Farewell to the China I love

"Farewell, My Loved China" is an essay written by Mr. Zheng Zhenduo in 1927.

Zheng Zhenduo

Penname: Xidi, Zheng Yuanxin, Luo Xue

Gender: Male

Date of birth: 1898-1958

Nationality: Han

An outstanding patriot and social activist in modern my country. He is also a famous writer, literary critic, literary historian, translator, and art historian. He is also well-known at home and abroad. collector. Originally from Changle County, Fujian Province, he was born in Yongjia County, Zhejiang Province (now Wenzhou City). In 1917, he entered Beijing Railway Management School to study. In 1919, he participated in the May 4th Movement, and at the same time initiated the establishment of the Literary Research Association with Shen Yanbing and others. He served as editor of the Shanghai Commercial Press, editor-in-chief of "Novel Monthly", teacher at Shanghai University, and editor-in-chief of "Axiom Daily". In 1927, he lived in England and After returning to China, he served as a professor at Beijing Yenching University and Tsinghua University, a professor at Shanghai Jinan University, and the editor-in-chief of "World Library". In 1937, he joined the National Salvation Association in the Cultural Circle, organized the restoration of the society with Hu Yuzhi and others, and published "The Complete Works of Lu Xun" as chief editor. "Democracy Weekly", after 1949, he successively served as the Minister of Welfare Department of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Director of Research of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Chairman of the Culture and Education Group of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Director of Cultural Relics of the Central Ministry of Culture, Deputy Director of the Folk Literature Research Office, Director of the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Director of the Ministry of Culture Deputy Minister. Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member of the plenary committee and presidium of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, member of the Standing Committee of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and director of the Chinese Writers Association. Began publishing works in 1919. Joined the Chinese Writers Association in 1952. On October 17, 1958, he led a Chinese cultural delegation to visit abroad. He was suddenly killed in a plane crash the next day and died in the line of duty.

He is the author of the monographs "Outline of Literature", "A Brief History of Russian Literature", "Collection of Chinese Literature", "History of Chinese Popular Literature", "History of Excavation of Ancient City Tombs in the Past Hundred Years", "Infrastructure and "Protection of Ancient Cultural Relics", "Collection of Ancient Chinese Paintings Collected Outside Territories", "Reference Atlas of Chinese History", "Illustrated Catalog of the Great Art Tradition", "Illustrated History of Chinese Literature", "Illustrated Catalog of the History of Chinese Printmaking", short story collections "Family Story", "The Arrest of the Fire Maker", "Gui Gong Tang", essay collections "Rickets Collection", "European Travel Diary", "Miscellaneous Notes on the Mountain", "Dagger Collection", "Difficult Learning Collection", "Haiyan", "National Wenhua", "Records of Hidden Life", translations of "Shaning", "Bloodstain", "Gray Horse", "New Moon Collection", "Flying Bird Collection", "Indian Fables", "Collected Works of Zheng Zhenduo" ", "Selected Works of Zheng Zhenduo", edited "Collection of Chinese Short Stories", "Beiping Jianpu" (co-edited with Lu Xun), etc. Among them, "Cat" was selected as a junior high school textbook by the People's Education Press.

He returned to his hometown in his youth

Although Zheng Zhenduo grew up in Wenzhou and later went to Beijing and graduated from the Railway Management School, he went to Shanghai and worked in the Commercial Press for a long time. However, he and Relatives in my hometown have maintained close contact and have returned to my hometown. In his letter to Qiming (Zhou Zuoren) on October 15, 1921, Mao Dun mentioned that "Zhenduo has returned to his hometown to bury his ancestors" (see "Mao Dun's Letters", published by Culture and Art Press in 1988). According to Dr. Chen Fukang, an expert on Zheng Zhenduo, it took more than a month to travel through Fuzhou to Changle to bury his ancestors. The "returning to the hometown to bury the ancestors" here is naturally returning to the ancestral home of Shouzhan Village, Changle. In the early winter of 1995, Shouzhan Village in Changle collected relevant cultural relics to commemorate Zheng Zhenduo, and collected a precious piece of information - Shouzhan Zheng's incomplete "obituary". On a piece of octavo paper, the person who signed it can still be seen. *** 36 people, among which there are words such as "瀿fu great-nephew Zhenduo". Analysis shows that this is the "obituary" for the funeral of Zheng Zhenduo's great-uncle or great-uncle, which confirms that he has the intention of "returning to his hometown to bury his ancestors" OK. According to the recollections of relatives of the Zheng family in the first occupation, at that time, there were many plaques and introductions reflecting the deeds of the Zheng family's ancestors hung in the "Zheng Ancestral Hall" in the first occupation of Daiyang. In the center hung Zheng Shiwei (1503-1584), a famous minister of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty and the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. )'s ancestral motto of "Shipei is loyal" written by his relatives... All this gave Zheng Zhenduo a better understanding of the achievements and valuable qualities of his ancestors, and added a deep feeling to his hometown. Therefore, although he has lived, studied, and worked in a foreign land for a long time, he has always cared about and loved his hometown.

