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M A O : T H E R E A L S T O R Y
A L E X A N D E R V . P A N T S O V
W I T H S T E V E N I . L E V I N E
S i m o n & S c h u s t e r
New Y o r k L o n do n T o r o n t o S y d n e y N ew D e l h i
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o the memory o my grandather,
Georgii Borisovich Ehrenburg (19021967),
A Russian Sinologist,
One o the irst biographers o Mao Zedong,
And the author whose works inspired me greatly
Alexander V. Pantsov
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
M Y T H S A N D
R E A L I T I E S
Hiic fgu mi bjci bigphi. Y h chg wiig uch
bigphi i uig u h b cicumc. T bigph
mu puu migy i pubih upubih uc, i iy gug, hu h c umu chi,
wiw uh c m um h, ik h igh bc
bw h pubic p h pi p, jug h wim
y h ubjc h p iim. Such icui muipi
wh h ubjc h bigphy i h c ciy h juy
gu i c. Ti i ciy h c wih M Zg, h u
m Chi. Bu w, m h hiy-f y hi h i 1976,
wih h imp w cum m Chi cui cc
mj chi i h m Si Ui, c, m uc, mcmp pi h m imp Chi i m im c
b w. T i h im hi bigphy.
b u, M h b h ubjc umu bigphi i W
gug ic h Amic jui Eg Sw f w w M
i y ju p i mipi, i Juy 1936. A y Sw pubih h
y h cpic Red Star Over China, iui bk h hp
hp hiy mi i pi hi y. F wh i bu h i-
g W-gug M bigphi ig m which u wbigphy igifcy pi i wh ig why h cu b-
w h gui cmm cum h Chi Cmmui Py
h yug Amic p k pc.
Ay w-kw jui by h mi-1930, Sw w my
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ymphic h Chi cmmui mm, hugh h w
Mi. Amg h mim mi which h w, icuig h New
York Herald ribune, Foreign Afairs, h Saturday Evening Post, h jy
pui big ip-mi, uik my h i p- i Chi, wh py p hi p-cmmui iw.
I w pciy hi pui h c h i h
h Chi Cmmui Py, icuig M Zg. Ty i mk
u h hiy--y- Amic imp hi pubic img -
p hi piic iuc. Sw h hi w kig u M.
A mbiiu jui wih iic h big y, h jump h p-
puiy i cp. Ech m i u h h hi
w pup. Sw i i B, i h Shi pic, Juy13, 1936, ju w y M Zg him up cmp i h m
w. M w ig m Giim Chig Ki-hk,
h h Ni Gm h h Nii Py (h
Gumig, GMD), wh c h iic iu h
Chi R Amy.
M g Sw qu i iiw, i which h f
pk gh bu hi chih yuh b uiig hi c
cmmui uiy. T cmmui h m hw chic
pickig Sw. T impib Amic cm iw M wiphiph-kig, Licqu i ppc, ppicciu, ygig,
-cf. H ciy bi i hi w iy u, Sw
c.1 cibig M mgu i hi bk uig g igh
i h ci c wh hy m, Sw w M mui h
ciic jui. Oc hi mii w ccmpih, Sw u
Bijig wih hi pciu bg wkig h mucip h
bcm Red Star Over China.
Ju M Sw h hp, Red Star Over China c -
i, picuy mg ib icu i i h W. I ii-m py M mic uiy uck ymphic ch
wih W iiui wih h u fgu icigy
uhii Chig Ki-hk. Sw piig wk h my
ubqu bk by uh wh w quy m ymphic i
hi pici M. T w y mj pi which h
wk i m Sw. Whi Sw iw M ihu w
Si Mim, h wi h y h 1930, h Chi-
Cmmui Py (CCP) u M hip h bcm u-mu -i. Accig hi iw, M, ip hik
c, h bicy ic him m Mcw, uik h gmic
Chi Sii whm h h b i ipy ugg. M ;
h w hi w m, uhic Chi uiy, Si g.
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MYTHS AND REALITIES 3
Ti w M mi ci uh yig pi h Chi -
ui Amic .
A y h 1940 y 1950, ig Amic Chi ch-
icuig Jh Kig Fibk, Bjmi I. Schwz, C B, Rb Nh ppu wh bcm h cic mui bu M
ipc, bh wih pc hi i wih Si hi iw
Chi.2 Ty w h Si miu M ci him p
ii h h cmmui. Fuhm, h upug h Chi-
ui i h cuyi u h hip M m i-
p h h Mi iw gig h hiic h wkig
c. Chi p ui w h pig c i wh pmi b
mic p ui hughu h pci w. Ah pi bw h Si Chi cmmui pi i h y 1960,
Rui Chi uh w imi i.
