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Character'slife

Childhoodlife

ZouTaofen,bornonNovember5,1895inXiadu,Yong'anCity,FujianProvincevillage.HisgrandfatherZouShuyu,namedXiaocun,hadbeenadmittedtotheQingDynastybeforemiddleschool.FatherZouGuozhen,namedYongqian.ThemotheroftheZhafamily,aftertheZhafamilyinHaining,Zhejiang,marriedtotheZoufamilyattheageof15.Threeboysandthreegirlswereborn,andZouTaoFenlivedforthelongest.

In1899,ZouTaofen'sgrandfatherretiredwhenhewasold,andhisfathertookhisfamilyasanalternateofficerinFuzhou.Atthistime,theZoufamily'sfamilyhasbeenindecline,andlifeisinshortsupply.Astheeldestson,ZouTaofenexperiencedthehardshipsandhardshipsoflifesincechildhood.

WhenZouTaofenhadjustturned6yearsold,hisfatherwas"initiated"andreadthe"SanziJing".Inthe"prison"-likeprivateschoolenvironment,hebeganhischildhoodfeudalenlightenmenteducation.ThiskindofeducationandinfluencehadacertainnegativeinfluenceonZouTaofen'searlythoughtdevelopment,butitalsocultivatedhissolidliteraryfoundation.

Studyperiod

Inthespringof1909,underthepromotionandinfluenceofhisfather's"industrysavingthecountry"concept,ZouTaofenwasadmittedtotheFuzhouIndustrialSchool.Twoyearslater,hewassenttotheprimaryschoolattachedtoShanghaiNanyangPublicSchool.Myfatherhopedthathewould"beanengineerinthefuture."ButZouTaofenbelievesthathisnatureis"reallyunworthyofbeinganengineer."Hewashere,fromelementaryschool,middleschool,tothesecondyearofuniversityelectricalengineering.Althoughhestudiedhardandhadexcellentgrades,hewasnotinterestedinsubjectssuchasmathematicsandphysics,sohefailedtofulfillhisfather'swish.

InSeptember1919,ZouTaofenbrokethroughandenteredthethirdyearofliberalartsatShanghaiSt.John’sUniversity.

Graduationwork

InJuly1921,TaofenZougraduatedwithabachelorofartsdegree.Hewantedtoenterthepress,buthedidn'tgetachanceforawhile.ItcoincidedthattheShanghaiHealthandWelfareGauzeExchangeneededanEnglishsecretary,andZouTaofentookofficeandbecameastaffmemberintheindustrialandcommercialworld.Afterthat,TaofenZouworkedpart-timeinShanghaivocationaleducationinstitutions,doingsomewritingandtranslation.

In1922,afterHuangYanpei'sintroduction,ZouTaofenservedasthedirectoroftheeditorialdepartmentoftheChinaVocationalEducationSocietyandwasresponsiblefortheeditor-in-chiefofthemonthly"EducationandVocation"andthe"VocationalEducationSeries".Heparticipatedinthecareerguidancemovementinitiatedbytheagency,andwenttoNingbo,Nanjing,Wuhan,Jinanandotherplacesforinspectiontogetherwithhiscolleagues.ThisisZouTaofen'sfirstinvestigationandresearchinsociety.

Astheeditor-in-chief

InOctober1926,theformereditor-in-chiefofLifeWeeklywastransferredtothebankingindustry,andTaoFenZouassumedtheeditorialresponsibilityofLifeWeekly.TaofenZouwasabletoengageinthenewsandpublishingworkhedreamedof.HedecidedtomakeadrasticinnovationtoLifeWeeklyfromcontenttoformaccordingtotheneedsofsocietyandreaders.Hedeterminedthatthepurposeofthemagazineis"suggestinglifeaccomplishment,arousingthespiritofservice,andstrivingforsocialtransformation".TaofenisthepennameheusedwhenheeditedLifeWeekly.Thereasonwhyhechosethispennameistoencouragehimself.

In1930,inordertomeettheincreasingdemandofreaders,ZouTaofenestablishedthe"BookandNewsAgencyDepartment"tospecializeinreaderservicebusiness.Later,itgraduallydevelopedintofivebranchesandofficesnationwide.Therearesixtylifebookstores.