Heart-to-heart with the people of my hometown

The news of the May 4th Movement in 1919 spread to Fujian and had a great impact. In Fuzhou, students from various schools held two rallies in support The Beijing student patriotic movement commemorated Guo Qinguang, a Fujian student from Peking University who was beaten to death by reactionary military police; in Xiamen, young students held rallies and demonstrations, which later developed into a National Assembly attended by people from all walks of life, angrily denounced the warlord government and Japanese imperialism crime. The fire of May 4th was ignited in the land of Fujian. However, the Japanese imperialists successively sent warships to Xiamen and Fuzhou to carry out armed threats and even opened fire in Fuzhou. Zheng Zhenduo, who was in Beijing, heard the news and actively participated in organizing the Fujian Provincial Students Anti-Japanese Federation in Beijing and became one of the leaders of the association. He participated in the compilation and printing of "Fujian Chao" and went out to support the anti-imperialist and patriotic movement in his hometown. He was always connected with the people of his hometown. Bing Xin, a famous writer originally from Changle, Fujian, was studying in the preparatory department of Peking Union Medical College Women's University. She met Zheng Zhenduo during this support event. After 60 years, Bing Xin is still deeply impressed by his patriotism and passionate speech.

Warmly receiving students from his hometown

Although Zheng Zhenduo has been working in Beijing and Shanghai for a long time, whenever someone comes from his hometown, he always warmly receives them and learns about the situation in his hometown. Since Changle was historically under the jurisdiction of Fuzhou Prefecture, conceptually speaking, the scope of hometown is naturally relatively large. In the summer of 1939, a literary young man in Fuzhou - Chen Honghai, a high school student from Sanshan Middle School (a member of the "Qingqing Literary Society"), heard that the Faculty of Literature of Jinan University, under the chairmanship of Dean Zheng Zhenduo, had a strong lineup of professors, and he wanted to apply for the exam. The hospital. After being introduced by Yu Dafu (1886-1945), a famous writer who worked in Fuzhou at that time, he went to Shanghai to visit Zheng Zhenduo and was warmly received by him. After reading the letter of introduction, Zheng Zhenduo first learned about Yu Dafu's current situation in Fuzhou, and then asked in detail: What "measures" did Chen Yi (1886-1949) take when presiding over the Fujian Provincial Government? What achievements did Zheng Zhenwen (1891-1969), Director of the Provincial Department of Education, have in managing education? Because at that time Zheng Zhenwen was carrying out education reforms in the province and when provincial and county schools stopped replacing teachers and principals, he had seen some reports in the newspapers. He believed that "Zheng Zhenwen also shared Zheng Zhenwen's difficulties." He asked with particular concern: What was the performance of the Japanese imperialists' rampage in Fuzhou, the construction of Fuzhou, the progress of cultural undertakings, the number of unemployed people in his hometown, and the living conditions of the masses? ...After Chen Honghai introduced the relevant situation, he said with emotion: "Probably in the 17th and 18th years of the Republic of China, Fujian people were the most optimistic!" Finally, Zheng Zhenduo said that he had seen Chen Honghai's works in a literary magazine published in Fujian , quite applauded. Of course, more than one literary youth from his hometown visited Zheng Zhenduo. Mr. Huang Junlin also talked about his time studying at Yenching University and teaching in Shanghai in his article "Recalling Teacher Zheng in Xidi" (contained in the first issue of "Ronghua" in 1981). , receiving the warm reception and care from this "big fellow". These examples show that although Zheng Zhenduo did not go to Fuzhou at that time, he was aware of the situation in his hometown and was extremely concerned about it. Of course, there are many channels for him to understand the situation in his hometown.

