Fuxing (Renaissance) Series Geography textbook for upper primary students in Singapore v.3 (《复兴地理教科书》南洋华侨小学校高级用, 高级第三册)

Title
Fuxing (Renaissance) Series Geography textbook for upper primary students in Singapore v.3 (《复兴地理教科书》南洋华侨小学校高级用, 高级第三册)
Year/Period
1949
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: 18.1 x 13.2 x 0.2 cm
Accession No.
2021-00381

Printed in Hong Kong and distributed by The Commercial Press, the cover of this geography textbook states that it was specially tailored for Chinese-medium schools “in the Federation of Malaya and Singapore”. It is also interesting to note that the cover also features a group of students pointing at the a map of Southeast Asia, another indication of its localised content on the region.With the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the publication of the series specially for overseas Chinese students was a reflection of the changing educational climate, where the Chinese community in Singapore and Malaya were encouraged to form a common loyalty with the other races in their countries of residence.