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During the great Anti-Japanese War more than 70 years ago, the vast number of literary and art workers made great efforts and sacrifices and made significant contributions to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. This collection contains the oral accounts of 80 elderly people who recalled their cultural and artistic activities during the Anti-Japanese War. These vivid recollections present a magnificent picture of literary and artistic workers using poetry, music, art, drama, dance and other forms to promote and inspire soldiers and civilians to join the war of resistance during the turbulent years of blood and fire. Most of the oral narratives in the book were compiled by the editor and some friends in recent years, and some were interviewed by others many years ago. Some of the interviewees are well-known and some are unknown: some accounts reveal previously unknown things and fill gaps in the historical record. This book will help readers gain a more comprehensive understanding of that period of history and understand what people thought and did at that time, thereby benefiting and enlightening them.