Never forget the hometown and deep nostalgia

Zheng Zhenduo never forgets the hometown where his ancestors grew up, which is also reflected in his nostalgia. He always publicly states that he is from Changle, Fujian, and sometimes writes articles When compiling books, he also specially signed the word "Chang Le". For example, at the end of "The First Collection and Postscript of Qing People's Zaju", he signed "The collection was printed on March 23, 1931, and the postscript of Chang Le Zheng Zhenduo" was compiled by him. The title of a book is "The First Collection of Legends of the Zheng Family in Changle". After the preface of the book, it is also signed: "Preface of Zheng Zhenduo, Changle on July 7, 1934." Even in his seal, it also says Use "Changle Xidi". "Xidi Collection of Books by Zheng Zhenduo, Changle". Until ten days before his death, in his "last speech", he also said, "I am a Fujianese who grew up in Wenzhou."

Although Zheng Zhenduo grew up in Wenzhou, due to his family living environment, he can speak Fuzhou dialect. He and his family use Fuzhou dialect in daily conversations. In the winter of 1931, Zheng Zhenduo mentioned his meeting with Hu Yepin (1903-1931) in Shanghai in his article "In Memory of Several Friends Who Passed This Year" (published in Volume 2, Issue 1, of Tsinghua University's "Literary Monthly"). In some cases, he wrote: "He met me quite often. His unfamiliar Fuzhou dialect often moved me. Although I grew up in a foreign country, I seemed to know the local dialect better than he did. "This means that although the two of them have been away from home for a long time, Zheng Zhenduo speaks Fuzhou dialect better than Hu Yepin. In terms of food hobbies, Zheng Zhenduo also retains the characteristics of his hometown and entertains literary friends with Fujian cuisine rich in hometown flavor. Obviously, this is what Zheng Zhenduo is proud of. He entertained Lu Xun, Bing Xin and others at a banquet, where they ate Fujian cuisine cooked by his mother. Zheng Zhenduo also liked the daffodils in Fujian. He once specially gave the daffodils sent by his hometown people to Lu Xun.

Nostalgia is revealed in his works

From Zheng Zhenduo’s literary works, we can also feel his deep feelings for his hometown. In 1926, Zheng Zhenduo wrote the prose "Words on a Moon Night" during his summer vacation in Mogan Mountain. Through his chatter about enjoying the coolness under the moon, he very naturally revealed his love and appreciation for Fuzhou folk songs. Mr. Gao Mengdan introduced three Fuzhou folk songs to him, and he copied them all one by one, translated the Fuzhou dialect folk songs into Mandarin, explained them, and introduced them to readers through his own works. Indeed, Fuzhou folk songs like "True Bird Boy", "I'm afraid it's not something that non-Fuzhou people can understand." Zheng Zhenduo was able to translate the original meaning because he knew the dialect in Fuzhou.

On April 12, 1927, Chiang Kai-shek betrayed the revolution and massacred communists, workers and peasants, and revolutionary intellectuals. Zheng Zhenduo was forced to leave Europe. He captured a fragment of his life on the way to Europe and wrote "Haiyan". Relying on his understanding of his hometown, he used meticulous techniques to depict his hometown. In the scene of majestic everything and full of spring, the cute little swallows returning from the south fly sideways and sideways as they please, and when they are tired of flying, they return for another year. Settled in the old nest before. He wrote: "Swallows return to find their old strongholds." "This is the little swallow in our hometown, the cute and lively little swallow." On the sea road that is "thousands of miles away from home and thousands of miles away from the country", " Unexpectedly, we saw our little swallow." He expressed from the heart the lingering longing for the motherland and hometown of a wandering wanderer.

