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Halfsheet vintage Chinese propaganda poster, titled
"Study hard, to improve the cultural level" , was published around 1960. It is the third in a series of "troops education wall charts" for the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Poster Details
Theme: The poster promotes the importance of education and political study within the military, emphasizing intellectual work as a form of labor and revolutionary task.
Context: The text on the chalkboard in Chinese reads "Lesson: In Memory of Norman Bethune" , which was a compulsory essay written by Mao Zedong that all Chinese citizens were required to study during the Cultural Revolution.
Details: The text on the blackboard below the title lists learning objectives: "Central idea" , "Paragraph main idea" , "Article structure" , and "Language characteristics" , which are standard elements of Chinese language arts education. The bottom banner reiterates the main message: "Study hard, improve your cultural level"
Norman Bethune
Norman Bethune was a Canadian surgeon and member of the Communist Party of Canada who provided medical services to the Chinese Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1938-1939). Mao Zedong wrote a famous eulogy for him after his death, praising his spirit of selflessness and internationalism, making him an enduring hero in Chinese communist propaganda. |
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