Topic: Education
Posture for reading and writing -- "Du shu he xie zi zishi." -- Vintage Chinese propaganda poster from maopost.com, printed in May 1983.
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Posture for reading and writing -- "Du shu he xie zi zishi." -- Vintage Chinese propaganda poster from maopost.com, printed in May 1983.
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