WAITING FOR AMERICANS to arrive, this native of Tientsin sits before monument of old empire. Crowds of more than 2,000,000 waited in streets from 6 in the morning to 9 in the evening for first U.S. Marines.

IN NANKING, Chinese mounted troops parade under a victory arch of bamboo and greenery to symbolize their reoccupation of the city. Nanking, China's capital, was great goal on "road back" for Chinese soldiers.

AMERICANS LAND IN TIENTSIN from LCMs and LCIs. Officially they are there to take surrender of Japanese, rescue Allied prisoners. Their presence also keeps Communists from gaining control.

IN SHANGHAI, U.S. C-54 transport lands Chinese soldiers who are greeted by enthusiastic crowds with banners and flags. U.S. has flown 41,000 Nationalist reoccupying troops to strategic Nanking and Shanghai.

CHUNGKING CONCLAVE between Central Government and Communists was attended by (front row) U.S. Ambassador Hurley, Chiang, Communist Mao Tse-tung; (rear, left to right): Chiang's son Chiang Ching-kuo; Chang Chun, Szechuan governor, and Information Minister K. C. Wu. Despite negotiations, clashes go on in 11 provinces.

JAPANESE SOLDIERS stand guard for their conquerors behind barricade in Tientsin. In certain areas they have been helping Chinese and Americans to keep order.

ADMIRAL BARBEY'S transports bring Chungking troops to North China.

OLD WAR LORD Yen Hsi-shan, conquorer of Shansi, held Japs for seven years.

U.S. SOLDIERS STAND GUARD in Kunming while in the streets some distance away Chiang's troops fight a successful battle with Lung Yun's Yunnan troops.

TENSION AREA lies in North China. Nationalist troops have been landed in coastal cities by U.S. ships, in big inland cities by U.S. planes. Communists are strong in the north outside big cities, and also control rich province of Shensi. LIFE writer Murphy covered territory from Chuingking to Peiping to Tientsin to Tsingtao to Tsinan.

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