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Red Star Over China

Author: (America) edgar snow

Translator: Leshan Dong

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The Red Star Shines on China is an immortal classic of the famous American journalist edgar snow. As the first book to introduce and spread the revolutionary history of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China to the world, it has gained a sensational influence in the English-speaking world. It is a reportable work with beautiful writing and strong documentary, and is regarded as a classic encyclopedia for studying the revolution in China.

Red Star over China has been read by readers of different times since the first edition 1937, and its vitality has never weakened. It is the most authoritative documentary literary work to carry forward the spirit of the Long March, showing the unique light of classic works.

At the critical moment of the Chinese nation, Si Nuo, who was only 30 years old, was the first foreign journalist to visit the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. President Mao Zedong welcomed this curious, objective and fair American guest with a broad mind, and welcomed Zhou Enlai with a warm and sincere attitude. In more than four months, Si Nuo conducted in-depth and comprehensive interviews with the Northwest Revolutionary Base and the Workers and Peasants Red Army, visited many Red Army generals and ordinary soldiers, and visited the local people, and made extensive and in-depth investigations on the military and civilian life, local political reform, customs and habits in the base areas. Si Nuo was also cordially received by Chairman Mao in Baoan County (now Zhidan County, Shaanxi Province) for many times, which enabled him to obtain a lot of first-hand precious information about Mao Zedong personally and the China * * * Production Party and the Workers and Peasants Red Army.

After entering the northwest red base area, Si Nuo showed great sympathy and respect for the people of China. Through interviews and on-the-spot understanding, he knew that the Chinese Production Party and its Red Army of Workers and Peasants were the hope of the people of China. So he wrote a lot of reports about the China * * * production party and the Red Army, filled with 14 notebooks. At the end of 10, Si Nuo returned to Beiping from northern Shaanxi with his interview materials, films and photos. After several months of writing, he told an eye-opening story to the press, and published the famous Red Star over China (translated in Chinese as Red Star over China), which made the world see the real face of China * * * production party, Chinese Red Army and revolutionary base areas for the first time. Si Nuo declared to the world with conclusive facts that the Chinese Production Party and its revolutionary cause are like a shining red star, shining not only in the northwest of China, but also in China and the whole world.

Book *** 12, respectively:

Article 1: Exploring Red China

Part II: The Road to Hongdu Part III: In Security Part IV: The origin of a * * * party member.

Chapter 5: Long March Chapter 6 Red Star in Northwest Chapter 7: On the way to the front.

Chapter 8: Being with the Red Army Chapter 9: Being with the Red Army (continued) Chapter 10: War and Peace

Chapter 1 1: Back to safety Chapter 12: White world again.

The content covers the introduction of the Red Army's Long March, interviews with China Producers' Party and the main leaders of the Red Army, China Producers' Party's anti-Japanese policy, the military strategy of the Red Army, and the author's experiences and feelings in the whole interview. , fully reproduces the true and arduous historical facts of the China Producer Party on the way to the Long March, inspiring people to forge ahead.

"Red Star Shines on China" really brings us back to the eventful years when the passion was burning and the war was raging, deeply feeling the great glorious course of the revolution led by China's * * * production party, and deeply understanding the firm beliefs and heroic feats of the revolutionary ancestors, so as to polish the lamp of faith in our hearts, ignite the red passion in our hearts, integrate into the great cause of the motherland and the nation, and let the red spirit gain eternal life through continuous inheritance.

