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[text/qi qian, observer network] on october 1, the people’s republic of china will celebrate its 75th anniversary.

on the same day, hua chunying, vice minister of foreign affairs and director of the information department of china, released 18 sets of comparison pictures on the social media

1. shenzhen fishermen village: past vs. present

in the early 1980s, shenzhen was designated as a special economic zone, and the fishermen village ushered in a turning point in development in the spring breeze of reform and opening up.

in 2024, the lives of the villagers in shenzhen fisherman village have been turned upside down.

screenshot of hua chunying’s tweet (the same below)

2. ordinary trains vs high-speed rail

in 2012, general-speed trains were waiting for maintenance and cleaning at the chengdu depot. in 2018, emus parked on the storage line of the wuhan emu section.

3. boeing vs c919 domestic large aircraft

in 1980, boeing delivered its first aircraft to china civil aviation.

in november 2015, the first c919 large passenger aircraft independently developed by china rolled off the assembly line from commercial aircraft corporation of china. china finally had its own domestically produced large aircraft.

4. seeing vs. being seen

in 1980, general liu huaqing, then deputy chief of staff of the chinese people's liberation army, visited the united states and visited a u.s. aircraft carrier.

in march 2015, a delegation from the u.s. national defense university went to the shenyang military region to inspect equipment.

5、dongfanghong 1 vs chang'e 6

in 1970, china's first artificial earth satellite, dongfanghong-1, was successfully launched, marking another milestone in china's space history.

in 2024, chang'e-6 "won another victory in toad palace" and retrieved the soil on the back of the moon.

6. button phone vs huawei tri-fold phone

in 2004, imported push-button mobile phones became very popular in the chinese market.

in 2024, huawei will release the world's first three-fold screen mobile phone, and domestic smartphones will start a recovery battle.

7. smog vs clear sky

in january 2012, tiananmen square was shrouded in smog. in july 2024, tiananmen square had clear skies.

8、"douxuan" vs. the 70th anniversary of the founding of the national people's congress

in 1951, after the farmers in yunsuo township, district 7, qixian county, henan province carried out land reform, they carefully "voted beans" to elect representatives who could best serve everyone.

in september 2024, the 70th anniversary meeting of the national people's congress was held grandly in the great hall of the people in beijing.

9. lack of culture vs. a hundred flowers blooming

in the 1960s and the early days of the founding of the people's republic of china, open-air movies shown in rural areas and construction sites were one of the few forms of entertainment for people.

in 2023, the movie "the wandering earth 2" will premiere in egypt. in the same year, domestic films accounted for more than 83% of the national movie box office, and more and more outstanding domestic films went abroad.

10. imported games vs domestic games

in 2006, children played foreign video games that were becoming popular in china in an arcade.

in 2024, china's first 3a game "black myth: wukong" will be released and will appear at the international game show in cologne, germany.

11. los angeles olympics vs paris olympics

in 1984, xu haifeng won china's first olympic gold medal at the los angeles olympics, and the chinese delegation won 15 gold medals.

in 2024, the chinese delegation achieved the best results among overseas participants at the paris olympics, winning 40 gold medals.

12. beijing liangma river: past vs present

in 1998, beijing's liangma river was plagued by pollution and its water dried up. in 2024, liangma river will take on a new look and is very popular among citizens and tourists.

13. special education schools: past vs present

in 1984, the lishui city special education school (formerly the lishui district school for the deaf and mute) was still a brick building and a dirt floor.

forty years later, in 2024, lishui special education school already has a high-standard teaching building and a plastic playground.

14. “black mud land” vs. “colorful community”

in 2013, heinidi village in kaiyuan city, honghe prefecture, yunnan province was dotted with “niba roads” and “earth-tile houses”.

just 11 years later, heinidi village in 2024 is already a "colorful community" with "beautiful environment, prosperous industries, and prosperous people".

15. zipline vs bridge

in 2001, the zipline was the only way for people to cross the nujiang river in yunnan. in 2020, the nujiang bridge on the baoshan-lushui expressway in yunnan will be opened to traffic.

16. manual cotton harvesting vs intelligent harvesting

in 1965, workers picked cotton in aksu, xinjiang. in 2021, a cotton picker picked cotton in aksu, xinjiang.

17. "black violence" raging vs. red flag waving

in 2019, the "black storm" raged in hong kong, leaving the "pearl of the orient" covered in dust.

on july 1, 2024, a large number of citizens waved the national flag and the sar flag in tsim sha tsui to celebrate the 27th anniversary of hong kong's return to the motherland.

18、african brothers carry china into the united nations vs. the forum on china-africa cooperation beijing summit

in october 1971, china resumed its seat in the united nations. after the voting results were announced, representatives from african countries cheered.

in september 2024, the beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation opened, and there were rounds of warm applause.