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Gallery: Hygiene and Sanitation

空气流通 (Let air circulate—open and close doors and windows), ca. 1935

空气流通 (Let air circulate—open and close doors and windows), Ministry of Education, ca. 1935

This poster, teaching the importance of fresh air, shows a boy opening his door in the morning, and then opening his windows to let air circulate and to receive sunshine.


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Poster with title on top, panel of images illustrating hand hygiene, and text in the middle

To help prevent the spread of disease, Chinese public health posters targeted children and taught the basics of personal hygiene and other healthy habits. This poster series produced by the Chinese Ministry of Education, ca. 1935, illustrates the importance of oral hygiene, hand hygiene, cleaning the home, among other healthy habits.