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Chapter 67 Appendix 1 Mao Zedong's Letters on Poetry

(November 21, 1944) Brother Yazi: After farewell to Guangzhou, you have endured enough disasters in the past eighteen years, but you have not been overwhelmed, and you are still standing alone. Congratulations to you and the Chinese people! "If Yuntian promises to worry about the country together, Guangdong and Hai will never forget to drink tea together", this is a poem you wrote for me a few years ago, but I still can't answer you with a single sentence.Seeing the photos, he looks older, is he in good spirits, is he not sick?I really want to have a chance to meet you, but I don't know if I can do it?I wish you good health!


(May 21, 1949) Mr. Yazi: All letters and masterpieces are accepted, thank you very much!There is no reason to hate me for Qiong Yao.Jiang Qing took her little daughter to the Northeast for medical treatment. Ms. Huang's letter has been collected, and my secretary has already called Ms. Huang, and it is expected that she will be able to get a residence.The National History Museum has not yet been discussed with friends, but it may be difficult to establish it in advance before the establishment of the coalition government.I personally don't agree with Mr. to engage in this work, because I'm afraid it will be thankless.Jiangsu's false title also seems to be advisable not to hang it up, because it is not necessarily beneficial to oneself or others.I'm pouring cold water on these two things. Fortunately, it's summer, don't you think it's too cold?A certain comrade made an unreasonable comment on a great work, but I don't think so.I hope that Mr. Zhang will adopt a lenient policy, so that we may get along better with them in the future.On the part of those in power, they should be educated so that the "drunken captain's night walk" will never happen again.Incidentally, there is a piece of news that I recently received a poem from a certain official saying, "The general who shoots the tiger is right in Beiping, but today it is difficult to walk in the drunken night. The Lugou has not fallen into the moon, and the Yishui is still flowing to Zhusheng." What the hero sees is slightly different. Also suffered by those who have different ears.The guards of Mr. Sun's Clothes Tomb have settled down, and it should not be too difficult to make troubles. Thank you for your advice on this matter.The rate is endless, praise Xingju Jiasheng!


(October 4, 1955) Brother Dun Yuan: Huishu has already been read, sorry for the late reply.I am very grateful for the recording of Cheng Songwan's posthumous works, and please express my thanks to Mr. Cao Zigu.All the school affairs should be regarded as a book in spare time, and I have not been able to work on this recently.I am very interested in reading the first poems of the masterpieces, and they are all in harmony with each other, and I still pray for advice on politics.The mighty Spring River lingers for a while, and then steps on the peak to look out.The wind blows the oasis and the waves go, and the rain comes from the green field and up the mountain.The people talking and laughing in front of you are still the same, and the chicken and insects outside the territory are sad.Don't sigh that youth is easy to pass away, and I still go to Hexi Terrace in thirty years.

By the way near good
(December 5, 1956) Brother Dun Yuan: Both favor letters have been received, and I am very happy with my affection.It would be especially helpful to inform me of the circumstances of my examination.The school card has not yet been written, because I can't bring up the mood, but I often read it, and I will have to pay an account one day.I often remember the sentence "the autumn wind passes through Xuchang", and I have no answer.This year, when I traveled to the Yangtze River, I filled in the head of a water tune, which was recorded by Chen Shenzheng. Water Tune Getou Yangtze River

He drank Changsha water and ate Wuchang fish.Thousands of miles across the Yangtze River, Chu Tianshu is as far as the eye can see.Regardless of the wind and waves, it is better than strolling in the courtyard, and today I have a spare time.Zi Zaichuan said: "The dead are like husbands!" The wind and mast move, the tortoise and snake are still, and a grand plan is created.A bridge flies from north to south, and the natural moat becomes a thoroughfare.The stone walls of the Xijiang River were erected more, the clouds and rain in Wushan were cut off, and the high gorge came out of Pinghu.The goddess should be safe, but the world should be shocked.