Patrioticsalvation

OnSeptember26,1931,eightdaysafterthe"September18Incident",ZouTaofenreportedtheincidentinLifeWeekly.Fromthistimeon,ZouTaofenneverputdownhispeninordertopropagatetheanti-Japanesewar.Atthesametime,healsousedtheinfluenceof"LifeWeekly"amongreaderstoorganizedonationsforfront-lineanti-Japanesesoldiers.HerepeatedlycriticizedtheKuomintanggovernment'scompromisebehaviorinresponsetothesituationoftheWarofResistanceAgainstJapan.Heactivelysupportspatrioticmovementsinvariousplaces,andraisesfundsforthe19thRouteArmyandotherpatrioticpatriots,runningandshouting."LifeWeekly"heldhighthebannerof"resistingJapanandsavingthecountry"andbecameapositionofpublicopinioncenteredonpropagatingunityinthewarofresistanceandcondemningsurrenderandtraitorouscountry.

InJanuary1933,TaofenZoujoinedtheChinaCivilRightsProtectionAllianceorganizedbySoongChingLing,CaiYuanpei,LuXunandothers,andwaselectedasanexecutivecommitteemember.Afterthat,heactivelyparticipatedinthedemocraticmovementforpeople'sfreedomandrights.ThepersecutionsufferedbyhimandLifeWeeklyfollowedoneafteranother.

Exiledoverseas

OnJune18,1933,YangXingfo,apatrioticdemocrat,wasassassinatedbyagentsoftheKMTLanyiSociety,andZouTaofenwasalsoblacklisted.OnJuly14ofthatyear,TaoFenZouwenttoEuropeandbeganhisfirstlifeinexile.HevisitedItaly,Switzerland,France,Britain,Germany,theSovietUnion,andtheUnitedStatessuccessively,collectedalotofvaluablematerials,andmadealotoftipsonwhathesawandheardalongtheway.Attheendoftheyear,"LifeWeekly"wasblockedbytheKuomintanggovernment.Aftertwoyearsofon-siteinvestigationsandstudytoursabroad,ZouTaofen'sthinkinghasmadegreatprogressandimprovement,andhegraduallytransferredhisposition,viewpointsandmethodstoMarxism.

ResolutelyreturntoChina

InMay1935,the"NewLifeIncident"occurred.TheKuomintanggovernmentclosedthe"NewLife"magazineandarrestedtheeditor-in-chiefDuChongyuan.ZouTaofenexpresseddeepdissatisfactionwiththis.InAugustofthesameyear,helefttheUnitedStatesandreturnedtoChina.AfterreturningtoChina,ZouTaofenactivelyparticipatedintheanti-Japanesenationalsalvationmovement.

OnNovember16,1935,hefoundedtheweekly"PopularLife"inShanghai.Soon,the"DecemberNinethMovement"brokeout,and"PopularLife"gavestrongsupporttothisraginganti-Japanesenationalsalvationmovement.ZouTaofenpublishedaseriesofcommentsinthenewspapers,denouncedthetraitorousbehavioroftheKuomintangauthorities,andvigorouslypropagatedandenthusiasticallysupportedthestudents'patrioticsalvationmovement.Hehighlypraisedthestudentsalvationmovement:"Thisisthevanguardofthemassmovement,thedawnofthefutureofnationalliberation!"Heappealedtoallpeoplewhoreallypresupposethestrugglefornationalliberation,should"togetherraisethebannerofthenationalliberationstrugglewithblood.Sincerelysupportthestudentsalvationmovementandpromotethewholenation’shardwork!”Themagazinewasthuswarmlywelcomedbythegeneralpublic.InDecemberofthesameyear,thesalesvolumereached200,000copies,surpassingtheoriginal"LifeWeek",breakingthepublicationofChinesemagazinesatthetime.Record.AlsoinDecember,he,togetherwithShenJunru,LiLinsi,andothers,organizedandestablishedtheShanghaiCulturalCircleSalvationCouncil,andwaselectedasanexecutivecommitteemember.

ThereactionarypartypersonallyattackedZouTaofenhimself,andstrictlyrestricted"PopularLife",prohibitingitfrombeingsoldinvariousplacesandmailedfromthepostoffice.TheyalsosentpoliticallobbyistsoneafteranothertowinoverandlureZouTaointosubmission.Inthisregard,ZouTaofenclearlystated:“Ifyoudon’tparticipateinthenationalsalvationmovement,youmustdoyourbesttostandattheforefrontandputyourlifeanddeathoutearly.”

