Chapter 267 Why I wrote "Sakura Praise"

Before I went to Japan in 1947, I didn't have a good impression of Japan, let alone cherry blossoms. In the winter of 1947 after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, I went to Japan after the war. I got off the plane at Haneda Airport, and then took a bus from Yokohama to Tokyo. a house!Arriving in Tokyo is also desolate everywhere, and the pedestrians on the road are also ragged and haggard.When I was studying in the United States, my Japanese classmates came to see me when they heard the news about my arrival in Tokyo.Only then did I deeply realize that the victims of Japanese militarism include not only the Chinese, but also tens of thousands of Japanese people.

I stayed in Japan for five years, during which I taught "Modern Chinese Literature" at the University of Tokyo.I met many Japanese university students and intellectuals. After returning to China in 1951, I took part in several friendly visit groups to Japan, and had the opportunity to meet Japanese workers, farmers, and fishermen. During my frequent contacts, I fell in love with what the Japanese people love— - Like cherry blossoms, but also what the Japanese people hate - like militarists.This "Cherry Blossom Praise" is written in 1961, after a visit to Japan, and I came back to write down my impressions.