Louis

Author: Zhu Jian
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: He was a foreigner who came to Shanghai alone from New Zealand at the age of 30. From 1927 to 1987, he lived and worked in China for 60 years in a legendary way. He was a revolutionary, joining the struggle to establish and build a new China through his interactions with figures like Soong Ching-ling, Zhou Enlai, and Mao Zedong. He was a social activist, pioneering the "Industrial Cooperation" movement in the 1930s to support the Anti-Japanese War and later establishing schools in remote western regions. Louis was one of many international friends who contributed to China's revolution and construction. Some called him a "social activist," while others called him a "poet, writer, and educator," or a "internationalist and humanitarian." It seems difficult to define the career Louis pursued in a way that is as precise as other international friends. However, one thing that is universally admired is that he was "a man of greatness in the ordinary, a person of extraordinary charm hidden in simplicity." From the content of the book, it can be seen that the author, through access to a wealth of historical materials, has objectively, accurately, vividly, and comprehensively narrated the life of Louis, especially his 60 years of in China. This biography is also an excellent teaching material for youth in terms of revolutionary tradition and ideological and moral education. It can be said that the author has accomplished a very meaningful task.