I will not go abroad for the time being, your opinion is correct. say hello!
Wait (January 12, 1957) Comrade Ke Jia and fellow comrades: I have already received the favor book, sorry for the late reply!As instructed, I will copy the old-style poems I remembered, together with the eight you sent, for a total of eighteen poems, and copy them as attached paper, please add to the interrogation office. I have always been unwilling to publish these things officially, because they are in the old style, and I am afraid that the fallacies will be spread and confuse the young people;Since you think it can be published, and you can correct the typos of the few poems that have been copied, then let's do it according to your opinion.

"Poetry Magazine" is published, very good, I wish it growth and development.Poetry should of course be based on new poems, and some old poems can be written, but it should not be advocated among young people, because this genre constrains thinking and is not easy to learn.These words are for your reference only. Comrade salute!
(February 11, 1957) Mr. Ren Zhi: Hui Shu's kindness is appreciable!Those things have already been published, so it doesn’t matter if they don’t change.Swimming the Yangtze River for two hours and drifting more than 30 miles before reaching the other side, you can see the urgency of the current.They all swim upside down and sideways, so it is appropriate to use "Jimu Chutianshu".Shunzhi

respect!
(May 11, 1957) Comrade Shuyi: Hui Shu received.Too modest.We belong to one generation, not the relationship between the predecessors and the younger generations. Your attitude is inappropriate and needs to be changed."Wu Gorge" has been pointed out, and the reader knows where it is referring, so it seems unnecessary to appear the literal "Three Gorges".After reading the masterpiece, I am deeply moved.The song Kaihui mentioned is not good, so don't write it.There is a song "You Xian" as a gift.This kind of wandering immortals is not included by the author himself, which is different from the ancient poems about wandering immortals.But there are some in the words, such as chanting Qixi Festival and the like.I lost my pride and Yang Jun lost the willow, and the willow lightly went straight to the sky.Ask Wu Gang what he has, and Wu Gang holds out osmanthus wine.Lonely Chang'e stretches her wide sleeves, and dances for loyal souls in the sky.Suddenly, it was reported that the tiger had crouched in the world, and tears flew down and it rained cats and dogs.

If possible during summer or winter vacation, please go to Itakura to visit Kaihui’s tomb for me.In addition, when you visit Zhixun's tomb, please express condolences on my behalf.When you see Mr. Liu Wuting, please send my regards.If Mr. Wu Ting has any difficulties with you, please tell me. Photographed for Guozhen!
(February 10, 1958) Comrade Shaoqi: Before reading notebook novels or other poems, some people talked about He Zhizhang.Today I even turned over "Quan Tang Poetry Talk" and said that the congratulations are more detailed and can be read.He resigned from Chang'an and returned to Kuaiji (Shaoxing). He was eighty-six years old, and his wife may have died early.His son was named Kuaiji Sima, and he may be in his sixties or seventies. "Children meet each other but do not know each other", I think this child is not his own children, but his grandchildren or great-grandchildren, or the fourth-generation children, and there should be children from other families.He Zhizhang had been a guest of the prince and other officials in Chang'an for decades, and had a friendly and friendly encounter with the Ming emperor.He once recommended Li Bai to Emperor Ming, which shows that they are very comfortable with each other.In Chang'an for decades, there will be no dependents.This is my opinion.His wife died in middle age, and he became alone, which is unknown.He is a Taoist, and he may also reject his family members.But it is unimaginable for a senior man like Qi Baishi in his nineties to live without relatives.He is a poet and a calligrapher (his cursive "Book of Filial Piety" still exists today).He was a free-spirited man, not a Puritan.It was not known in the Tang Dynasty that officials were forbidden to bring their family members, nor in the whole history.Therefore, the poem "Young Xiao Leaving Home" cannot be used as sufficient proof to conclude that ancient officials were forbidden to bring their family members.Ever since I heard you talk about this matter, I always feel that it is not appropriate.Please take another test, maybe you are right and my idea is wrong.I couldn't sleep, and I touched this matter occasionally, so I wrote these for reference.

