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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 

Since July 1946, China has been torn apart by civil war between the Communist forces of MAO TSE-TUNG and the Nationalist forces (Kuomintang) of General TCHANG KAI CHEK. Slowly the Communist gained terrain and in December of 1948 they took siege of Peking.

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. A tea-house, before the Communists... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. A tea-house, before the Communists... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Bulletin board of the local newspaper... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Polishing of Burmese jade. 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. A mother huddles her baby close... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. During the last days of the Nationalist... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. The Forbidden City in the morning... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. The Forbidden City in the morning... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. The Forbidden City. 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Open-air market. 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Tai Chi Chuan in the Tai-miao... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Tai Chi Chuan in the Tai-miao... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Tai Chi Chuan in the Tai-miao... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Each morning at dawn these men... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. In one of the courtyards of the... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Street of antique dealers. 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Itinerant dealer, he sells Chinese... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Periphery of Chi Ho-lou. Men,... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Final days of the Kuomintang.... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Improvised toilet in the courtyard... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Procession of an old fashion wedding.... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Main south entrance to the Forbidden... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. A eunuch of the Imperial court... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Reading newspapers. 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. A merchant and a client greet... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Funeral procession. 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Funeral. 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. A few days before the arrival... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. As the morning mists clear over... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Searching for his son as the new... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. A bewildered old man searches... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Worried families look for sons... 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Worried families gather to look... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. 

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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. This impervious old man at the... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. This old man (center) is a eunuch... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. The Commander General of the garrison... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. In The Forbidden City, a tiny... 
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CHINA. Beijing. December 1948. Funeral ceremony of a wealthy... 
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