Yan'an (China), armed People's Militia member

Caption from Report from Red China and Xi xing man ying: These three men are characteristic of the Boarder Region citizenry. In spite of primitive weapons, their fighting spirit and the fact that they are always ready to take up such arms as they possess made life miserable for the [Japanese] garrisons and effective military occupation of their fields and villages impossible.China: Red ChinaForman, H. (1946). Report from Red China. London: Robert Hale Limited.; Forman, H. (1946). Xi xing man ying. Shanghai: Shanghai shu bao gong si.GrayscaleForman Nitrate Negatives, Box 1