The main building of the memorial hall is a typical quadrangle with brick and wood structure in the late Qing Dynasty. The main gate (the original gate of Baoding Yude Middle School) faces east and sits west. On the lintel hangs a brown plaque with golden characters, which reads the handwritten inscription of Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee: "Memorial Hall of the Work-Study Movement in France". Step onto the stone steps, pass through the gatehouse, and enter the quadrangle with blue bricks. The three-room hall in the middle of the courtyard divides the quadrangle into two parts, front and back, and the two sides of the hall are connected to the front and back yards.
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The Memorial Hall of the Work-Study Movement in France is an important symbol in China's modern history. It not only commemorates the history of Chinese students studying and working in France, but also reflects the process of China's social change. From the perspective of Eastern philosophy, this movement embodies the Confucian concept of self-improvement and self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance and world peace. Through hard work and study, students pursue knowledge and self-improvement, aiming to serve the country and society with the knowledge they have learned, which is the continuation of the Confucian idea of "benevolence" in history. From the perspective of Western philosophy, especially from the perspective of enlightenment and existentialism, this movement embodies the combination of personal freedom and rational pursuit. Enlightenment emphasizes the realization of personal autonomy and rationality through education, while young students in the study-abroad movement are pursuing the dual goals of personal development and social change, reflecting the human desire for knowledge and freedom. Existentialists may pay attention to the loneliness and challenges faced by these students in a foreign country, emphasizing how individuals can find the meaning of existence through self-struggle in difficult situations. Therefore, the Memorial Hall of the Work-Study Movement in France is not only a witness to history, but also a symbol of the integration of Eastern and Western philosophical wisdom, reflecting the common values of different cultures in the pursuit of knowledge, freedom and self-transcendence.