Chapter 136 The Canoe of Friendship in the Sea of ​​Clouds of Flowers——Why I Wrote "Praise of Cherry Blossoms"

As a Chinese who has heard and witnessed Japanese militarists' cruelty to the Chinese people since I was a child, I hate everything in Japan, the Japanese flag, Japanese people, Japanese products... I hate everything in Japan.In October 1946, shortly after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, I had the opportunity to go to Japan.I saw that Japan, which I passed before I traveled to Europe and America in 1936, such as the bustling road from Yokohama to Tokyo, was almost in ruins, with traces of bombing everywhere.When I was studying in the United States, my Japanese friends came to see me when they saw the news of my arrival in Tokyo in the newspapers.They were all ragged and haggard, and I suddenly realized that the victims under the iron heel of Japanese militarism were not only Chinese, but also Japanese!I lived in Tokyo for five years from that year, and taught at the University of Tokyo (formerly Imperial University) for over a year.I have gained a greater understanding and sympathy for the hobbies and struggles of the Japanese people.After returning to China in 1951, every time I participated in a friendly delegation abroad, to India, Egypt, Europe and other places, especially at the occasion of the Asian-African Writers Conference, I would meet Japanese progressives. The common language is: the people are friendly and against war.Writing "Sakura Praise"

That year, that is, 1961, I had just returned to China from the "Emergency Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Asian-African Writers Conference" held in Tokyo, Japan.The article records what happened during the visit to Japan. The last few sentences of this article: "The cherry blossoms in Kanazawa are not more beautiful than those in other places." The words of friendship make the cherry blossoms all over the mountains and plains of Kanazawa in my eyes turn into a sea of ​​clouds of flowers of friendship between the Chinese and Japanese peoples, and the light boat of friendship is driven like an arrow towards the bright morning sun!" This is the title of this article focus! February 27, 1983 Thanks to my dear brother Ji:

Letter income, thank you for your care.I am fine now, but due to my limited mobility, I cannot take care of myself, which is very different from before the illness! (I haven't been out for four years).But when I thought about it, I actually lived to be eighty-three years old, which was something I never thought of before.This winter, Wen Zao and I each suffered from a serious cold once, everything else is fine, don't read.You introduced vitamin E, Wen Zao has already taken it, and the doctor prescribed it for him. I have taken enough medicine a day, so I don’t need to take it.You will take care of yourself, I am very relieved.The eldest brother is in Lanzhou again, so he can take care of him nearby.Hello everyone here, the second brother often calls, and the younger sister also has letters. She will come back in August this year.

Don't worry about it.Sister No. 3 and No. 6 schools did not arrange a job for you, so it can be regarded as taking care of you, so you can retire quietly!And again.