Timeline of Factory Girls
Below is a timeline of recent historical Chinese events leading up to a chronology of events occuring in Factory Girls. Click and drag the timeline to see how major historical events coincide with changes in the lives of the individuals. Each point contains a summary of the event.
 Chronology of Wu Chunming and LuQingman |
 Chronology of the Zhang Family |
 Timeline of Major Events in Recent Chinese History |
Works Consulted
- Wasserstrom, Jeffrey. China in the 21st Century: What everyone needs to know. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Print.
Image Citations
- drumbrake. Guangzhou South Railway Station. 4 March 2011. Flickr. Yahoo!, 15 July 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/drumbrake/5501354285/in/faves-64172745@N03/
- felibrilu. Beiling Park entrance. 6 October 2009. Flickr. Yahoo!, 20 July 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/felibrilu/3994031169/
- Hsieh, Fang. GRD2-20091214-R0011925. 14 December 2009. Flickr. Yahoo!, 15 July 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahhhhmen/4189579693/in/faves-64172745@N03/
- Lee, Edwin. Clothing factory in Dongguan, China. 27 August 2004. Flickr. Yahoo!, 20 July 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/edwinylee/2879391356/in/faves-64172745@N03/
- LuQingmin12. Copyright by Leslie Chang. Used with permission.
- “President Nixon meets with China's Communist Party Leader, Mao Tse- Tung”, 02/29/1972; Nixon White House Photographs; White House Photo Office Photo Collection (Nixon Administration); Richard Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA. [online version available through the Archival Research Catalog (ARC identifier 594926) at "www.archives.gov; July 20, 2011]
- WuChungming1. Copyright by Leslie Chang. Used with permission.