Red Star Shines on China (guomai Classic)
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About This Novel
"Red Star Shines on China" is a reportage written by American journalist Edgar Snow based on his interviews in the Yan'an Soviet Area. It is also the first documentary literature to report the activities of the Chinese Communist Party to the world. It has been a best-seller around the world since its publication. In June 1936, through the introduction of progressive figures such as Soong Ching Ling and Lu Xun, and with the help of the underground party of the Communist Party of China, Snow passed through numerous blockades and arrived in "Red China" in northern Shaanxi. Here he witnessed with his own eyes one of the few miracles in the practice of idealism in history: the successful Long March of the Red Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the opening of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Revolutionary Base Area. In the next more than 100 days, Snow traveled to Ansai, Baoan and other counties and towns, interviewed hundreds of Red Army generals and soldiers including Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Peng Dehuai, and used his own eyes and writing to record the legendary stories of this group of people who had experienced 25,000 miles of hardships: how they lived, how they fought, and how they rose up as a red force on the Loess Plateau, created a new world, and became the "light of hope" shining on ancient China. The main body of this book consists of twelve chapters, which mainly describe the fighting, study and life of the leaders of the Communist Party of China, Red Army generals, soldiers, farmers, herdsmen, workers, Communist Youth League members and Young Pioneers in the Soviet Area. The most important contents are Chapter 4 "The Origin of a Communist Party Member" and Chapter 5 "The Long March". "The Origin of a Communist" is Comrade Mao Zedong's only autobiography that was personally revised and narrated in the first person. It truly demonstrates the ideals, beliefs and magnanimity of the Chinese Communists. "The Long March" tells the entire process from the Red Army's failure in the fifth counter-encirclement and suppression campaign to the Red Army's victory in the Long March, including breaking through the four blockades, flying to seize the Luding Bridge, and crossing the snow-capped mountains and grasslands. It is not only the core of the entire work, but also the most exciting chapter in the history of the Chinese revolution. The author Snow uses a unique line drawing technique to vividly restore those passionate years for today's readers: from the heroic spirit of the leader to the simple faith of the soldiers, from the barren desolation of the Loess Plateau to the prosperity of the spiritual world of the revolutionaries. The book also predicts the turning point of China's destiny and the victory of the Communist Party twenty years in advance. This book is based on the 1968 English supplemented and revised edition of "Red Star Shines on China" as the translation base. For some obvious historical errors in the original work, corrections and supplementary annotations are also made with reference to relevant historical materials.
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