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Family story: Dine at the Great Hall of the People, which I helped build

2009-07-28 16:29 BJT

Character: Wang Xueli (82)

Family members: Fourteen in all, including Wang Xueli and his wife and the families of their four children. The family of the oldest son Wang Rongsheng, the family of the second son Wang Jiansheng, the family of the third son Wang Qunsheng and the family of the daughter Wang Yinlan.

A few years ago, three generations of the family went to the Dabei Photo Studio near Qianmen to take a family portrait. Only the son-in-law was unable to make it due to work.
A few years ago, three generations of the family
 went to the Dabei Photo Studio near Qianmen to 
take a family portrait. Only the son-in-law was 
unable to make it due to work.

Profile: The old couple is now living in the residential compound of the No. 6 Construction Group in Shijingshan.

Wang Xueli is all smiles when he talks about his experience at a state banquet, “It was a different feeling with ten people sitting at a table and enjoying individual portions.” In September 1959, Wang Xueli, as the leader of the “Wang Xueli Youth Shock Brigade”, sat in high spirits in the banquet hall of the newly-constructed Great Hall of the People of which Wang was one of the builders.

A group photo of the “Wang Xueli Youth Shock Brigade” taken in 1956.
A group photo of the “Wang Xueli Youth Shock
 Brigade” taken in 1956.
The wedding photo: With a high income at that time, Wang Xueli’s wedding ceremony was rather extravagant and had some foreign influence. He invited a groomsman and a bridesmaid and rented the wedding outfits.
The wedding photo: With a high income at that 
time, Wang Xueli’s wedding ceremony was rather
 extravagant and had some foreign influence. He
 invited a groomsman and a bridesmaid and rented
 the wedding outfits.