Therefore, Zheng Zhenduo has been in a foreign land for a long time, but he has been able to maintain his local accent and maintain Fuzhou characteristics in life, diet, hobbies, etc., and even reflected it in his works. The influence was also due to his frequent contacts with cultural figures from Central Fujian. It is worth mentioning that in May 1921, after he went to work at the Commercial Press, he was appreciated by Gao Mengdan, director of the translation office of the library. In 1923, he married his daughter Gao Junzhen (Yunhua), and their relationship was very harmonious. Gao Mengdan (1870-1936), formerly known as Fengqian, often used the pen name Chongyou, was originally from Changle, Fujian. He did not leave his hometown until he was 26 years old. His hometown is in Longmen Township, which is one field away from Zheng's ancestral home. , it is natural that Zheng Zhenduo’s family still maintains some characteristics of his hometown. Gao Mengdan was rich in knowledge and was familiar with the folk literature, dialects and customs of central Fujian, which also taught Zheng Zhenduo a lot.

The trip to Fuzhou yielded huge gains

After the founding of New China, Zheng Zhenduo returned to Fujian. In the spring of 1954, while serving in the Ministry of Culture, he participated in the "National People's Condolences to the People's Liberation Army Delegation" which arrived in Fuzhou on February 27 to visit the three frontline armies in Fujian. For more than a month, as one of the representatives of the general delegation, he gave a speech to express condolences to the garrison at a front-line meeting and made a report. With specific facts, he vividly explained all aspects of the motherland's four years under the light of the general line. The glorious achievements of construction greatly inspired the commanders and fighters; he and the representatives climbed mountains and crossed the sea, went deep into the front line to conduct cordial condolences, and were warmly welcomed by the commanders and fighters. During this period, he also held discussions with people from the literary and art circles and conducted Visit activities. He was deeply impressed by the good development situation of Fujian. On March 4, he wrote in a letter to his friend Liu Zhemin: "Fuzhou's market is very prosperous and there are many local specialties. Because the transportation is not convenient, some things cannot be transported outside for sale. Lacquered chopsticks are the most sophisticated. , but the goods shipped outside are not of high quality, the paper is also very good, and there are a lot of fruits. We will be able to communicate a lot in the future." The letter also mentioned that "I am very busy at work and cannot have time to write letters; but some stories should be written. I don’t know when to write it? After returning to Beijing, I will be busy again, and it may be even harder to write.” On April 1, he wrote in the letter: “I have gained a lot from this month of condolences. Maybe he will write a few articles, and he is drafting them carefully; I wonder if they can be finished?" Indeed, he gained a lot from this trip. The mountains and rivers of his hometown and many vivid and touching deeds left a deep impression on him. , accumulated rich creative materials. However, due to his busy official duties after returning to Beijing, he was unable to write in time. In 1957, he came to Fuzhou again on business and asked about the collection of the long commentary "Priander Dream" written by Li Guiyu, a talented woman from Fuzhou during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. This masterpiece, with 360 volumes and 4.83 million words, is four times longer than "A Dream of Red Mansions". He personally reviewed the book and suggested it be collected by the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture, Fujian Normal University Library and Fujian Provincial Library. It is regrettable that although Zheng Zhenduo has a deep love for his hometown, he has heavy responsibilities, busy work, and many foreign cultural exchanges. Not only did he come to Fujian for more than a month to express condolences, he also prioritized official duties and never returned to Changle. occupy. After coming to Rong in 1957, I was unable to return to my hometown!

Patriotism and love for hometown are the fine traditions of the Chinese nation. Facts show that Zheng Zhenduo has deep feelings for his hometown, but this nostalgia is not due to a narrow concept of hometown. No matter where he goes, he always actively participates in local patriotic movements. Whether he was in Wenzhou, Beijing, or Shanghai, he always worked with local cultural figures to promote new culture, and actively participated in the anti-imperialist struggle and the anti-Japanese national salvation movement. Although he could speak Fuzhou dialect, he spoke "Guoyu" (Putonghua) when talking to Chen Honghai, a literary young man visiting his hometown, and others. In the mid-1930s, he advocated that "China's intelligentsia should all speak Mandarin. If intellectuals continue to speak their own dialects, Mandarin will never be universal." Obviously, although he loves his hometown, he Always consider the whole thing and put love for the motherland first. And his spirit of working selflessly for the early prosperity of the motherland will always be remembered by future generations!

Zheng Zhenduo’s love story

Zheng Zhenduo was born in 1898 and his ancestral home is Changle, Fujian. He is an outstanding writer and social activist in the history of modern Chinese literature. During the May 4th Movement, he was the student leader of the Beijing Railway School. In 1919, he founded the ten-day issue of "New Society" with Qu Qiubai and others. In November 1920, he founded the most famous literary group in the history of modern literature - Literary Research - with Shen Yanbing and others. meeting.

