Red Wall Fairy Tale: My Home is in Zhongnanhai: My Home is in Zhongnanhai

Author: Wang Fan
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: In Zhongnanhai, people often saw Deng Lin pedaling his bicycle at high speed while whistling tunes. Liu Yuan recalls: During a meeting with Liu Shaoqi, Khrushchev said, "The girlfriend of your son wrote to me, seeking my support." Chen Xiaolu saved some pocket money and set up her own small library, taking pride in borrowing books from her father, Chen Yi. Wu Shaoguo traces: "When I was on my way from Xiangshan to Zhongnanhai, everyone had already left, and no one was watching me. It was Yang Shangkun's son, Yang Xia'er, who came to call me." The children who lived in Zhongnanhai back then now take us behind the mysterious red walls. The world has its own speculations about Zhongnanhai, while the adults in Zhongnanhai have their own perspectives on it, and the children's view of Zhongnanhai is yet another realm. Through the eyes of the children living in Zhongnanhai, we can gain a more comprehensive understanding of the place; it helps people see the leaders, their families, and the Communist Party cadres at various levels from a perspective that ordinary people rarely get to glimpse.