In the countryside women wear the veil as in the pre-Communist era.

It is not only that the restaurants today are more elegant than the best of the pre-Communist era.

In the culture of the Communist Party, crime is associated with the chaos and corruption of the pre-Communist era.

The all-night vigil service originated in Eastern European monasteries, and from medieval times through the pre-Communist era the vigil was sung entirely by men and boys.

"Red Sorghum," "Raise the Red Lantern" and "Ju Dou" were all set in the pre-Communist era.

Fei Mu, a director of the pre-Communist era, utilized Peking opera in a number of plays, sometimes within "Westernized", realistic plots.

Of the three parties that have been leading in the public opinion polls here in recent weeks, only the Smallholders date back to the pre-Communist era.

That's to say, its outskirts were blighted by cheerless concrete, but its pretty and tree-lined plaza was hemmed by grand old buildings - souvenirs from the pre-Communist era.

It has become one of the more enduring creations from the nation's pre-communist era and copies are still sold today.

A major party in the pre-Communist era.