Love

Zheng Zhenduo’s first love did not go well. At that time, he was studying in Beijing. The Fujian classmates in Beijing organized the Anti-Japanese Federation and met frequently. Naturally, he would come to every meeting and make generous speeches when he arrived. At that time, Beijing Women's Higher Normal School, the most famous women's higher education institution in the country, named itself the "Four Young Masters" of the Warring States Period. Three of the "Four Young Masters" of the female normal school were from Fujian. Among them, there was one named Huang Shiying, who came from a wealthy family. Her family had permanent property and had been an official for generations. Her father was currently the director of the Ministry of Education. A young lady like her actually participated in patriotic activities and served as She became the president of the school student self-government association and was very beautiful. During the patriotic student movement, Zheng Zhenduo had a good impression of her. I don't know since when, he felt that as long as he didn't see Huang Shiying for a few days, he couldn't settle down.

Sometimes, he happened to have something to do with the student movement, so he broke into the Red Building of the Women's Normal University. At that time, due to the impact of the May 4th Movement, the authorities of the Women's Normal University had been forced to relax the original guard system that was like a prison guard. Unfortunately, due to Huang Shiying's hesitation and her parents' opposition, Zheng Zhenduo was in helpless pain for a long time.

In the first half of 1921, after being introduced by Shen Yanbing, Zheng Zhenduo went to work in the Shanghai Commercial Press. In addition to editorial duties, he also taught part-time at the Shenzhou Girls' Middle School funded by the commerce. At this time, Gao Junzhen, the youngest daughter of his student and editor-in-chief of the Commercial Press, Mr. Gao Mengdan, broke into his life.

On December 8, 1922, the "Children's World" edited by him published the fairy tale "The Strange Ring" translated by Gao Junzhen. She told him very excitedly that she would like to contribute again in the future. He seemed inspired, but the failure of his first love made him extra cautious. Colleague Zheng Xinnan, he and Gao Mengdan were both fellows from Fujian, so Zheng Xinnan asked Gao Mengdan to find out. As soon as Gao Mengdan heard what Xinnan said, he immediately agreed happily and said that he was afraid that his daughter was not worthy of him. The old man didn't care about anything about being "well-matched" or about relatives' comments. Mengdan had long taken a fancy to Zheng Zhenduo's good character and talent, and thought that having such a good husband would be the happiness for herself and her daughter. Gao Mengdan quickly called Jun Zhen over, asked her what she thought, and asked her to have more contact with Zheng Zhenduo to talk about books and literature.

Some time later, in April 1923, Mengdan asked his daughter to travel to Hangzhou with him to have a good talk. Marriage

After a period of time, the love between Zheng Zhenduo and Gao Junzhen matured. Their wedding was scheduled for October 10 this year at the Yipinxiang Hotel in Shanghai.

At this time, Zheng Zhenduo's mother and grandmother had moved to Shanghai. How much her mother hoped that her only son would get married soon. However, the day before the wedding, Zheng Zhenduo suddenly remembered that his mother did not have a ready-made seal. What can we do? Because according to the "civilized marriage" ceremony at that time, the marriage certificate must be stamped with the stamps of the parents of both men and women, the introducer, and the bride and groom. He lost his father when he was young, so his mother's seal is indispensable.

He was so anxious that he immediately asked someone to deliver a letter to his good friend Qu Qiubai, who was a master at engraving seals. The messenger came back with a note from Qiu Bai. When I opened it, I saw the title "Qiubai Seal Engraving Runge", with the inside opening: Each character of the stone seal costs NT$2, and it will be picked up within seven days. If it is urgent, it will be picked up within a limited time, and the rung will be doubled; the margin does not count the number of words, and will be charged NT$. He knew that Qiubai was very humorous, and thought that Qiubai's "Runge" meant that he was too busy and had no time to write.

What to do? oh. By the way, please ask Yan Bing to carve it, Yan Bing can also do it. It was already the eve of the wedding, and Yan Bing hurriedly worked up the night.

