Stormy Pengmen -- Peng Dehuai Family Atmosphere and Family Affairs

Author: Culture and Arts
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Publish Date: 2004-01-18
Features: The extraordinary life and turbulent fate of the old proletarian revolutionary, statesman, and military strategist Peng Dehuai have moved generations of Chinese people. His noble character and unwavering integrity have also educated generations. To date, literary works about Peng Dehuai (including commemorative collections) are the most numerous and influential among the works about the leaders of the New China. "Stormy Gates of Peng's Gate—Peng Dehuai's Family and Affairs" is a biographical literary work that studies and depicts Peng Dehuai's life from a fresh perspective. Author Teng Xuyun obtained many little-known historical traces and life details about Peng Dehuai through multiple interviews with seven of his nieces and nephews, whom Peng Dehuai personally raised. Additionally, he interviewed many veteran generals and senior officials familiar with Peng Dehuai, collected and studied a large amount of historical documents and materials, as well as published works related to him. Based on solid historical evidence, the book uses the medium of literary art to vividly portray the life stories of two generations of the Peng family, bound by blood and shared hardships over half a century. Unlike previous biographical works about Peng Dehuai, this book does not comprehensively depict his entire life. It avoids repeating the grand scenes of him fighting on the battlefield or recounting the complex events of his humiliation at the Lushan Conference. Instead, it treats Peng Dehuai as an ordinary person, seeking the genuine emotions between him and his two wives and seven nieces and nephews. With a focus on the subtleties of family life, the book captures their joys, sorrows, and struggles, striving to delve into Peng Dehuai's rich inner world and present a truly relatable Peng Laozong—a man with an unyielding backbone in the Chinese revolution and a compassionate heart toward his family and subordinates. The book is rich in historical materials, accurate in facts, and well-supported by evidence. Its tone is uplifting, the writing is fluent and moving, and its legendary storyline, along with many newly disclosed historical facts, makes it highly readable. The book spans 400,000 words, divided into 30 chapters, and includes over 60 historical photographs provided by the Peng family. We dedicate this new book in memory of the great national hero, Peng Dehuai. Learning from Peng Dehuai's unwavering loyalty, selfless dedication to the nation and people, and his open, selfless, and arduous revolutionary spirit holds undeniable practical significance for the Chinese people today.