PropagandaagainstJapan

OnFebruary29,1936,"PopularLife"waspublishedtothe16thissueandwassealedbytheKuomintanggovernment.ZouTaofenleftShanghaiforHongKonginMarch1936.Inordertobeabletopubliclypublishhispropositionsforthewarofresistanceandnationalsalvationandspreadinformationfromvariousplaces,soonafterhearrivedinHongKong,hebegantoorganizethe"LifeDaily"withhisfriendJinZhonghua.Aftermonthsofhardworkdayandnight,the"LifeDaily"wasfinallypublishedonJune7.Inhispublishedspeech,ZouTaofenclearlystatedthat"thetwomainpurposesofthisnewspaperaretopromotenationalliberationandactivelypromotepopularculture",andstriveto"reflectthemosturgentrequirementsofthepeopleofthecountryatthisstagefromthepeople'sstandpoint."Afterthepublicationofthenewspaper,itactivelypromotedtheanti-Japanesewarandnationalsalvationideas.Inlessthantwomonths,ithadafar-reachingimpactandstronglypromotedthepatrioticsalvationmovementinthesouthwest.However,inviewofHongKong'spartialsecurity,inconvenientgeographicallocation,andblockedinformation,ZouTaofenthenannouncedthemovetoShanghaiforpublicationonAugust1attherequestofreaders.

OnMay31,1936,ZouTaofen,ShenJunruandothersrespondedtothecalloftheCommunistPartyofChinatoestablishananti-Japanesenationalunitedfront.Thejointstatementof"Requirements"requirestheKuomintanggovernmenttostopthecivilwarandunitetheRedArmytofightagainstJapan.OnJuly31ofthesameyear,ZouTaofen,ShenJunru,TaoXingzhi,ZhangNaiqiandotherfourpeoplejointlyissuedanopenletter"SeveralBasicConditionsandMinimumRequirementsforUnityandAnti-Insults",furtherelaboratingontheNationalSalvationCongress'spropositionsforresistingtheenemyandsavingthecountry.Thearticleanalyzedthedomesticsituationandpointedoutthatatthetimeofthenationalcrisis,allpartiesandpartiesacrossthecountryshouldstoptheirdisputesand"jointogethertoresistJapanandsavethecountry."Inparticular,theyagreedwiththeCommunistParty’sproposaltoestablishananti-Japanesenationalunitedfront,andcalledonChiangKai-shekandtheKuomintanggovernmentto"hurryupandpromotetheestablishmentofaunitedfrontfornationalsalvation,expeditetheeliminationofpastprejudices,anduniteallpartiesandfactionstofightagainstJapanandsavethecountry."Struggle.”Theletterplayedanimportantroleinpromotingtheestablishmentofajointanti-Japanesenationalsalvationfront.

InAugustofthesameyear,LifeDaily,whichmovedtoShanghai,failedtoresumepublicationduetovariousinterventionsbytheKuomintanggovernment.Accordingtotheactualsituation,ZouTaofenresumedthesupplement"WeeklySupplement"andexpandeditandrenamedit"LifeStarJournal".Hecontinuedtoholdhighthebannerofanti-JapaneseandnationalsalvationinShanghaiandsupportedtheanti-Japanesepatrioticmovementinvariousplaces.

InthemiddleofthenightofNovember22,1936,theKuomintanggovernmentarrestedZouTaofenandotherleadersoftheNationalSalvationAssociationShenJunru,LiGongpu,ShaQianli,ShiLiang,ZhangNaiqi,andWangZaoshiforthecrimeof"endangeringtheRepublicofChina."Sevenpeoplecreatedthe"SevenGentlemenIncident"thatshockedChinaandforeigncountries.TheKMT’sperverseactionsarousedtheangerandinjusticeofthepeopleacrossthecountry.Alloverthecountryorganizedparades,ralliesandotheractivitiestodenouncetheKMTgovernmentandstronglydemandedthereleaseofthe7patriotsimprisoned.Inthe243daysoflifeinprison,ZouTaofenhasalwaysbeenastrongpatrioticanddemocraticfighter,confrontingthereactionariestit-for-tat,"unyieldinginwar,"showingfearlessrevolutionarystyleandheroicfightingspirit.