Looking back at "Tang Shu·Wenyuan·He Zhizhang Biography" ("Old Tang Book·Biography 140", page 24), there is no record of not bringing family members. In recent years, some annotators of literary anthologies have said that "children" are the children of He's children.
(July 1, 1958) Comrade Qiao Mu: Unable to sleep, he wrote two propaganda poems for exterminating schistosomiasis.Please discuss it with comrades from the literature and art group of "People's Daily" to see if it is available?Please let me know if there is any modification.If it can be used, please publish it in the "People's Daily" tomorrow or the day after tomorrow without using air conditioning.Killing schistosomiasis is a fierce battle.Some people may not understand the poems such as sitting on the ground, surveying the sky, red rain, and three rivers, so you can ignore them.After a while, some explanation may be required.


(October 25, 1958) Brother Dun Yuan: Received the gift book on October 17th, I am happy to read it.When accepting a new post, don't choose the light and fear the heavy, but pick the heavy and despise the light.The ancients said: the sage is in power, and the capable is in power, and the two cannot be obtained at the same time.I think you can be cum.Every day, every day, I feel that I am not capable, but it is actually because I don’t know myself very well; second, I don’t understand objective things well—those foreign students, big professors, personnel disputes, complex psychology, look down on you, and don’t talk about it. Save it with a smile, and so on.These social norms are experienced by almost everyone.In addition, I lack political experience, and I am afraid when things happen, and Chen Li will list them later. This is good.These are facts and understandable.I think cleverness and honesty are enough to solve all difficult problems.This seems to have been discussed with you.Cong said to ask more questions and think more, but in fact he was seeking truth from facts.Perseverance and practice are always more able to do things well.Your courage, it seems, is much more than in the past.After three days of farewell, you should look at each other with admiration.I have talked about this big article again, just adding a little oil and a little vinegar.Sitting on the ground and traveling 80,000 miles a day, what Jiang Zhuru said is wrong, there are statistics.The diameter of the earth is about 12,500 kilometers. Multiplying the pi by 3.1416 gives about 40,000 kilometers, or 80,000 li.This is the mileage of the Earth's rotation (ie, the time of day).There is a price to pay for taking trains, ships, and cars, which is called travel.Sitting on the earth, without paying the price (that is, without buying a ticket), and traveling 80,000 miles a day, I asked people if this was travel, and the answer was no, and I didn't move a single step.It's really unreasonable!Confined by customs, superstition has not been eliminated.Complete daily life, many people find it strange.The sky survey means that our solar system (including the earth) travels through the Milky Way every day and every hour.The Milky Way is one river, and the river is infinite. "One thousand" is just too much to say.We human beings just "patrol" in a river, and "see" can be countless.Niu Lang Jin people, schistosomiasis, gu disease, commonly known as bulging disease, Zhou Qin Han has read many books, Niu Lang naturally cares about his villagers, and wants to ask the God of Plague how the situation is.Ursa Major, commonly known as Altair (whether you remember correctly?), belongs to the Milky Way.Please refer to Zhu Rudao for these explanations.Dissenting opinions can be debated.I don't have to be in Beijing in November, it's okay if I don't see you!
(September 7, 1959) Comrade Qiao Mu: Please send the two poems to Comrade Guo Moruo to read and see if there is anything wrong with them.It is the most important thing to sharpen.Although the theme is good, there is not much poetic flavor, only a few lines are better, such as "the cloud is horizontal and the nine schools are floating on the yellow crane" and so on.Poetry is difficult, not easy to write, and those who have experienced it are like fish drinking water, knowing whether they are warm or cold, and it is not enough for outsiders to understand.
(September 13, 1959) Comrade Qiao Mu: Comrade Moruo read both letters, which gave me inspiration.The two poems have been changed a little more, please send them to Chen Moruo for review, and ask him to review and correct them again, and let me know with his opinions! "Overlord" refers to Chiang Kai-shek.This couplet describes the class struggle of that period.Tongshou wrote thirty-two years of history.
