Deng Xiaoping and Zhuo Lin

Author: Wu Shi Hong
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Deng Lin: My father was a professional revolutionary. He was very introverted and didn't know how to express his emotions with words. He thought about things very realistically and objectively. My mother was quite the opposite; she was very outgoing, had a "petty bourgeoisie sentiment," and a bit of a "liberal tendency" typical of intellectuals. But I really think my parents were very harmonious. The differences in their personalities actually brought about harmony. In many ways, my parents had a lot in common, such as tolerance.
Deng Rong: Both of them were very sincere people, very pure, with very few schemes. Their needs in life were also quite simple. Although they had different personalities on the surface, deep down, there were many inner things that connected and merged between them. They were comrades, fellow fighters, and also husband and wife. In the autumn of 1939, Deng Xiaoping and Zhuo Lin got married in Yan'an. A few days later, Deng Xiaoping took his newlywed wife Zhuo Lin to the turbulent Taihang Front, embarking on a life journey of hardship and mutual support. From the arduous and desperate years of war to the vibrant era of peaceful construction, through the turbulent storms of the Cultural Revolution, to the whirlwind of reform and opening up—through multiple rises and falls, they navigated their emotional ship on the brink of the storm for 58 years. Their journey witnessed a grand and tumultuous era, highlighting the vast and noble hearts and sentiments of this revolutionary couple.