Lin Fang

Lin Fang

Lin Fang, the famous journalist Zhao chaogou (May 4, 1910 - February 12, 1992), male, formerly known as Jing Xi, whose pen name is Lin Fang. He was born in Longchuan village, Wencheng County, Zhejiang Province. In his youth, when he was studying in Wenzhou arts and culture middle school, Ouhai public school and Wenzhou No.1 middle school, he began to contact progressive books and newspapers, took part in students' patriotic movement, and was forced to drop out of high school before graduation. In the autumn of 1929, I went to Japan to study in Tokyo, Kyoto and other places. In 1930, he was admitted to the Department of politics and economics of China Public University in Shanghai. After graduating in 1934, he was employed as a reporter in Nanjing's Chao Pao, and began to write news reviews. He made a lot of patriotic remarks. In 1946, he participated in the preparation of the Shanghai edition of Xinmin daily.

Published "Yan'an January" and so on. In memory of Lin Fang, there are "Lin Fang essay Award", "Zhao chaogou News Award" and "Wenzhou chaogou Award".

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Lin Fang, Zhao chaogou (May 4, 1910 - February 12, 1992), male, formerly known as Jing Xi, whose pen name is Lin Fang. Born in Longchuan village, Wencheng County, Zhejiang Province. In 1930, he was admitted to the Department of politics and economics of China Public University in Shanghai. After graduating in 1934, he was employed as a reporter in Nanjing's Chao Pao, and began to write news reviews. He made a lot of patriotic remarks. He has successively served as deputy chief writer and chief chief writer of Xinmin daily, and concurrently as chief editor of Shanghai Xinmin daily (evening edition). Published "Yan'an January" and so on. In memory of Lin Fang, there are "Lin Fang essay Award", "Zhao chaogou News Award" and "Wenzhou chaogou Award".

Life of the characters

Early experience

In 1934, he graduated from the Department of political science and economics of the Ministry of China Public University in Shanghai, and served as the "Chao Bao" in Nanjing. In 1938, he was the main writer of Xinmin daily in Chongqing and wrote the Analects of today. In 1944, he participated in a Chinese and foreign press delegation's visit to Yan'an and published a series of newsletters "January of Yan'an" to introduce the real situation of Yan'an to the people in the rear area. In 1946, he participated in the preparation of the Shanghai edition of Xinmin daily and was the chief writer. He also wrote column essays for Renshi magazine, which was short but full of pen and ink. As far as the political turmoil and the battlefield around the world, and as far as the streets and alleys, we can see and hear about the society and the trivial things in the market. In the winter of 1948, Zhao chaogou was persecuted by the Kuomintang authorities and took refuge in Hong Kong. The next year, he entered the liberated area. After Shanghai returned to Shanghai after liberation, Zhao chaogou continued to preside over the evening publication of Xinmin daily.

During the Anti Japanese War

Shortly after the Anti Japanese War, Nanjing fell. Zhao chaogou took an active part in the national salvation movement in the news and cultural circles, and wrote the book "propaganda plan of wartime countries", which was published in Wuhan. In 1938, he was employed by Xinmin daily founded by Chen Mingde and Deng Jixing in Chongqing as the main writer and international news writer. Thanks to the participation and support of Zhou Enlai and progressive figures in the cultural circle, the newspaper is very popular with readers. In the spring of 1944, as a special correspondent of Xinmin daily, he participated in a delegation of Chinese and foreign journalists to visit Yan'an. After returning to Chongqing, he published a long communication Yan'an January in Xinmin daily, with more than 100000 words, which objectively and fairly reflected the actual situation of the revolutionary base areas. It is considered to be the first masterpiece of Yan'an style written by Chinese journalists after Edgar Snow's journey to the West.

After the victory

After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, Xinmin daily once achieved great development, setting up five branches and eight evening newspapers in Shanghai, Nanjing, Beiping, Chongqing and Chengdu. Zhao chaogou first served as deputy chief writer and chief chief writer, and concurrently served as chief editor of Shanghai Xinmin daily. In December 1948, he was chased by the secret service of the Kuomintang and arranged by the underground organization of the Communist Party of China to sneak to Hong Kong. Soon, he left Hong Kong for the North China liberated area. He arrived in Peking in March 1949. In May, he went back to Shanghai Xinmin newspaper with the PLA. In September, he attended the first plenary session of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference.

After liberation

After liberation, he successively served as deputy to the first to Fifth National People's Congress, member of the sixth to seventh CPPCC, member of the Standing Committee, and vice chairman of the Shanghai Municipal CPPCC. He joined the league in 1953 and successively served as member, standing committee member and vice chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the league; member, standing committee member and standing committee member of the Central Committee of the league. In the press, he has successively served as vice chairman and consultant of the national journalists association and President of the national Evening News Workers Association.

At the beginning of the Cultural Revolution

At the beginning of the "Cultural Revolution", Xinmin Evening News was forced to stop publication. He was shocked and sent to Fengxian "May 7th" cadre school to work. In 1972, he was transferred to work in the dictionary room of Shanghai People's publishing house. In 1982, Xinmin Evening News resumed its publication, and he served as the president until February 1992.

