the times.

Old photographs of Beijing in 1971 taken by Japanese photographers are characterized by a strong era

In 1971, the number of tourists in the Forbidden City increased day by day, and everything slowly fell flat.

The photographer who took these precious old photographs was taken by the Japanese photographer Kimura Ibei, the most outstanding Japanese photographer of the 20th century, who and the famous Japanese photographer Tumen Quan are called the most important photographers in the history of modern Japanese photography. In 1950, Kimura became the first president of the Japan Photographers Association. After the establishment of the Japan-Chinese Exchange Association in 1956, he became a permanent director. Since then, he has visited China many times and made contributions to the friendship between China and Japan.

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