During World War II the United States War Department produced guides like this to introduce soldiers to the language in the area where they were stationed. This particular guide book was used in the China-Burma-India Theater by soldiers in southeasternChina. The guide was issued in 1943 and indicates that Cantonese was spoken by more than 30 million people in the provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi.

  This page features the cartoons that were used to help illustrate the use of the language andto "lighten up" an otherwise monotonous explanation. Although the subject matter was a very seriousintroductory lesson on the Cantonese language, the illustrations were meant to be light-heartedand are funny to view.