Shaanxi province (China), one of several views of crowds of people at event

China: 40,000, Wu Man Yu, Min Ping; Naniwan [Nanniwan] stokes mortarEighth Route Army solders and the People's Militia are in the crowd. They consisted of Chinese Red Army (communist) forces who, through an alliance with the Nationalist government, fought the Japanese. Though they wear the Nationalist insignia on their hats and their arm patches indicate the Nationalist 18th Army Group, they still considered themselves the communist-affiliated Eighth Route Army. The People's Militia, or Min Ping, were armed Yanan citizens who supported activities of the Eighth Route Army.Forman, H. (1946). Report from Red China. London: Robert Hale Limited.GrayscaleForman Nitrate Negatives, Box 2