Mwhi, M uw pmui m w--h u-
iy cmm i wh bigph i h y 1960 c h
mp h bu , i c h bu chig Chi w.3
A pcimig h bihm h Pp Rpubic Chi (PRC)
Ocb 1, 1949, M m i h Fbi Ciy i Bijig, h m
impi qu. A h cu hi piy p i h wig
y, h bcm iccib cp hi c cgu mmb hiug. Hi pubic ppc w cuy g-mg hi i-
iw pucm um icigy Dphic chc. T
W-gug bigphi M pubih uig hi iim, icuig
h b , by h pmi Chi ch Su R. Schm i 1967,4 w
cuc gy h bi pubih Cmmui Py cum;
M pubih wiig, pch, m; impi ig-
wh h b g uic wih M; w mmi by piic
cquic i; iy h c uc. T
hi M ipc ci pi Mim Chicicumc ciu ccupy c g.
A f gc, hi hi m w-u. Ui h 1949, M
ii Mcw c, Si i kw him py. A
h m im, gi p cig M i-Lii ccuig him
h ci i kyim guy ch h Kmi m iu
uc imi ii ui h Chi Cmmui Py. Tu
Khuhch i h Si ci M c Mi pp
gic.5
I h 1950, h wih Cg h Si Cm-mui Py cm Siim, M him c h h
Si miu him.6
O c ipci, hw, h ci wim gig M -
ihip Si h Si Ui u u b wg. I iy,
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wy ib Si Chi chi , M w ihu w
Si wh k pi u h B hi yy wh
i m h Si m y Si h.
Ti i i my why hugh m M i w. T uh h g p i h c chi h CCP,
h Si Cmmui Py, h Cmmui Ii (Cmi).
Oy cy h h chi bcm ib, i wh i p. T
m iig iumb i gig M pici, uk,
p i ci i upubih cum gig M, hi
mi, hi i, p i h m C Py Achi
h C Cmmi h Si Cmmui Py i Mcw. T B-
hik bg giz h chi hy h Ocb Rui 1917. Fm h y bgiig i mi k w cc cum
y h hiy h Bhik py, bu h hiy h i-
i b cmmui mm. A h iquii h
Cmi i 1943, i cumy cci w h
C Py Achi. I h 1950 h chi h Cmmui Im-
i Buu (Cmim) w pi h. Fiy, i Ju 1999, h
m Cmmui Yuh Lgu Achi w mg i h cci.
y h ci chi kw h Rui S Achi
Sci Piic Hiy. A bi uy h c h chihighigh hi impc uc w imi h w h h-
ughy mi hi bigphy M Zg.
Fi, hy h bigg piy cum i h w h
ii cmmui mm h hiy h Cmmui Py
h Si Ui (CPSU). Ty hu bu w mii wi cu-
m, 12,105 phgphic mi, 195 cumy fm, which
giz i 669 hmic cci. A c cmp h chi
i i cci pp h Chi cmmui m-
m. T icu umiu f h CCP gi h EcuiCmmi h Cmi (ECCI); h CCP C Cmmi iu
ccu fci cip; h Cmi h Bhik py i-
ci Chi; h pp Li, Si, ky, h Bhik
; c p Chi cmmui Chi ii p-
i h Cmi; p i my ig Chi
uii.
T cci pi cum ig h Chi cmmui
i picu i. Uik my h chi mi, h w p m ch uig h bi pi h Yi igic
hw i h y 1990. Ti cci h wy b cu i p-
c ci h chi. E y pubic cc h f i highy -
ic. Oy y w pcii, icuig u, A V. P,
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MYTHS AND REALITIES 5
h b pmi cc h mi ciu jy uch c-
c h bi p i wih chii ch i cmpy
Rui. Ti ic cci cmpi 3,328 p i, icuig
h M Zg, Liu Shqi, Zhu Ei, Zhu D, Dg Xipig, WgMig, my h p mmb h CCP hip.
T i M Zg i h m impi. I ci f
um uiqu pp, icuig hi piic p; pi cp-
c; gphic c mig bw M Si, Si
Zhu Ei, M Khuhch; M mic c, cmpi by
hi Si phyici; c ccu by KGB Cmi g; p
mi gig M wi chi, icuig h bih cifc
hi piuy ukw ih chi, b i Mcw; ccui giM wi by hi piic mi wihi h CCP hip; iy
Si mby KGB c mg h piic iui
i h PRC m h 1950 h y 1970. We are the rst biographers
o Mao to make use o all these materials materials that proved invaluable in
reassessing Maos private and political lie.
Suppmig h Rui Chi chi uc i g um
bigphic mi, miicc, hbk pubih i c
y i h PRC. Amg hm mmi ii M ci,
pmu, i, cquic h hpu i u ip-i M i.
