A Hundred Years of Stories in Yunnan

Author: Yang Xiaolin
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This book tells you about extraordinary stories that took place in Yunnan in the 20th century with simple and straightforward language. These stories are like a string of pearls scattered deep in people's memories and in the long river of history. In this fast-paced century of history, Yunnan has had the glory of opposing feudalism in the "Double Ninth Uprising" and the "Protect the Republic Movement"; it has witnessed the bravery of the Yunnan Army fighting in the Central Plains during the Anti-Japanese War, with bloody battles at Tai'erzhuang; it has had moving chapters about the construction of the Yunnan-Burma Road; and it has also seen the bloody tragedy of democratic fighters Li Fenpu and Wen Yiduo falling in the darkness before dawn. A group of outstanding students, such as Yuan Jiagu, Xiong Qinglai, Ai Siqi, and Nie Er, have successively emerged from the high mountains and deep valleys of this red land, spreading the flames of modern civilization. Here is also the birthplace of China's hydroelectric power stations and military telescopes. History has equally truthfully recorded the remarkable achievements created by the Communist Party of China on this land, from Yunnan to the peaceful liberation of Yunnan, and the socialist progress made by the ethnic minorities of Yunnan under the leadership of the Party, which has helped them cross several stages of social development.
This book tells you about extraordinary stories that took place in Yunnan in the 20th century with simple and straightforward language. These stories are like a string of pearls scattered deep in people's memories and in the long river of history. In this fast-paced century of history, Yunnan has had the glory of opposing feudalism in the "Double Ninth Uprising" and the "Protect the Republic Movement"; it has witnessed the bravery of the Yunnan Army fighting in the Central Plains during the Anti-Japanese War, with bloody battles at Tai'erzhuang; it has had moving chapters about the construction of the Yunnan-Burma Road; and it has also seen the bloody tragedy of democratic fighters Li Fenpu and Wen Yiduo falling in the darkness before dawn. A group of outstanding students, such as Yuan Jiagu, Xiong Qinglai, Ai Siqi, and Nie Er, have successively emerged from the high mountains and deep valleys of this red land, spreading the flames of modern civilization. Here is also the birthplace of China's hydroelectric power stations and military telescopes. History has equally truthfully recorded the remarkable achievements created by the Communist Party of China on this land, from Yunnan to the peaceful liberation of Yunnan, and the socialist progress made by the ethnic minorities of Yunnan under the leadership of the Party, which has helped them cross several stages of social development.
When you have leisure time, reading these engaging stories from the window of a westbound train, under the winter sun, or in the summer breeze, you will also feel the life reflected by the people of this red land with their hearts, the miracles created by their will, and the world of wonders forged by their sincerity. Yunnan is a place that leaves a lasting impression.