Edgar snow (1905- 1972)? Journalist, writer. 1936 visited the northern Shaanxi base area and wrote the famous? A book,

Edgar snow (1905- 1972) is an American journalist and writer. 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.

1937 On the eve of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Si Nuo finished the writing of Red Star over China. China under the Red Star (Red Star over China) was published in London on June+10 in 5438, which caused a great sensation among progressive readers at home and abroad. 1938 February, the Chinese translation was published in Shanghai, which made more people see the real image of China's * * * production party and the Red Army.

1February 5, 972, Si Nuo died of cancer. During his serious illness, Si Nuo left a will: "I love China, and I would like to leave a part of me there after my death, just like when I was alive ..."

19 June 19, Si Nuo's partial ashes burial ceremony was held in Weiming Lake, Peking University. The tomb base is a rectangular uncut blue rock with a white marble tombstone: "The Tomb of edgar snow, an American friend of the people of China". There is a wreath from Mao Zedong in front of the monument, and the ribbon says, "Dedicated to Mr. edgar snow".