TheNationalWarofResistance

Afterthe"July7Incident"in1937,underthestrongpressureofthepeopleacrossthecountry,onJuly31,theKuomintangauthoritieshadtoreleaseZouTaofenandother7peoplefromprison..FacedwiththesupportandeffortsoftheChinesepeople,ZouTaofenwasverymoved.Hesaidsincerely:"Theonlywayforustorepayistoworkharderonthenationalsalvationmovementandworkharderforthewelfareofthepublic."

8ofthesameyearOnthe19th,ZouTaofenfoundedthe"Anti-JapaneseWar"three-daymagazineinShanghai.InJulyofthefollowingyear,themagazinemergedwithLiuShi's"QuanMin"weeklymagazineandchangeditsnametothe"NationalAnti-JapaneseWar"three-daypublication.Inordertomeetthepatrioticanddemocraticrequirementsoffriendsfromallwalksoflifeacrossthecountry,healsosuccessivelypublishedthe5thbattlefieldeditionof"NationalAnti-JapaneseWar"andthepopularweeklyeditionof"NationalAnti-JapaneseWar",andpublishedthe6theditionofAnti-JapaneseWarPictorialinShanghai.Thesepublicationsallfocusedonpropagatingtheanti-Japanesewarandsavingthecountryandstrivingfordemocraticrights.Thescopeandinfluenceofthesepublicationswereveryrareatthattime.Thesalesvolumeof"NationalAnti-JapaneseWar"exceeded300,000copies,rankingfirstinthecirculationofpublicationsinthecountry,inspiringthefightingspiritagainstJapanesefascism,andeffectivelypromotingthedevelopmentofthepatrioticdemocraticmovement.InlateDecemberofthesameyear,ImetwithZhouEnlaiattheWuhanOfficeoftheEighthRouteArmy.

LeavingChongqingtogotoHongKong

SinceApril1939,theKuomintangauthoritieshavesuccessivelyclosedorforcedtheclosureoflifebookstorebranches;allbookspublishedareprohibitedorconfiscated,evenafterpassingthroughTherearenoexceptionsforreviewandregistrationwiththeMinistryoftheInterior.ByFebruaryofthe30thyearoftheRepublicofChina(1941),withtheexceptionoftheChongqingbranch,morethan50branchesofLifeBookstoreintheKuomintangControlledAreawereclosed,andallemployeeswerearrestedordismissed.ZouTaofenwasfuriousatthisandmadestrongproteststotheKuomintanggovernmentoneafteranother.

OnFebruary15,1941,asthefirstmeetingoftheSecondNationalCongresswasabouttoopen,ZouTaofuriouslyresignedfromhispostasanationalpolitician,leftChongqinginsecret,andarrivedinHongKong.Hewasdeterminedto"mayWiththeuprightresignationaction,thepeopleofthecountryhavearousedthedeepattentionandadvancementofpoliticalreform."AfterZouTaofenarrivedinHongKong,hewasmoreactivelycommittedtopoliticalactivitiesandscreamedfortherealizationofdemocraticpolitics.HeexpressedastrongpatrioticspiritforconspiringtosellthecountryandsabotagetheevilforcesoftheWarofResistance.Hepledgedhisdeterminationtofighttheevilforcestotheend.

OnMay17,1941,TaoFenZoure-run"PopularLife"inHongKong.Inhisreissuedspeech,hescreamed:"Theurgentproblemfacingthepeopleofthewholecountryishowtoeliminatethecrisisofdivision,consolidateunityandunity,andestablishdemocraticpolitics,sothatthewarofresistancewillpersisttotheendtoachievethefinalvictory."Afterthepublicationwaspublished,itwaswarmlywelcomedbyreadersathomeandabroad,andthenumberofsalessoonreached100,000copies.

OnJune7thofthesameyear,TaofenZouand9peopleincludingMaoDun,Changjiang,JinZhonghua,therepresentativesoftheNationalSalvationAssociationtostayinHongKong,jointlypublishedthearticle"OurAttitudesandPropositionsonStateAffairs",furtherexpressingtherequestfordemocraticpoliticalreforms.Strongdesire.

