Correspondence For Upper Primary v. 1 (尺牍课本第一册 高级小学用)

Title
Correspondence For Upper Primary v. 1 (尺牍课本第一册 高级小学用)
Year/Period
Early - mid 20th century
Region
Singapore and Shanghai
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: 18.8 x 13.3 x 0.4 cm
Accession No.
2021-00350

Published by Shanghai Da Zong Shu Ju, this primary school textbook imparts skills of letter writing such as style, expression and format. Letters were the main form of communication in the past, and textbooks such as Correspondence aimed to teach students this skill. This skill is was especially important in overseas Chinese communities as letter-writing was instrumental in allowing them to maintain ties with their relatives in China.