Chapter 44 A letter to overseas Chinese children

Dear children: At this time of year, when the long willow leaves on both sides of the capital avenue of the motherland are swaying in the clear autumn breeze; children in twos and threes wearing new clothes and wearing red scarves hold hands side by side, talking and laughing, bouncing and carrying schoolbags , when I walk out of the house and start school life again, I will think of you all the more, very kindly. Dear children!howare you guys?Are you in good health?How was your summer life?How are your parents and teachers? I have met many of you.In Japan, in India, in Burma... In the crowds welcoming and sending us off, in your own schools, I often see you first, with round little faces full of happy smiles, glowing with excitement With big black eyes, you surrounded your relatives from the motherland, and sent flowers to us shyly and enthusiastically; you sang popular songs of the motherland for us, and performed dances of the motherland and the local area.When we told you about the construction of the motherland and the daily life of the children in China, you were so quiet and excited, with your eyes wide open, nodding and whispering to each other from time to time, and laughing happily.When you hear the happy season, the crisp applause will explode like firecrackers again!You children who love the motherland, how proud you are of your new and lovely motherland!

Children, we should be proud, the country of your parents, our motherland, is so lovely that words cannot describe it!On this land of 10 million square kilometers, there are majestic and beautiful mountains and rivers dotted in all directions, and 600 million intelligent and brave people live there.In the past seven years, we have carried out a great construction of the people of the whole country on the ruins of the old society; from stagnation and backwardness to leap forward.In this great age, everything is changing and everything is being reborn.Needless to say, every corner of the country, even the suburbs of Beijing, is like a huge construction site stretching as far as the eye can see. There are standing structures everywhere, large water pipes piled up everywhere, and bricks, tiles, wood and stones... The laughter of the digging workers and the rumbling sound of the ground roller.After a few days, the streets, bridges, and buildings completely changed.

Most of my childhood was spent in Beijing.At that time, what we saw were dusty streets, small and dirty alleys, barren Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City whose roof tiles were overgrown with weeds, turning Beijing into an "old capital" year after year!Every time I think about it, it fills me with sadness and anger.The ever-changing speed of construction in Beijing today would never be possible if the people were not the masters of the country! Therefore, as soon as I see the children on the streets of Beijing, I envy them that they are enjoying the happiness that we dare not dream of in our childhood!They have their own children's palace, swimming pool, library, bookstore... and their own cruise ship and power plant!

They are thriving flowers in this big garden in Beijing.Gardens across the country are also filled with thriving blooms. Children, this garden belongs to all of us. We welcome you to come back and take a look, just like some of your parents and teachers once came back to visit. The cleanup and construction from the ruins to the garden has gone through a period of extremely arduous struggle.There are thousands of patriotic martyrs who have shed a lot of blood and sweat for this garden. We must work together to defend it. Beyond the bright sky of the motherland, there are dark corners in the world.The shadow of war is still threatening people who are building a happy life in a peaceful environment.There are still a small group of warmongers who gloat over other people's misfortune, and want to exchange the lives and happiness of hundreds of millions of peace-loving people in the world for their own extravagant enjoyment.

These warmongers have no future, because the peace-loving people in the world have awakened and stood up, and the voices of "opposing war and defending peace" have surged from all over the world, and they are also ringing in your place of residence. This voice of justice, the voice and influence of which grow day by day, will at last reach the four corners of the world.Human beings will create a world of happiness, joy, freedom, and equality for themselves, and peace must win! Children, in the work of opposing wars and defending peace, we must do our part. We must join hands with peace-loving children in the world to build a great world of unity, friendship, peace and happiness. Garden, contribute all your strength.

By the time this letter reaches you, it will be the National Day of the motherland.In the sound of gun salutes in front of Tiananmen Square, I will wish my dear children health and happiness from afar. In the grand occasion where thousands of people are like a sea and flags are like a forest, I will miss you, and my heart will fly to the distant sky like the colorful balloons and snow-white doves released by the children, and miss you The hearts of the motherland, unite! I wish you good health, good study and good work! Your warm friend Bing Xin was in Beijing on the eve of the National Day in 1956