Hu Hua

Hu Hua

Hu Hua (1921-1987), a famous Chinese historian, is an expert in the study of party history. His original name was Hu Jiahua. He participated in the establishment of the "National Research Association on the history of the Communist Party of China (later renamed the Chinese Society for the history of the Communist Party of China)" as the executive vice president. Hu Hua died of illness in Shanghai in December 1987.

Life of the characters

He was born in December 1921 in Fenghua, Zhejiang Province. He studied in Zhejiang Normal University in 1937. In 1938, he took part in the local Anti Japanese national salvation movement. In October, he went to Yan'an to study in Northern Shaanxi public school. He joined the Communist Party of China in February 1939. In the revolutionary team, he has gone through half a century's historical process of Northern Shaanxi public school, North China United University, North China University and Renmin University of China. He has been firmly engaged in the teaching and research of Marxist theory, Chinese revolutionary history and the history of the Communist Party of China all his life. He is one of the founders of the discipline of Chinese New Democratic Revolutionary History and the history of the Communist Party of China.

In October 1946, he served as deputy director of the Department of history and geography of North China United University. He attached great importance to the study of practical problems. In 1947, he opened a new course "the history of Chinese diplomacy" and published "the history of British and American imperialism invading China since Japan's surrender" and "the history of China's political situation since Japan's surrender" (editor in chief). After 1949, Hu Hua devoted himself to the study of Chinese revolutionary history. From 1950 to the early 1960s, he successively served as deputy director of the teaching and research section of Chinese revolutionary history, director of the teaching and research section of CPC history, and director of the Department of CPC history of Renmin University of China. After the Lin Biao incident, he returned to Beijing from Jiangxi May 7th cadre school in 1972 to serve as a consultant of the Chinese Revolutionary Museum; after the restoration of Renmin University of China in 1978, he successively served as chairman and honorary director of the Department of CPC history, doctoral supervisor, member of the CPC Central Committee's party history information collection Committee, member of the disciplinary review group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, convenor of the political science group, and director of Chinese history He is the executive director of the society, the history editorial board member of Encyclopedia of China, the scientific socialism editorial board member and the editor in chief of "socialism in China Volume", the deputy director of the Title Evaluation Committee of Beijing Municipal Colleges and universities, and the vice president of Beijing history society. Hu Hua initiated and organized the establishment of the "Research Association of CPC party history figures", served as the executive vice president (why the president is a long-term worker), and edited the large-scale series "biographies of CPC party history figures (50 volumes)", which was translated into many languages or directly reprinted for publication abroad, with great influence; he also participated in the establishment of the "National Research Association of CPC Party History (later renamed as the Chinese society of CPC Party History)" as the executive vice president Vice president. Hu Hua died of illness in Shanghai in December 1987.

Main contributions

1. During the Anti Japanese War, in order to train the party's Anti Japanese cadres, the North China United University began to teach "the history of modern Chinese revolutionary movement" and combined with the needs of the battlefield behind the enemy, from theory to practice to teach the national conditions and the party's principles and policies. At the same time, he also serves as the team leader, Party branch and general branch. During this period, he often led the students to participate in the anti "mopping up" struggle with the local guerrillas, and traveled all over the Hengshan area of Beiyue;

2. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, he served as vice minister and Minister of Publicity Department of Zhangjiakou Federation of trade unions. He has excellently guided and organized the workers in Zhangjiakou in their anti traitor struggle and production competition. From the practice of leading the construction of new liberated cities and the workers' movement, this paper summarizes and studies the experience;

3. In October 1946, Hu Hua returned to the North China United University as Deputy Secretary of the general Party branch and deputy director of the Department of history and geography. In 1947, he took part in the land reform movement in Shulu County, Hebei Province. In April 1948, he served as the leader of the teaching group of CPC History in North China University. Under the direct leadership of Wu Yuzhang and Cheng Fangwu, he was engaged in the teaching of CPC history and the compilation of teaching materials. At the same time, he began to serve as Wu Yuzhang's academic assistant.

