Pictures of China from the Cartier Bresson Bashny.Net

One of the greatest photographers of the XX century - Henri Cartier-Bresson, who was famous for the rare ability to remain "invisible" for people in 1949, China has made a series of shots that perfectly characterize the life of residents in that distant time. Shanghai 1949





Eunuch imperatoskogo Palace, Beijing 1949



General Ma Hung-Kouei, 1949



Shanghai 1949





Street vendor



Photos from the series "Great Leap Forward, Mao, 1958»













Source: prophotos-ru.livejournal.com