Edgar snow, an American journalist, came to China in 1928 and worked as a reporter and correspondent for several European and American newspapers in China. From April 1933 to June 1935, Si Nuo was also a lecturer in the journalism department of yenching university, Beiping. From June 65438 to June 0936, Si Nuo visited the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and wrote a lot of communication reports, becoming the first western journalist to cover the Red Zone.
"Red Star Shines on China" opened the way for foreign journalists to cover the Soviet area, China Revolution and Mao Zedong. Under the influence and introduction of Si Nuo, foreign journalists went to China Soviet area and anti-Japanese base areas in succession. Many people have learned about the military thoughts of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and Mao Zedong in China and the people's armed forces led by the China Producer Party. At the same time, many people in the world who love peace, support and sympathize with the people of China were inspired by The Red Star Shines on China and joined the anti-fascist struggle.
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Red Star over China was renamed Red Star over China, which is a documentary literary work written by American journalist edgar snow. It was first published in London in June 1937, and its Chinese version was first published in February 1938.
This work truly records what edgar snow saw and heard during the field interview in the revolutionary base area in northwest China from1June, 936 to1June, 936, and reports on China, the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army and many Red Army leaders and generals. From many aspects, it shows the spirit of China * * * Party's hard struggle and brave sacrifice for national liberation, and dispels all kinds of rumors that distort and vilify the Party. By observing and describing the leaders and ordinary people, Si Nuo turned the boring contents of Party organizations, various documents and meetings in the Red Zone into words that made readers feel cordial and vivid.
In April, 2020, The Red Star Shines on China was included in the middle school part of Reading Guidance Catalogue for Primary and Secondary School Students (2020 Edition) of the Center for Basic Education Curriculum and Textbook Development of the Ministry of Education.
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