Biography of Chen Yi

Author: Chen Yi Biography Writing Group
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book vividly portrays the legendary life of Marshal Chen Yi. Approved by the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China and the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army, it was organized and written by the Party Committee of the Nanjing Military Region and the Political Department of the Nanjing Military Region. It took ten years of effort to comprehensively gather accounts, recollections, and countless archival and documentary materials from over a thousand participants and informants, presenting a rigorous and straightforward account of the life of the erudite and versatile Marshal Chen Yi. The manuscript was reviewed and approved by both the Historical Review Committee of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China and the Party Committee of the Nanjing Military Region. Deng Xiaoping wrote the title for this book.
The "Contemporary Chinese Figures Biography" series is a grand project that reflects the glorious achievements of historical figures who have made outstanding contributions to the establishment, consolidation, development, and prosperity of the People's Republic of China. Its protagonists include: the main leaders of the Party and the State (whose biographies, including those of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping, and Chen Yun, are written and published by the Documentation and Research Center of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China), the meritorious marshals and generals of the People's Liberation Army, the leaders of various democratic parties who participated in the founding of the new China and renowned patriotic figures from all walks of life, outstanding scientists, writers, artists, labor model workers, and internationalist fighters who made significant contributions to the democratic revolution and socialist cause in China. The significance of these biographies far exceeds the scope of recording individual lives. They are condensed versions of the history of the founding and construction of the new China, the establishment and development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and a precious spiritual wealth that the Chinese nation should cherish forever.
The "Biography of Chen Yi" was approved by the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China and the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army, organized and written by the Party Committee of the Nanjing Military Region and the Political Department of the Nanjing Military Region. It took ten years of effort to comprehensively gather accounts, recollections, and countless archival and documentary materials from over a thousand participants and informants, presenting a rigorous and straightforward account of the life of the erudite and versatile Marshal Chen Yi. The manuscript was reviewed and approved by both the Historical Review Committee of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China and the Party Committee of the Nanjing Military Region. Deng Xiaoping wrote the title for this book.