N imp cum m h i highy ic c-
ci h C Cmmi h CCP i Bijig, cy m
kw hugh h Chi hii. T chi mi
icu hi-um M Zg mucip, ig m
h uig h PRC; -um chic h M c b
i Shh; c M pi k; iu cci M
piuy ukw pp, pch, cmm, ciiqu, ,
py.Ou bigphy M Zg i b up h uiqu chi
wy ib cum w my iiw wih pp wh
kw M. A uch i i up--. A c bigphy M by Jug Chg
J Hiy, Mao: Te Unknown Story, w ciiciz i h cmic
cmmuiy h gu uibiiy i jugm.7 W i
i h hcmig by mkig cu icimiig u
wi y uc h y h bigph, wighig ic cuy,
pig u cu jugm um by piic ci-i. Ti ipi iu w u p h G Hmm
h muic fgu h h w uiy y, p
p, phiph piici, hub phi. W
hw h M w ih i m, bu h cmpic fg-
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u wh i i hi b big bu ppiy gi ii
pc hi cuy. Y h m umu , hig pp him
i cu--c piic igic upi, bkig i hi cu
piy whi uuig him wih ycphic cui. Wihu ub h w h g upi h wih cuy, bu uik
Li Si, h w y piic u bu i
uiy. N y i h pm ic cmic ci m,
bu h bugh bu i ui i m mici Chi
h ui mi Chi, which h b gu i cii w. Tu i
w M wh w h w pc Chi h Chi pp,
wh h g b pi by h p W w Jp. Y
hi mic pici puc i gi h c h i mii Chi.
W i wi iy iig hum y h
i M chc hi p miy i w
hi piic miiy hip. I i f wih ciig i m
mmi iiw h p M , hub, h, i,
, w gi, hi, m, piic ifgh. Fm
my g w hw M m cmp m, ubjc bu
p pi w igh mic i, m g c
wi mbii wh chi iuy uimi pw uig hi -hip h Chi Cmmui Py h Pp Rpubic Chi.
Ou g w w iig pi h w hp wi gg
wh kw i bu M Chi. W i cib h ki-
cpic y pp M cu h pc i Chi wh h
i, ui, wk, , m hi i ig Shhchg
h Fbi Ciy i Bijig, wh h i iu mp. Ou
bk, which h hiy m Chi hugh h i i m im-
p , i cy h , m, u Chi.
Ou ch h uc my w ig c bu Mi h qui u i cmmy ccp iw h hiy h
Chi cmmui mm, h hiy h PRC, picuy
M him. O h bi i ch, w cum h ciuig
fci pc up Mcw h CCP m i uig i 1921
hugh h y 1950. Cu i h i M ugg h h
hiy h CCP h im c b u y i k i ccu
i ciuig pc Mcw uhii picy guic
ici. Achi mi mj fgu uch Zhg Gu, ZhuEi, Liu Shqi, Ci H, Qu Qiubi, Dg Zhgi, Wg Rui, Ch
Yu, Li Li, G Gg, Yu Xuig, h ugg h h CCP
mi ubi Si hi iu, wh c h Cm-
i h h CCP i hi h. Ti i m,
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MYTHS AND REALITIES 7
mp, by c h cu humiiig igi -
ciicim h ig Chi cmmui w c ug bcu
g mik kyi ciiy. T i ic uggig
h i 1938 Si w pig mj hw i Cmi ci,icuig Zhu Ei, Liu Shqi, Kg Shg, Ch Yu, Li Li, m
h. H h bck wy m hi p, my p h CCP
migh h bcm hi icim. Sm cum, hw, ugg h h
mu m h CCP g h Sh Cmi Cg, h
i JuyAugu 1935.
Si i icu M Zg hi bcki. I, i w Si
him h Cmi h i M i pw i h Chi
Cmmui Py. b u, M w ik E Gmy W U-bich, Bugi Zhik, h p C
E Eup cmmui pi, bu h c g b y ub h
h w y Si, whm h k guic w upp.
(Ou m h M-Si mig i Dcmb 1949Juy 1950
i ig i hi pc. Equy gm i u ccu M uy
i wih Si uig h K W. Si i y ui K
bu h mp wk h Ui S by iig i i cic
y wih Nh K, bu wih Chi. By ig Si i
pk ui c h gb.) I w y Si h i Mch1953 h M bg ic him m h Si hip. H cm
iw Khuhch uuwhy bu iby him
wih cmp. W hw h p miy bw M Khuhch
w h mi h Si-Si i. By h 1960 hi i
h c g h h b uim. Dwig up
h m Si c chi w m h i h 1960 Si-
Si i bcm h h Si hip h bgu
ci m ii i h i h PRC, uch ukig
mic ck gi h PRC iui c bwig up Chimic i.
W i p ii bjci pi h gig M
m h 1950 hi h i Spmb 1976, pi mk by M
uciu mp m Chi ciy g h i uiquy
Mi ciim uig h G Lp Fw (195861) h Cuu
Rui (196676), h cu gy c. A h
mi h bi h w chi mi wih h
im iiyig h chig bjci p ii mg p whm M, icigy pi h g, kiuy mipu
c hi im.