Chapter one: Si Nuo: the professional spirit of seeking truth and being pragmatic and the fearless spirit of adventure. One night at midnight, Si Nuo boarded the local train to Xi 'an. At that time, smallpox, cholera, typhoid fever, macula and plague were prevalent in northwest China, so Si Nuo injected vaccines against these infectious diseases in his hips and legs before leaving. His first destination was Xi province, where he visited General Yang Hucheng and Shao Lizi, president of the province. The bronze statue of the Han Dynasty was in Beijing, and a Red Army commander wrote a letter of introduction in black ink. But apart from this letter of introduction, if you want to get in touch in the northwest, you have to go to a hotel in An and wait for a visit from Mr. Wang who calls himself Wang. This Mr. Wang (whose real name is Dong Jianwu) will try to arrange to take Zhang Xueliang's private jet to the Red Zone. Because the situation changed, Si Nuo finally had to take a truck from the Northeast Army to the front. While waiting for the bus at the ruins of the ancient city of Han, Si Nuo met Deng Fa, the producer of * * * who offered a reward of fifty thousand heads of state. Personality Deng Fa: Enthusiastic, lively, brave and generous. Passing through the Red Gate, Si Nuo bifurcated into a mountain road that was said to be a place where vendors smuggled goods in and out of the Soviet area, entered the no-man's land, and finally reached a village near Yan 'an smoothly, officially entering the Red Gate. There, Si Nuo met Liu Longhuo, chairman of the local poor association. Liu Long Fire warmly welcomed him, found him a young guide and a mule driver to Ansai, and gave him paper money brought from the Soviet area for his use.

Chapter two: Hongdu Road was hunted by white bandits. In order to avoid the white bandits, I set out early in the morning and met the first Red Army soldier, a young man named Yao who worked in the Political Security Bureau. Yao Ling came to Ansai. After meeting the captain of Ansai Red Guards, Si Nuo realized that a group of white bandits followed Si Nuo, but they were attacked by the Red Guards and arrested several people. At this moment, a thin young officer greeted Si Nuo in English. He is the commander of the Red Army-Zhou Enlai. Rebel Zhou Enlai welcomed Si Nuo's arrival, gave Si Nuo the sincerity to move freely, and personally drafted a itinerary for him, which listed all the items in the 92-day trip. Si Nuo had reservations about the trip, but as a result, he spent more time. Si Nuo also reviewed Zhou Enlai's revolutionary course: he studied in his early years, participated in the student movement, studied abroad, launched a national revolution, organized a workers' strike, organized a Guangzhou commune, went underground, and narrowly escaped to reach the red new base area in northern Shaanxi. In contact with Zhou Enlai, Si Nuo gradually discovered that the rebel who participated in and organized many revolutionary uprisings and was a scholar was not a fanatic, but a cool-headed, analytical, pragmatic and gentle person. Zhou Enlai: approachable, gentle, cool-headed, good at analysis and reasoning, and paying attention to practical experience. From his itinerary planning for Si Nuo, we can see that he is a careful, enthusiastic and good planner. On the way to the security of the 23rd Incident in He Long, Si Nuo listened to Changling Li, commander of the Red Army, introducing He Long's revolutionary experience. He Long was a bandit leader at that time, and his social reputation spread all over the country. He Long joined the * * * production party only after 1927 Nanchang Bayi Uprising. Shortly before that, he was loyal to Wang Jingwei's Wuhan government. But Tang Shengzhi and others suppressed the movement to overthrow the landlords and launched the famous "peasant massacre", which aroused his anger. He Long established the Soviet area in Hunan with a kitchen knife. He Long also led the Red Army's Long March across the snowy mountains and joined forces with Zhu De. Character He Long: High prestige, good eloquence, brave and good at fighting, excellent military ability, impatience and modesty. On the way, Si Nuo learned about the experiences and reasons of a group of young Red Army men who participated in the revolution with him, and admired their spirit of unity, friendship, discipline and optimism. Almost all of these young Red Army men have suffered from life tragedies, but they all maintained the spirit of revolutionary optimism.

