Footprints of CPC early leaders during their youth in Montargis, France
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Starting in 1919, thousands of progressive young Chinese went to France, where they worked in factories in Paris, Lyon and Montargis to pay for their studies in the European country.
Xinhua丨Updated: May 12, 2021
Photo taken on April 8, 2021 shows a plaque in Durzy Garden displaying a black-and-white group photo of a dozen of Chinese students in downtown Montargis, France. The Chinese students were participants to the "Work-Study Movement," during which thousands of progressive young Chinese were sent to France, where they worked in factories in Paris, Lyon and Montargis to pay for their studies. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
