[Yang Shuo] From the Japanese daughters, I saw ＂the fearless spirit of the Japanese people.＂

　　Yang Shuo

　　On April 29th, 1961, People's Daily published an essay entitled "sakura rain". After reading it, Chairman Mao showed unusual interest, and immediately commented on the side of the title: "Jiang Qingyue, good article. Read back hair. "

　　The author of this essay, which is particularly appreciated by the Chairman, is Yang Shuo. Yang Shuo, together with Wei Wei, Qin Mu and Liu Baiyu, is also known as "the four great contemporary prose writers in China". In this essay, Yang Shuo describes his own experience in Japan.

　　In the article, the author looks down on the female gentleman who is willing to bully. From the beginning, she can't see the fearless spirit of the Japanese people, and later, from her soft eyes, I can see two sparks jumping out. Unexpectedly, in this timid mind, there is also a burning desire of the Japanese people. "It tells the story of the dissatisfaction of the bottom people in Japan with the deformed society.

　　Yang Shuo and his brother.

　　Yang Shuo

　　Yang Shuo, formerly known as Yang Yutang, was born in Penglai, Shandong Province on April 28th, 1913 and graduated from Harbin English School in 1929. In the early days, he was addicted to old-style poetry; After the "September 18th Incident", his poet dream woke up and he began to contact progressive books. After the "July 7th Incident", he actively participated in the anti-Japanese and national salvation propaganda.

　　In September 1937, Yang Shuo came to Wuhan and wrote a lot of articles on resisting Japan and saving the nation. At the end of 1937, Yang Shuo came to Yan 'an and met with Ren Bishi and Lin Boqu, leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. Chairman Mao received and praised his work. At that time, Yang Shuo, the poet, Communist party member Zang Yunyuan (once called "Two Zangs in Shandong" with Cang Kejia) and Sun Ling and others were preparing to run a large-scale comprehensive literary magazine Free China in Wuhan.

　　In Yan 'an, when reporting to the President about the anti-Japanese and national salvation work in Kuomintang-controlled areas, Yang Shuo asked the President to write an inscription for the magazine, and the President happily wrote: All patriotic people unite to fight for a free China as the title of "Free China" magazine. This became the first publicly published inscription of the chairman in the Kuomintang-controlled area.

　　As a writer, Yang Shuo has written many newsletters and short stories, but his prose is the most praised. Yang Shuo's prose is famous for its beauty, such as "Litchi Honey", "Camellia Fu" and "Snow Waves" which were selected in the teaching books.

　　In "Litchi Honey", he wrote: Drinking such good honey will make you feel that life is sweet.

　　In the "Camellia Fu", he wrote: If you use the thickest and brightest vermilion to draw a big camellia with a boy's face, wouldn't it symbolize the face of the motherland?

　　In Snow Waves, he wrote: Old Mount Tai is like a little wave, which is gathered with countless waves to form a great wave of this era, which has already changed the old country and is diligently shaping the people's country.

　　His technique of quickly upgrading from a small feeling to a "big impression" on society and the world has influenced the writing ideas of several generations of young students.

　　Yang Shuo (from the left) and Li Ji (from the left), Han Beiping (from the right) and other colleagues.

　　For example, when I was studying in the past, Yang Shuo's prose was one of my favorite articles; Teachers sometimes ask for recitation, and they never feel that reciting Mr. Yang Shuo's prose is a chore. They can always recite it in a short time, and some sentences in it are well remembered.

　　Later, I learned that there was a saying in China's prose circles at that time that "South Qin and North Yang" were talking about him and Qin Mu. Yang Shuo's death is a regrettable thing. There are different opinions about his cause. It is generally believed that he committed suicide by swallowing sleeping pills after being treated unfairly, and was sent to Beijing hospital for gastric lavage, and died of lung infection a few days later.

　　Yang Shuo died on August 3rd, 1968. After decades of this, there is only a sigh when I miss it. May Mr. Yang rest in peace in the spirit of heaven!