After the Cultural Revolution

In 1984, he also served as the president of the United times, vice chairman of Shanghai Federation of literary and art circles, vice president and deputy chief editor of Dictionary Publishing House.

Pseudonym "Lin Fang"

On January 1, 1982, Xinmin Evening News resumed its publication. Of the six editions, luminous cup accounted for two. On the first day of the resumption of the publication of "luminous cup", Zhao chaogou's essay column "not too late to talk" under the pseudonym of "Lin Fang" also began to meet readers.

Achievement and honor

The purpose of running a newspaper

Zhao gouchao has been engaged in journalism for nearly 60 years. He has been writing and struggling all the time. Since the beginning of the 1930s, he has written daily news reviews under the pseudonyms of Shi duo, Sha, Sha Tuo and Lin Fang. He is good at writing essays or reviews with hundreds of words. He revealed and attacked the darkness of the KMT's rule in his humorous and incisive writing, upheld justice, and spoke out for the interests of the people. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, he used his pen to praise the victory of the party and the people's cause and the achievements of socialist construction. At the same time, he also spoke out to some mistakes in his work, some backward phenomena and unhealthy tendencies in society. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, although he was a fashionable old man, he still enthusiastically publicized reform and opening up, revitalized the economy, and brimmed with the spirit of the times. His articles are often reprinted and quoted by the central and local newspapers. In the early 1990s, he published Shixiang Zatan, late Wantan (Part one, part two), selected essays by Lin Fang, etc. From 1956 to 1957, he put forward the requirement of "short, wide and soft" to carry out news reform. At that time, Comrade Mao Zedong praised the "Xinmin Evening News" as "unique, I like to read it". In 1982, Xinmin Evening News, which was forced to suspend publication for 16 years during the cultural revolution, resumed publication. He made a long speech on how to run the evening news, putting forward the policy of "Publicizing policies, spreading knowledge, changing customs and enriching life" and the tenet of "flying into the homes of ordinary people". With the concerted efforts of newspaper colleagues and the strong support of all social parties, the circulation of Xinmin Evening News has increased from 230000 before the "Cultural Revolution" to 1.5 million in 1992.

Mao Zedong's interview

Zhao chaogou is not a member of the Communist Party of China, but he has been working hard for decades. He shares weal and woe with the party and cooperates sincerely. He is a close friend and a wise friend of the Communist Party of China. As early as may 1944, he went to Yan'an with the delegation for an interview and met Comrade Mao Zedong for the first time. A chapter of "the visit of Mr. Mao Zedong" in January of Yan'an vividly describes Mao Zedong's voice and face. In 1945, Mao Zedong went to Chongqing for negotiations and met him alone, from 9 a.m. to after dinner. In 1957, Comrade Mao Zedong received him three times: one was during the national propaganda work conference in March; one was in Zhongnanhai on June 30, when he went to work with a "very scared and heavy heart", and the chairman encouraged him to work well; the third was after the "anti rightist" campaign in September, when the chairman met him in Shanghai, he said to others, "Song Gaozong's brother is here", and there was a burst of enthusiasm in the meeting Laughter. Late at night on January 6, 1958, Chairman Mao received him in Hangzhou. When he received him in Hangzhou for the second time, Chairman Mao hoped that he would visit his hometown. In May and June of that year, he went back to his hometown Wenzhou, interviewed for two months, and published a series of reports on "I come from my hometown" in Xinmin Evening News. Mao Zedong met with him seven times and became a confidant. He was attacked and persecuted in the "Cultural Revolution", but he never wavered in his confidence in the Communist Party of China.

Indifferent to fame and wealth

Zhao chaogou was willing to be indifferent, hardworking and thrifty all his life, devoted to public affairs, honest and upright. He was a scholar and did not take anything out of his share. He hated the phenomenon that some people in the society used their power for personal gain to engage in specialization. He has lived in an old stone storehouse in a lane of Liyang road in Hongkou District for more than 40 years. Almost every visitor will be surprised, how can he live in such a broken and crowded room? The organization also considered changing rooms for him many times, but he just didn't want to. He said that he lived no worse than the ordinary people. What's more, he heard the voice and demands of the masses here. As vice chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference and President of the Xinmin Evening News, he can have a car, but he doesn't enjoy the treatment and goes to work by public bus. The newspaper bought the "mother and son" telephone and sent it home. He just went back and said, "what's the matter?" It's still an old telephone. The eldest daughter graduated from university and stayed in Northeast China for more than 30 years. She wanted to transfer back to Fudan University. Su Buqing and Xie Xide are all his friends, but he didn't ask them once. Now, my daughter has lost her chance. The youngest son wants to stay in school to teach after graduation. He wants to ask his father to say hello to the school. He said: "we should go our own way and not rely on others." As a result, the son was sent to other places, and the husband and wife separated for more than 20 years. He gets along with his comrades and friends, is approachable, treats others equally, and never speaks harshly. He took a tolerant attitude towards those who had hurt him in previous political movements. He never complained and exposed the shortcomings of others. However, there is no ambiguity in some major right and wrong issues. He was the first to put things right in public

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