ZouTaofenoftenactsasawriterandpublishesarticlestostatehispoliticalviewsintheEnglishbimonthlyjournalofthe"DefenseLeagueofChina"andthe"SalvationSeries"runbycolleaguesoftheNationalSalvationCongress.Inaddition,basedonhispersonalexperienceandfeelings,hewrotealonghistoricalmaterial"SincetheWarofResistance",intendedtouseopenwordsanddeedsforthebrightfutureofChinesepoliticsandthebrightfutureofChina’swarofresistanceandnationalsalvation.Awarenessandeffortstoreform".

Dyingforever

OnDecember25,1941,HongKongfell,andZouTaofenhadtogointoexileagain.WiththehelpoftheCCP,ZouTaofenwenttoDongjiangandtheanti-JapanesebaseareasinnorthernJiangsu.Hecarefullyinspectedtheconditionsoftheanti-Japanesebaseareas,visitedandvisitedmanyschools,andworkedwithlocalsoldiersandcivilians.Hesaid:"Ihavebeenengagedinthedemocraticmovementforthepasttenyears.Ionlysawtherealdemocracytoday."

In1942,hesecretlywenttotheGuangdongguerrillazoneandmovedtotheSovietUnioninJanuary.TheNorthAnti-JapaneseDemocraticBase.InMarch,ZouTaofenwasunfortunatelydiagnosedwithearcancerandwasforcedtoreturntoShanghaiformedicaltreatment.Heenduredtheseverepainfromearcancer,laydownonthebed,andrushedtowritethebook"LessonsinTribulation"(unfinished)and"AppealtoStateAffairs".

Atthetimeofhisdeath,ZouTaofendictatedhiswillandsolemnlyfiledanapplicationtojointheCommunistPartyofChina:"PleasetheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinastrictlyreviewthehistoryofmylifestruggle.Ifitisqualified,pleaseratifytheparty."

OnJuly24,1944,ZouTaofendiedinShanghaiattheageof48.

OnSeptember28,1944,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaratifiedhimasanofficialmemberoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandspokehighlyofhislifeandhiscareer.

Majorachievements

Creationofnewspapers

Heedited"LifeWeekly"andfoundedLifeBookstoreandthefamousSanlianBookstoreinChinainthe1930sand1940s.greatinfluence.ZouTaofenpaidattentiontocontactingthemassesintheprocessofrunningthepublication.Inthepast7years,"LifeWeekly"hasdevelopedfromahumblesmallpublicationto"apublicationofgreatinfluencethatispopularathomeandabroad,andpenetratesintothepoorareas";thecirculationreached155,000copies,"creatingtheissueofperiodicalsatthattime."Newrecord".SincethedaywhenZouTaotookover,LifeWeeklyhasdaredtofighttheevilforces,tryingto"seethebenefitofordinarypeopleinsociety".Overtime,itgraduallybecamea"publicopinionorganthatpresidesoverjustice".Therefore,ZouTaofenisnottoleratedbythedarkforces.

ReleasedaftertheoutbreakoftheNationalWarofResistanceinthe26thyearoftheRepublicofChina(1937),ZouTaofenfoundedthe"WarofResistance"dailymagazineinShanghai.AfterthefallofShanghai,hemovedtoWuhanandcontinuedtoeditthe"WarofResistance".AfterthefallofWuhan,hewenttoChongqingtoestablishandeditthe"NationalWarofResistance".InFebruary1941,heresignedasanationalsenator,ranawayfromHongKong,andresumedtheweekly"PopularLife".

Politicalactions

ZouTaofenactivelyparticipatedintheanti-Japanesenationalsalvationmovement.AfterreturningtoChina,hefoundedtheweeklymagazine"PopularLife"inShanghai,andonceclearlysupportedthepatrioticmovementoftheJanuaryandFebruary9thstudents.Duringtheperiod,heservedastheleadershipoftheShanghaiNationalSalvationAssociationandtheNationalSalvationFederationofallwalksoflife.InNovemberofthe35thyearoftheRepublicofChina(1936),heandotherleadersoftheNationalSalvationCongress,ShenJunru,werearrestedbytheKuomintangauthoritiesforactivelypropagatingtheAnti-JapaneseWar,andbecameoneofthefamousSevenGentlemenoftheNationalSalvationCongress.

