Zhou Hui and the Lushan Conference

Author: Quan Yanchi
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: The Lushan Conference of 1950 is a significant historical case in modern Chinese history. The founding hero Peng Dehuai was overnight branded as a rightist opportunistic element, while Zhang Wentian, Huang Kecheng, and Zhou Xiaozhou, who held objections to Mao Zedong's personally launched "Great Leap Forward" and "launching satellites" movement alongside Peng Dehuai, were branded as members of a "counter-party clique." Yet, one person was crossed out from Mao Zedong's list of members of the counter-party group—Zhou Hui, Zhou Xiaozhou's close associate and then the executive secretary of the Hunan Provincial Committee. This book, with Zhou Hui as its main character, depicts the thrilling struggles of the Lushan Conference and reveals many previously unknown internal documents, helping to dispel the fog of history and offer a glimpse into the "true face of Lushan."