The third part: the person in power in the security Soviet, the basic policy of the * * * production party, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the first prize of two million yuan, and the image of Mao Zedong in the Red Army Drama Club: a simple and innocent, well-read, brilliant military and political strategist, but also a person with deep feelings and love for the army and the people. Excellent military strategy and profound political insight. Si Nuo finally met Mao Zedong and told him many stories about Mao Zedong, including his legend, his wife, his influence, his daily life, including his daily diet and so on. In particular, it shows his personality: complex, interesting, naturally intelligent, energetic and highly self-respecting. Then it introduces Mao Zedong's views on some international figures, including MacDonald and Roosevelt, and his research: views on Indian, philosophy, religion and so on. Next, Si Nuo will introduce the basic argument of the * * * production party: "China's national independence and democratic politics can't be realized without its foreign anti-imperialist policy and domestic agrarian revolution", and then introduce the basic policy of the * * * production party at that time: resisting Japanese imperialism, and have a lot of discussions with Mao Zedong on this issue. Finally, he narrated some of Lin Biao's life, his answering questions in the Red Army University, and his watching performances of the Red Army Drama Club and interviewing Wei Gongzhi, the president of the Red Army Drama Club.

Chapter IV: The origin of Mao Zedong, a childhood figure in party member: From his growing experience, we can see that Mao Zedong is rebellious and good at fighting for his legitimate rights and interests. Love reading, have the spirit of questioning, be good at thinking, be positive, and begin to have certain political consciousness and feelings of home and country? Consciousness. Mao Zedong's revolutionary character can be seen from his braid and joining the army. It can be seen from his plot of choosing a school for self-study, that he is studious and enterprising, full of perseverance; It can be seen from his plot of uniting people around him that he has gradually formed a leader temperament. The prelude to the revolution and the growth of the Red Army this article mainly describes Si Nuo's interview with Mao Zedong. Through talking with Mao Zedong for several nights, he learned about Mao Zedong's life, including his early experiences: how he was born, his childhood, his parents' education, how he rebelled against his father, how he read "forbidden books", how he worked, and so on. Then he introduced a story that influenced his life: the people of Changsha rebelled and were suppressed by famine. Next, it introduces Mao Zedong's early ideological source, his experience in joining the army, joining Hunan Normal University and working in Beiping. Then he introduced his political activities, such as writing Xiangjiang Review, setting up a cultural bookstore, opposing warlords and organizing workers. Especially how he established his belief in Marxism. Then came the glorious deeds of producer party member Mao Zedong: attending the first national congress, cooperating with Guangzhou, organizing an uprising and participating in the establishment of the Soviet government. Finally, he briefly described the development and growth of the Red Army, the victory and defeat of several counter-encirclement campaigns, and finally arrived in Gansu and Shaanxi through the Long March.

The fifth chapter of the Long March, the fifth national encirclement and suppression, the image of the Red Army soldiers: surprise victory, full of wisdom. Hero image of Dadu River Red Army soldiers: brave and good at fighting, not afraid of sacrifice. Red Army: The overall situation, strict discipline, not afraid of sacrifice, advance wave after wave, perseverance, unity and mutual assistance, perseverance, optimism, firm belief, loyalty and patriotism. This article describes the situation of the Long March. At the beginning, Si Nuo briefly explained the causes of the Long March, including how Chiang Kai-shek organized the fifth encirclement and suppression campaign, how the Red Army failed in the fifth counter-encirclement campaign, and how the Red Army withdrew from the Jiangxi base area in order to preserve its effective strength. Then it introduces the hardships of the Long March: how to break through the enemy's four lines of defense, how to suffer heavy losses, how to change tactics and go into battle lightly, and focuses on how the Red Army can overcome many difficulties, break through many obstacles and create miracles in the Dadu River. Next, the difficulties encountered by the Red Army in crossing grasslands and passing through ethnic minority areas are introduced. Finally, Si Nuo proved the greatness and achievements of the Long March through a set of statistical data (18 mountains, 24 rivers, 12 provinces, 62 cities, and 10 local warlords): it reached an area that played an important role in the fate of China, Japan and the Soviet Union, explained the purpose of the agrarian revolution and the anti-Japanese policy along the way, and armed Qian Qian.

Chapter VI: Red Star in the Soviet Area of Northern Shaanxi: Shaping the Characters of the Period Liu Zhidan: a senior general of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants, a loyal production fighter, outstanding.