AftertheAnti-JapaneseWarbrokeout,heusedhisstatusasanationalpoliticiantoopposeandexposethevariousperverseandauthoritarianatrocitiesoftheKuomintangreactionaryauthoritiesinthepassiveresistanceagainstJapan,andhealsoaskedtheCommunistPartyofChinatojointhepartyonmanyoccasions.

TaoFenSpirit

PeopleinthepublishingandreadingcirclessaythatTaoFenrunspublications,newspapers,andbookstoresthroughouthislife.Themainthrustofhisadvocacyandpracticeis"Servingreaderswholeheartedly.",ThatkindofreportingspiritisTaoFenspirit.PeopleinthepressbelievethatTaofen’sarticlesneverfearpowerandhavethecouragetotellthetruthconsistently.Hecriticizescurrentmalpracticesandisnotafraidofoffendingpeople.ThespiritofadvocatingfreedomofspeechisthespiritofTaofen.PoliticalcommentatorsbelievethatthereasonwhyTaoFenisuniqueinthepublicopinioncircleisthathedidnotevadehispersonalsafetyandadvocatedtheresistancetoJapanduringtheperiodwhentheKuomintangcompromisedwithJapanbeforetheWarofResistanceAgainstJapan.Qi,hispatrioticthoughtistheTaoFenspirit.Atthesametime,hiscareerhassufferedcountlesssetbacks.Heisstillperseveringandstickstohisbeliefs.Thereactionariesclosedoffhispublicationsonebyone,andhere-establishedthemonebyone,andallthelifebookstoreshefoundedweresealedbytheKuomintang.Persecutedandforcedintoexile,buthecontinuedtofightforhisidealsuntilhestoppedbreathing.ThisunyieldingspiritoffightingforthetruthisalsotheTaoFenspiritthatwemustalwayslearnandabsorb.

CharacterEvaluation

ZouTaofenisundoubtedlyanimportantjournalistandpublisherinmodernChina.Hehasalwaysheldthefaithofpursuingtruthandlightthroughouthislife,andhasdevotedhimselftothegreatcauseofthemotherlandandthepeople.Ihavespentmylife'senergy.WhentheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinagaveinstructionsonSanlianBookstoreontheeveofthenationalliberation,itspokehighlyofZouTaofen’sworkandaffirmed:“SanlianBookstoreisabookstoreundertheleadershipofthepartylikeXinhuaBookstore.

Central:Mr.TaoFenhasbeenfightingforthenationalsalvationmovement,democraticpolitics,andculturalundertakingsformorethan20years.Althoughhewasinexileinprison,heneversuccumbedtorape,neverchangedhispropositions,untilhislastbreath,hestillthoughtofthepeopleofthemotherland.Hisspiritwillliveonintheworld,andhisworkswillbeimmortal.(September28,1944condolencetelegram)ZhouEnlai,thenrepresentativeoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandSecretaryoftheSouthernBureau,andDeputyDirectorofthePoliticalDepartmentoftheMilitaryCommitteeoftheKuomintangGovernment:BewellLearningZouTaofen'sstyleof"Life"iseasytounderstand,incisiveandmoving,andtellswhatthepeoplewanttosay.Thisisthepolicy."ThepaththatComradeZouTaofenhasexperiencedisthepathforChineseintellectualstoprogressandtorevolution."

MaoZedong,theleaderoftheCommunistPartyofChina:Helovesthepeople,servesthepeoplesincerely,dedicatedhislife,anddiedafterdeath.ThisisthespiritofMr.ZouTaofen,andthisisthereasonwhyhemovedpeople."(November1944)Inscriptiononthe15th)

ZhouEnlaiandhiswifeDengYingchao:Neverworryaboutfuturegenerations,runculturalinstitutions,organizenationalsalvationgroups,strivefordemocracy,anddictatedictatorship.Eveniftheinjusticeisruined,XiaoXiaohuiisfutile,andheismoreupright.Historymusteventuallymoveforward,openastateconference,establishacoalitiongovernment,preparetocounterattack,anddriveouttheJapaneseinvaders.Justwaitingforourefforts,thephilosopherhasdiedtoday,andithasbeendevastated.(TofightforZouTaotojoinforces)