In order to train Party cadres quickly and welcome the birth of new China, Hu Hua compiled teaching materials and taught the history of the Communist Party of China. In March 1950, he officially published the first draft of the history of China's new democratic revolution. The book has been published in 13 editions (Times) and millions of volumes, with translations in Japanese, Korean, Uighur, Kazakh and other languages, and has had a great influence at home and abroad. At the same time, the reference materials for the history of the new democratic revolution, edited by him, has published hundreds of thousands of volumes, and has also become a best seller at that time (the income from royalties is proposed by Hu Hua in the name of three people - the other two are his scholars) Dai Yi and Yanqi donated a plane to resist US aggression and aid Korea;

4. Take part in leading the establishment of the Department of CPC History in Renmin University of China, and edit the lecture notes of Chinese revolutionary history; according to the requirements of the central education and publicity department, train talents for the national theoretical propaganda and education front, and provide teaching materials for the courses of Chinese revolutionary history and CPC History in Colleges and universities;

5. From 1950 to the early 1960s, he successively served as deputy director of the teaching and research section of Chinese revolutionary history, director of the teaching and research section of CPC history, and director of the Department of CPC history. He was named associate professor in 1950 (29 years old) and professor in 1956. He is also a member of the academic committee of the Institute of modern Chinese history of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and deputy head of the modern Chinese history group of the Chinese history society;

Under the personal leadership of Zhou Enlai, director of the learning committee of the first National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, he participated in organizing the theoretical study of CPPCC members;

6. After the liberation of the whole country, in order to meet the needs of all walks of life and colleges and universities in New China, educational lectures on the party's history, principles and policies were given to cadres and students;

7. After the Lin Biao incident, in 1972, under the instruction of Premier Zhou, he returned to Beijing from Jiangxi May 7th cadre school to serve as the consultant of the Chinese revolutionary museum. In the investigation of many major historical issues, he tried his best to resist the lies of Lin Biao and the gang of four, and insisted on seeking truth from facts and being straightforward. After smashing the gang of four, he took the lead in breaking through the forbidden area in the party history circle and bringing order out of chaos. In order to restore the true face of the party's history and safeguard the scientific and pure nature of the party's history, he made speeches around tirelessly. He also told his own views with the leading comrades of the Central Committee with the sagacity of historians, called for the correction of the party's "left" mistakes in history, and firmly supported the practical demands of the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee Yes, the Marxist ideological and political line.

8. Initiated and organized the establishment of the "Research Association of CPC party history figures", served as the executive vice president (why the president is a long-term worker) and edited the large-scale series "biographies of CPC party history figures" (50 volumes). The series won the national best seller award in 1986, and Hu Hua won the best editor Award; in 1987, it won the first prize of Wu Yuzhang prize in history, which has been translated into many languages and reprinted or published at home and abroad He also participated in the establishment of the "National Research Association on the history of the Communist Party of China (later renamed the Chinese Society for the history of the Communist Party of China)" as the executive vice president and organized relevant major academic activities;

9. Hu Hua also edited lectures on the history of China's socialist revolution and construction, historical figures during the May 4th movement, Zhou Enlai's thoughts and theoretical contributions, a summary of Chinese history (co authored with Jian Bozan and Shao Xunzheng), history of Nanchang Uprising, Comrade Zhou Enlai in his youth and other historical works;

10. After the restoration of Renmin University of China in 1978, he successively served as the director and honorary director of the Department of party history of Renmin University of China, deputy director of the Title Evaluation Committee of Beijing Municipal Colleges and universities, deputy to Beijing Municipal People's Congress, etc;

11. To initiate and promote international academic exchanges in the history of Chinese revolution and the history of the Communist Party of China, to give lectures in the United States, Australia and other countries, and to organize and receive foreign scholars to visit China; to assist Mr. Salisbury (the United States) to complete the "Long March - a story unheard of before" and publicize the great long march to the world at the request of the central leading comrades;

12. Professor Hu Hua's life has been accompanied by the fifty years of the history of the CPC. His countless speeches, letters, notes and visit records in his life involve a wide range of research. They are the guidance and communication words for the research and teaching of party history in Colleges and universities and party history workers all over the country. They are also the precious wealth for the records to reflect the history of the Communist Party of China and the history of disciplines.

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Main works

A brief history of US imperialist aggression against China since the surrender of Japan

History of China's political situation since the surrender of Japan (co authored)

Speech on the history of modern Chinese revolution

History of China's new democratic revolution

Outline of Chinese history (co authored with Jian Bozan and Shao Xunzheng)

Lecture notes on Chinese revolutionary history (chief editor)

History of Nanchang Uprising

Comrade Zhou Enlai in his youth

Historical figures during the May 4th Movement (chief editor)

Zhou Enlai's thought and theoretical contribution

Lecture notes on the history of Chinese socialist revolution and construction (chief editor)

Biographies of people in the history of the Communist Party of China (volume 1-50, editor in chief)

Hu Hua Wen Ji (six volumes)

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