Lapse of Zodiac

February 10th, 1948 was the first day of Chinese New Year, the year of Wuzi in the lunar calendar.In a liberated area in northeast China, the peasants who had been allotted movable property and land from landlords pasted New Year couplets on their doors.

On the inner walls, portraits of the kitchen god were replaced with images of Mao Zedong.