ZhuDe,thencommander-in-chiefoftheEighthRouteArmy:apatriot,apioneerofdemocracy.(WantZouTaotojoinforces)

ScholarGuoMoruo:"Youhavenotleftus,youarestillalive,youarestillaliveintheheartsofeveryoneofus,intheheartsofeveryyoungman,Inmyheart.Youarealiveandaliveforever.FromChinesehistory,fromthemindsofourpeople,whocanwipeoutZouTaofen'sexistence?"(SpeechatZouTaofen'smemorialservice)

Mainworks

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AnecdotalAllusions

Theoriginofthepenname

Taofenwasusedwhenheeditedtheweeklymagazine"Life"penname.Heoncesaidtoafriend:"Taoisataoofkeepingalowprofileandsupportingone'stime,andstrivingisastruggle.Ontheonehand,onemustkeepalowprofile,andontheotherhand,onemuststruggle."”

Theoldfriendsofthepast

ZouTaofenoncestoodshouldertoshoulderwiththefamouseducatorandknownas"China’sMahatmaGandhi",LiLinsi,toparticipateinandleadChina’santi-Japaneseandnationalsalvationmovement.Thetwoareworldfriends.Aswell-knownfiguresintheculturalcircles,thetwowereelectedasexecutivemembersoftheShanghaiCulturalCircleSalvationAssociationinDecember1935,andcontributedtounitingtheanti-Japaneseforcesintheculturalcircles.

ZouTaofenandShenJunru,afamouspatrioticdemocratandknownas"thebanneroftheleftistdemocrats",areoldandold,andhaveadeepfriendship.Thetwotogetherinitiatedtheestablishmentofanti-JapanesenationalsalvationorganizationssuchastheUnitedNationsComradesAssociation,theShanghaiCulturalCircleSalvationAssociation,andtheNationalSalvationFederationofallwalksoflife,andmadepositivecontributionstoChina'santi-Japanesenationalsalvation.

Ratificationofpartymembers

ZouTaofenexpressedhiswilltojointhepartyinhiswill.ZouTaofendiedonJuly24inthe33rdyearoftheRepublicofChina(1944).OnSeptember28ofthesameyear,atelegramofcondolencesfromtheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinatothefamilyofZouTaofen,modifiedbyZhouEnlaihimself,wassent.ThetelegramofcondolencesexpressedthatheacceptedZouTaofen'sdeathbedrequest,ratifiedhimasamemberoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andfullyaffirmedhisachievements:"Mr.Taofenhasbeenfightingforthenationalsalvationmovement,democraticpolitics,andculturalundertakingsformorethan20years.Althoughheisinprison.Exile,neversuccumbtorape,neverchangehisviewsuntilthelastbreath.YuYinYinthinksofthepeopleofthemotherland,hisspiritwillgrowintheworld,andhisworkswillbeimmortal."

Commemorationoffuturegenerations

Commemorativestamps

OnNovember5,1985,Chinaissuedasetoftwocommemorativestamps"J12290thAnniversaryoftheBirthofZouTaofen"tocommemorateMr.ZouTaofen.

Memorialbuilding

TheformerresidenceofZouTaofenislocatedatNo.54,Wanyifang(ChongqingSouthRoad205).Inthe19-25yearsoftheRepublicofChina(1930-1936),ZouTaofenlivedhere.In1956,withtheapprovalofPremierZhouEnlai,the"TaofenMemorialHall"wasestablishedatNo.53Wanyifang,ChongqingSouthRoad,Shanghai.OnMay26,1959andDecember7,1977,itwasannouncedtwiceasthecity'sculturalrelicsprotectionunit.

MemorialStatue

InNovember1985,afull-bodystatueofZouTaofenwasestablishedinthecenterofYujiangCounty,YingtanCity,JiangxiProvince.

CommemorativeAward

TheChinaTaofenPublishingAwardnamedafterZouTaofeniscurrentlythehighestawardinthepublishingindustryinmycountry.Anotherawardnamedafterhim,the"TaofenNewsAward"isthehighestawardintheChinesepress.In2005,itwasmergedwiththe"FanChangjiangNewsAward"intothe"ChangjiangTaofenAward"tocommendoutstandingandadvancedjournalistsacrossthecountry.