Abstract:

Illustrated Literacy Textbook is a type of educational material for children that combines images with text, using the interplay between pictures and words to provide enlightenment. “Enlightenment” has been a recurring topic in modern Chinese history and is also a crucial point for the innovation of ideas. The ideological enlightenment reflected and embodied by modern Chinese Illustrated Literacy Textbook is a gradual process, a transition from tradition to modernity, and an interweaving of national salvation and cultural awakening. Representative works such as the Chengzhong Mengxuetang Zike Tushuo, Hui Tu Shizhi Shizai Yi, and Guomin Zike Tushuo are undoubtedly important vehicles for the ideological enlightenment of children in modern China. They not only responded to children’s demands for enlightenment, but also reflected the compiler’s will for enlightenment.

Key words: integration of images and text, enlightenment education, Illustrated Literacy Textbook, Late Qing Dynasty illustrated newspapers