The son is joining the army. His father, a decorated veteran, gives him a copy of Selected Works of Mao Zedong, his mother puts a useful sewing kit (针线包) in his sack, his younger sister, a Pioneer, carries his satchel. Through the window the festive parade of new recruits can be seen.
Print no. 8085.2733, third impression (November 1964), print run 200,001 - 300,000.