Early the next morning, when Yan Bing delivered the newly engraved seal to Zheng Zhenduo's house, Qiu Bai suddenly sent someone a red paper envelope with "Congratulations fifty yuan" written on it. "Ah, Qiu Bai, why do you need to give such a heavy gift?" Zheng Zhenduo was saying, and Yan Bing opened the paper package. At first glance, haha, it turned out to be three stamps, one belonging to Zheng Zhenduo's mother, and the other two pairs, belonging to Zheng Zhenduo and Jun Zhen.

The opposite seals of Zheng Zhenduo and Jun Zhen are engraved with the words "长" and "乐" on the margins. This is really a clever pun. First, I wish them a happy life together, and second, both families are from Changle, Fujian. Yan Bing calculated with him: double the rung, and the side payment was two yuan, which was exactly fifty yuan. Qiu Bai's joke was so unexpected that he and Yan Bing couldn't help laughing, adding to the festive atmosphere. Naturally, Yan Bing "hides the clumsiness" of the seal he carved, because Qiu Bai's carving was much better.

Going abroad

On April 12, 1927, Chiang Kai-shek launched the "April 12 Counter-revolutionary Coup" that shocked China and the world. The Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions held a citizen protest meeting. Zheng Zhenduo not only participated in the gathering and march, but also jointly wrote a letter of protest to the Kuomintang with Hu Yuzhi and others. In the letter, they said sadly and angrily: "The plans of the party and the country are in great turmoil, and I don't want to get involved. But after witnessing this tragedy of beasts and cannibalism, it is extremely difficult to remain silent. I sincerely cannot bear to see the hundreds of thousands of residents in Zhabei being killed by Li Baozhang." , Bi Shucheng was massacred, and was massacred by the revolutionary army again under the banner of Qingtian Bairi. I hope you will learn from it and forgive me. "The last signature, Zheng Zhenduo is the leader.

After this letter was published in the newspaper, it had a great impact. The reactionary authorities became angry and notified the Zhejiang warlords to arrest him by name. On April 28, Mr. Li Dazhao, whom Zheng Zhenduo admired most, was brutally murdered by Feng clique warlords in Beijing. In this situation of white terror, Mr. Mengdan, as the father-in-law, insisted that he seek refuge abroad. Although his wife, mother and grandmother were worried about him wandering alone, it was too dangerous to be at home, so they all pretended to be happy. Instead, he encouraged him to go abroad and asked him to study abroad.

In May 1927, he left his wife and son and went to France.

While abroad, he kept a simple diary in a small notebook he made by himself. After a while, he rewritten the simple original diary into a detailed and vivid diary and sent it to his wife Jun Zhen. . The "European Travel Diary" he later published is a part of it that has been preserved. The words between the lines are full of deep longing for his wife.

He is also engaged in translation work. Starting from the March 1928 issue, "Novel Monthly" began to serialize his "Love Stories in Greek and Roman Myths and Legends" in every issue.

Separation

The happiness of the family is closely related to the fate of the country. Since then, Zheng Zhenduo and Gao Junzhen, together with the entire nation, have experienced many ups and downs, and finally ushered in the birth of the People's Republic of China. However, they did not expect that October 17, 1958 would become the day they said goodbye forever.

On this day, Zheng Zhenduo, then Vice Minister of Culture, will lead a cultural delegation to visit. He got up earlier than usual and, as usual, jotted down the previous day's diary. Later, he hurriedly wrote a letter to his friend Jin Yi in Shanghai. He said: "I am about to leave for a visit to Afghanistan. First go to Moscow, then transfer to Tashkent, and then change planes and fly directly to Kabul. The trouble is, the clothes for all seasons are all I have to bring them all together. Although the journey is only three days, it seems like a whole year has passed..."

Then, in order to rush for time, he ate a big breakfast. After eating, he went with his family. He said he was leaving and rushed to the airport with his son. Due to bad weather, the flight was suspended and I returned home with my son. In the afternoon, when he received the notice that he could take off, he said goodbye to his mother and wife again: "I'm leaving. I'm really leaving this time." Unexpectedly, his words of farewell with a smile turned out to be a prophecy.

In the early morning of October 20, people were shocked to learn from the Central People's Broadcasting Station: a passenger plane from Beijing to Moscow crashed, and the head of the Chinese cultural delegation, Zheng Zhenduo, and other comrades were unfortunately killed...