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Hou Xude, 1982
Mama tells me to study Lei Feng
Publisher: Guangdong People's Publishing House
(Offset, 77x53 cm., inv.nr. BG E13/416, coll. Landsberger)

The soldier Lei Feng is a role model for young Chinese since the 1960s: always serving the people, always faithful to the party line, always sacrificing himself. The title of the book woman and child are reading is 'Lei Feng the great communist fighter'. Television and wrist watch are signs of prosperity (obtained by following Lei Feng's example?).