Precious archives opened to public

The picture taken on July 9, 2004 shows the mini samples of flour bags of Fuxin Flour Company, the largest flour company established by Chinese capitalists in the early 20th century, at Shanghai Archives in Shanghai, east China. The citizens had access on Friday to the 16th group of precious documents and scripts in Shanghai Archives with their ID cards. Up to now, a total of 800,000 volumes of archives have been opened to the public.

A staff member of Shanghai Archives displays an original of Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, east China, July 9, 2004. The citizens had access on Friday to the 16th group of precious documents and scripts in Shanghai Archives with their ID cards. Up to now, a total of 800,000 volumes of archives have been opened to the public.