Everyone has his/her unique spiritual temperament, and so does an organization. If spiritual temperament has a color, the one of the Communist Party of China must be red. The Party’s hundred years of struggle is magnificent, and its great spirit shines through the ages. Generations of the Party members have forged the common spiritual temperament and left behind innumerable inspiring and shocking stories.

By presenting the precious photos exclusively collected by the China Photo Archives, this book tells the stories of the little-known people and events behind the photos with passion from a unique perspective, and reviews the history of the Communist Party of China from striving for national independence and liberation of the people to achieving prosperity for the country and happiness for the people over the past century. The book demonstrates the members of the Communist Party of China’s faith and pursuit, responsibility and accountability, temperament and patriotism passed down from generation to generation, revealing the theme of “The people are the country; the country is its people”.