(December 29, 1959) Comrade Xuekun: Letter received, thank you.Jiupai, the nine great rivers in the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi.There are different opinions on which nine articles, so there is no need to delve into them.Three Wus, Suzhou was called Dongwu in ancient times, Changzhou was Zhongwu, and Huzhou was West Wu.I'm fine, thank you for your concern.How is your work and study?Work wholeheartedly, study in spare time, really get into it, learn some real talents, and serve the people, this is what I look forward to!
(August 25, 1961) Comrade Qiao Mu: I received the letter on August 17 and read it very much.You have to rest for a long time, not counting the days, in order to recover.Cao Cao's poem says: the period of shrinkage is not alone in the sky.The blessing of raising joy can last forever.This poem should be read.It seems that it is advisable for you to relocate to recuperate, change with the climate, engage in sightseeing, only read leisure books, not serious books, and don't care about current affairs, so you may get better soon.Make one, two, or three-year recuperation plans, not just a few months.If you rush to work, you may relapse again.Your illness is similar to Comrades Chen Yun, Lin Biao, and Kang Sheng. Lin and Kang have recovered from their illnesses due to their long-term recuperation.Say hello to Gu Yu.If you go to another place to recuperate, Gu Yi will go with you.The above suggestions, please discuss the discretion of the two of you.My body and mind are still good, by the way, don't read.
(December 26, 1961) Comrade Shizhao: Hui Shu received, sorry for the late reply.I agree with your opinion very much.You work hard.I'm fine, I'm healthy, that's my consolation. "The autumn wind is thousands of miles in the country of Furong, and the village of Xueli in the evening rain and the cloud". "The clouds from the southwest come to Hengyue, and the sound of the river goes down to Dongting day and night." Comrade, isn't it wonderful that you are in such an environment?
(July 21, 1965) Comrade Chen Yi: You asked me to change the poem, I can't change it.Because I have never studied the five-character rhythm, nor have I published a five-character rhythm.Your masterpiece is majestic.It's just that it literally (formally) feels that there is a slight mismatch with the regulated poems.Because the poems should be flat and narrow, if they don't, they are not rhythmic poems.I think you are on this road, just like me, you have not yet started.I have occasionally written several Qilu poems, none of which I am satisfied with.Just like you know how to write free verse, I know a little bit about the lexicology of long and short sentences.Jianying is good at seven rhythms, and Dong Lao is good at five rhythms. If you want to learn rhythm poetry, you can ask them for advice. Westbound Thousands of miles westward in a hurry, riding the wind to fly into space. Not because of the wingspan of a Peng, how can a bird pass through. There are thousands of bells of wine brewed from the sea, and thousands of green onions are cut from the mountains. The wind and thunder drive the earth, and there are relatives and friends everywhere. I only changed one song for you, and I am still very dissatisfied, the rest cannot be changed. Moreover, poetry needs to use images to think, and it cannot be said directly like prose, so the two methods of comparing and promoting cannot be used.Fu can also be used, such as Du Fu's "Northern Expedition", which can be described as "telling the facts and bluntly speaking", but there are also comparisons and Xings in it. "Comparison is to compare this thing with another thing", "Xing is to say something else first to arouse the words chanted".Han Yu regards writing as poetry; some people say that he does not know poetry at all, which is too much, such as "Mountain Stone", "Hengyue", "August 15th Rewarding Zhang Gongcao", etc., are still acceptable.According to this, we can know that poetry is not easy.Most people in the Song Dynasty did not understand that poetry should be thought in images, which is contrary to the rules of the Tang people, so it tastes like chewing wax.Let's talk about the above casually, they are all classics.To compose modern poems, one must use the method of thinking in images to reflect class struggle and production struggle, and the classics must not be used.But writing poems in vernacular has not been successful for decades.There are some good folk songs.The future trend is likely to attract nourishment and form from folk songs, and develop into a new style of poetry that attracts a wide range of readers.Moreover, Li Bai only had a few poems in rhythm, and Li He did not write any of the poems in seven-character rhythm except for a few in five-character rhythm.Li He's poems are worth reading. Are you interested? good luck!
(September 25, 1965) Miss Deng: Ever since you forced me to write poetry, I had no choice but to obey. I spent two nights without sleep and wrote two poems.I have changed it several times, but it has not been improved, and now I am sending it for advice.If there is something wrong, please change it from pain to hope!
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