Photos document Baotou’s history

Updated: Jun 14, 2017 By Lu Wei chinadaily.com.cn Print

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The 10th International Archives Day was marked on June 9, a day celebrated annually to support archives and archivists since 2007, initiated by the International Council on Archives (ICA).

The archives bureau of Baotou selected a series of photos that documented the ties between Baotou and state leaders.

Type 59 battle tanks take part in a military review on the 10^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Chairman Mao, standing at Tiananmen Tower, waved to the crowd. [Photo/archives bureau of Baotou]

Lin Boqu (right), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, inspects Baogang Group, also known as Baotou Iron and Steel Group, on June 27, 1958. [Photo/archives bureau of Baotou]

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