"Frame 21 - This is one of those utterly Oriental responses to kindness which baffles and distresses the Occidental. The rather poor community to which the Cheeloo Public Health group ministered during one winter, showed their appreciation by presenting a 'pien', a large congratulatory plaque of black lacquered wood with four large characters in gold, saying, 'Nung Ts'un Fu Hsing' - 'The Countryside's Star of Blessing'. Note the guard of honor accompanying it, composed of young school boys in Sun Yat-Sen uniforms. No matter how much one disapproves of costly and ill-afforded gifts, when one is presented with a fait accompli, one accepts it graciously, and hangs the pien in a prominent place where it stimulates other needy groups to go and do likewise." A row of Chinese boys lined up on a walkway, all in uniforms. Two people are holding up a wooden sign with Chinese characters on it. Behind the row of boys in uniform are more people, including a child holding a banner with Chinese writing on it.
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