See "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" (Volume IV) "On Chongqing Negotiations" at the end: "In short, the future is bright and the road is tortuous. There are still many difficulties before us, which cannot be ignored. If we unite all the people and work together, we can overcome all difficulties and achieve the goal of victory. "

1945 On September 9th, he arrived in Mao Zedong, Chongqing two days ago. On this day, he met Guo Moruo, and the two later became close poetry friends. After Lu Xun's death, Guo Moruo obviously became a banner of progressive intellectuals in Kuomintang-controlled areas. One is a master who started the road of vernacular new poetry, and the other is a brilliant master who recasts traditional poetry. The poet's dialogue is full of political aphorisms during the negotiations in Chongqing.

It was in this day's conversation that Mao Zedong said a sentence that people were very familiar with later: "The future is bright and the road is tortuous." Guo Moruo gave Mao Zedong a Swiss-made Omega watch on this day, and he wore it until his death.

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Mao Zedong (18931February 26, 976-1September 9, 976), whose real name was Runzhi (the original was Yong Zhi, later changed to Runzhi), took his pen name Zi Ren. Hunan Xiangtan people. China people's leader, Marxist, great proletarian revolutionist, strategist, theorist, main founder and leader of China Production Party, China People's Liberation Army and People's Republic of China (PRC), poet and calligrapher.

From 1949 to 1976, Mao Zedong was the supreme leader of People's Republic of China (PRC). His contribution to the development of Marxism-Leninism, military theory and theoretical contribution to the * * * production party is called Mao Zedong Thought. Because almost all of Mao Zedong's main positions are called chairman, he is also known as "Chairman Mao".

Mao Zedong is regarded as one of the most important figures in the modern history of the world, and Time magazine also rated him as one of the most influential figures in the 20th century.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Mao Zedong