积极防治疟疾 (Actively Prevent and Treat Malaria), 1963
积极防治疟疾 (Actively Prevent and Treat Malaria), Science Popularization Press, by Wang Liancheng (赵树綮), Zhao Shuqi (赵树綮), and Mo Gong (默公), printed by People's Education Printing Factory, May 1963
The images in this anti-malaria poster have the aesthetic features of Chinese New Year Pictures (年画, nian hua) and paper-cutting (剪纸, jian zhi), two popular media of Chinese folk art. Using these iconic Chinese features, the poster addresses Chinese citizens on how to prevent the spread of malaria. The scenes show how a mosquito spreads malaria from a sick person to the healthy one, the importance of safely spraying insecticide to control mosquitoes, the use of medicine to treat malaria, citizens cleaning up gardens and piling dirt on standing water to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds, and sleeping with bed nets.