The School Comes on Horseback, gouache, Chen Yen, People's Republic of China c. 1975

"The Azalea Blossoms in the Chingkang Mountains Are Red Every Year", woodcut, Tsou Ta-ching, People's Republic of China c. 1975 -- Daily LIFT #2092 From the PRC Press: "The Azalea Blossoms in the Chingkang Mountains Are Red Every Year" features a school graduate making her home in the countryside. To emphasize the vigor of youth, it uses rugged, blunt strokes against a symbolic background.

Presents from Peking, traditional-style painting. Wu Chi-chung, Chou Po and Lin Yung, People's Republic of China, c. 1975 -- Daily LIFT #2091 From the PRC press: Three young artists from Kwangtung province, Wu Chi-chung, Chou Po and Lin Yung, produced the traditional-style painting "Presents from Peking". It depicts the people of the Hsisha Islands and armymen stationed there, fresh from their victory in a self-defense counterattack battle. They are opening gifts — Chairman M

"Building an Aqueduct", oil painting, Sun Kuo-chi and Chang Hung-tsan, People's Republic of China, c. 1975 -- Daily LIFT #2090 From the PRC Press: Another oil, "Building an Aqueduct" by Sun Kuo-chi and Chang Hung-tsan, portrays young commune members battling the elements with revolutionary optimism and overcoming the lack of machinery by using home-devised methods. The snowbound worksite in the background heightens the impression the picture gives of the commune members' figh