Studying presented as something to be done between working shifts, with an element of political emancipation and struggle. The worker is studying a book on electrical engineering (电工学 - dian gongxue). He wears a badge the Shanghai Industrial College for Amateur Learners (上海业余工业大学 - Shanghai yeyu gongye daxue). Chinese text on poster: 做一个能文能武的新型劳动者 (Create a new type of worker capable both in culture and struggle).
Cite this image as: 周瑞庄, "劳动人民知识化 = Lao dong ren min zhi shi hua", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 14/02/2025, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/k27-282.