1949 Mao Zedong was in Xiangshan
Qi Hewen, a simple Chinese name, but it is made of a "abbreviation" with the original name of 16 characters. Sergei Leonidovich Zihvinsky , born in Petergrad in September 1918. When he served as the Deputy Consul of the Soviet Union in Urumqi from 1939 to 1940, he reduced his name to: Qi Hewen.
From 1946 to 1949, Qi Hewen served as the Consul General of the Soviet Union in Pei . It was this identity and the title of sinologist he possessed that gave him the opportunity to have lunch with Chairman Mao Zedong on June 17, 1949.
In Shuangqing Villa , Qi Hewen, who had a lot of questions and urgently needed answers, first asked Chairman Mao Zedong a philosophical question, namely, how to view Kang Youwei and his philosophical views and the activities of the Chinese reformists at the end of the 19th century.
Mao Zedong, a great man from the generation, not only answered the questions raised by Qi Hewen, but also explained the questions of Latinization of Chinese characters to Qi Hewen with his profound knowledge and firm confidence in Chinese culture.
1949 Qi Hewen (right) in Peiping
Chinese characters Latinization is a specific form of Chinese characters pinyinization. The Latinization of Chinese characters is intended to replace Chinese characters with Latin alphabets, and ultimately abolish Chinese characters.
experienced the New Culture Movement , and Mao Zedong experienced the tide of the May Fourth Movement, knew the importance of writing vernacular Chinese and speaking Mandarin . He had a very clear and sensitive understanding of the progress of Chinese throughout society and history, and became the first flag-raising person to lead the popular Chinese characters. On July 14, 1919, Mao Zedong published a declaration of vernacular cultural and creative journals in the first issue of " Xiangjiang Comment ", which included: "What is the biggest problem in the world? The biggest problem in eating. What is the strongest power? The strongest power of the people's union. What should not be afraid? God should not be afraid, ghosts should not be afraid, bureaucrats should not be afraid of warlords, and capitalists should not be afraid." On December 1, 1925, Mao Zedong's article "Analysis of All Classes in Chinese Society" began: "Who is our enemy? Who is our friend? This question is the primary issue of the revolution." Mao Zedong used vernacular language that ordinary people could understand, and raised extremely important questions, showing the most grand spirit and the most profound theoretical analysis.
Mao Zedong is the most outstanding successor and developer of the May Fourth philosopher and the May Fourth New Culture. Therefore, he has deeply cultivated the fertile soil of the Chinese nation's culture, absorbed the essence of the Chinese nation's culture, inherited traditions and innovated. He wrote 56-verse four-character poem " sacrifice to the mother" for his biological mother, and 96-verse four-character poem " sacrifice to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor" on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. It is simple and elegant, with the legacy of " Book of Songs ", which shows that Mao Zedong's ancient poetry has a profound foundation, so the democratic figure Liu Yazi called Mao Zedong "a poet who looked at the eternal poems and bowed his waist together." It is simple and innovative. The "Letter to Cai Yuanpei" written on September 22, 1936 uses simple classical Chinese; but he wrote revolutionary theoretical articles, reports, etc., all of them were vernacular. This is exactly why Mao Zedong’s proficient in Chinese characters and his thorough understanding of language, according to what Mao Zedong said, “sing any mountain to sing what songs” and “watch the dishes and eat, tailor-made clothes.”
On February 1, 1949, Li Jishen, Shen Junru, Ma Xulun and other democratic parties, and non-party democrats, had arrived in the liberated area, had a total of 56 people. After hearing the news of Peaceful Liberation of , they jointly called Mao Zedong and Zhu De to congratulate the great victory of the People's Liberation Army: "Our People's Liberation Army is the force of the people, and it is the forefront of the revolution. It has been more than two years since the war. The commanders of the people are determined, and their hard work is great. The soldiers are like gods, and they devote themselves to their work. The flags, the food and sautums, and the fan members have entered the liberated areas one after another. They are excited. I am willing to follow them, step up unity, and strive for the construction of China to the end." The congratulatory messages from these 56 people are true feelings of judging words and words.
After receiving the telegram, Mao Zedong showed his writing skills. He and Commander-in-Chief Zhu De jointly replied: I called me on February 1st and felt very happy. The struggle between the Chinese nation and the Chinese people has been continuing for more than a hundred years.The blood of countless martyrs has sprinkled all over the beautiful mountains and rivers; the people who have risen to a hundred million times show their heroism. The victory of this People's Liberation War was because the people of the whole country were not afraid of the might and fought in unity. All democratic parties and people's organizations rose up and worked together, so that the People's Liberation Army could obtain assistance from all aspects and completely put the people's enemies in isolation. The number of winners and losses was judged. Now the remaining enemies still exist, and they are in trouble. Asking for breathing means seeking peace, waiting for foreign aid is called negotiation. Recite eight words, hold war criminals with your hands, look at the United States, and look at Guangzhou. In order to achieve the final victory in the struggle for liberation of the people, all democratic forces in the country must work together with one mind, continue to work hard, and strive for a truly democratic peace. Mr. Zhu has been working hard for the cause of democracy for a long time. Now that he has arrived in the liberated area, he will surely achieve rapid success in the common cause of building a new China. Special telegram replies, welcome.
After the founding of New China, Qi Hewen took a picture of
's telegrams in front of Tiananmen Square. We know more deeply that the ancestors' special understanding and love for Chinese culture. So in Xiangshan, Peking, when he was asking Mao Zedong for advice on Chinese characters in "China Communication" Wen Hewen, Mao Zedong said to Qi Hewen:
Chinese characters are one of the oldest and most mature characters in the world. It not only faithfully records the Chinese style in history, preserves the splendid and rich culture of the Chinese nation, but also serves the construction of the New China outstandingly. At the end of the day, Chinese characters are the treasure of the Chinese nation and no letter can be replaced.
