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The True Record was a pictorial magazine published inShanghai, China, between June 1912 and March or April 1913. The magazine was established by brothersGao Qifeng andGao Jianfu as the nascentRepublic of China wasseeking to develop a new culture after centuries ofQing rule. It sought to monitor the new republic, report the welfare of the people, promote socialism, and distribute world knowledge. Under the Gaos and fellow editorHuang Binhong, the magazine published seventeen issues and expanded its reach from China through Southeast Asia to Hawaii. Supportive ofSun Yat-sen and the nationalist movement, the magazine was critical of Provisional PresidentYuan Shikai and closed during a time when he was consolidating his power. Articles covered such topics as art, current events, technology and politics. Despite having been published for less than one year,The True Record has been described as one of the most important illustrated magazines of the first years of the Republic of China. (Full article...)

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