I c ci iw, w hw h h Cuu Rui
w my M f ugg pw, bu h iu i gicy
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w chi hi upi ii cig w, i ciiz i
w, i ciy. By h mi-1960 M h cm bi h h cii
cuci cipiic i w iuci. E h c-
uci ciim pp wu mi i giic. Ech pwu hb gy g mig uig cpiim. Tu, i hig
w ju w i, h Cmmui Py i cu g.
T i why h i h cici h i wu b impib bui
cmmuim wihu f yig h , ii u Chi cu-
u. Hw, h biuy uim hum u. T mijugm
cu h iu y h Cuu Rui, bu h i
Mi pjc. T ym bck cmmuim, k gim
ciy, h M ii i wih M him.I ccui, u k hii w ih bm pi
M. I i y c wih M. H i wb
y, h him i, K M. T k w u, h, w
py i i i h m pwu iui piic
h wih cuy. I i u hp h hi bk wi hp
chi p m ccu uig M, h im
cuy h puc him, h Chi h c.
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P A R T O N E
T H E A P P R E N T I C E
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T H E F O S T E R C H I L D O F
T H E B O D H I S A T T V A
T Suh Chi ig Shhchg, i Xig cuy, Hu p-
ic, i i w y quz bw hi c wih g
ic pi, h bu ky b. I h ic m Shh
Mui, which g i m h ig i picuy by
Buhi. A bch i u m Chgh, h pici cpi,
h w, which i c Shh. I k h c i bu
h hu h hu-mi ic. A i bu pk ih b qu ig h iwy i wi ii. Chim M
bihpc! Chim M bihpc! cy h cuc. A jig, h-
hu i big yu ig , which k yu p ic f
u-f p g, hi-m bick hu cum muum.
h igh imi ighy m ypic p wig. T
mph i h ypic u cmmuiy. A m ig ik my
h i Hu, i i iiguih by big h bihpc m wh
chg h hiy hi cuy wh iuc i i hughu
h w g hi h.My h ihbi h ig wihi hi y w u-
m M. Ti w wh hi c h . A h pp m
M c hi ig bck h b wi M ihu, i
ighbig Jigi pic wh h hi i gi i h mi-
uh cuy k p i h cmpig h impi my i Yu-
pic gi h Mg, wh h u Chi ic h 1270.
T Mg mi c w by h b my h mk Zhu
Yuzhg, wh i 1368 pcim him h mp w Chiyy, h Mig. T i i Yu, M ihu mi c
gi i 1380 k h hi chi Hugug (w kw
Hu), wh hy i Xigig cuy, uh Xig. Sm
y w hi m h Xig cuy m
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hi hm i Shhchg. Ty w h pgi h M c i
Shh.1
T uu upm Chi w b i uch miy, h
M Yichg, h ih y h h mh h Y h Sk ccig h u c. By h ci yic ckig,
hi w i h ih y h ig Emp Gugu, h Qig
(Mchu) yy, which h u Chi ic 1644. T Gugu (Bigh
Bgiig) h bgu i 1875, pcim i h m h yug m-
p Zii, wh w h u y , by hi m u, h Emp
Dwg Ci Xi. Accig h W c, h bih , jyu
i y Chi miy, ccu i h miy M Yichg D-
cmb 26, 1893.M h cu hy ci hi hppi, bu hi mh w w-
i. T bby w y big, h w i h migh b b u
him. Sh h y gi bih w wh h i i icy. Wp-
pig h wb i wig ch, h Buhi u wh
w iig i h mui, wih i h y, k h k
h i. Bu h u u. T bby k y hhy, h w
wy him. T hmi u, cmmig py
u h chi w-big, i h iugh mh kp h .
Schig up h bby, h mh uh h h hu i igh-big iic. T h pp i m mp pch p
w- high ck ic h Bhi Gu Yi, h G
Mcy. Pig h, phyicy miy hu, h py
h h Bhi wu g bcm h mh.2
I kpig wih ii, h p h bih mh w quicky
im h bih h by w p hm. I i h
b gi, hy wu h b gi h.
T Chi ci h i mh p i h wmb h f
y i, bby w ci b y bih. A ciiu qui h h wb b w i ch w m hi h
u. M u, upp bb y ki cgi,
w hug b h c. T i w bh y h hi y, i
h pc gu wh w w iw him h f im. O
h y h i f bh, h h p cifc h pii
h c, pu i gig i h i h bhw,
ymbizig mi hh. Pickig up h i, h mh h him
h miwi wh h i i h iy. Hig h i hbby h, h miwi i, Fi, b m, c, b wi, hi, b
cuig. Aw h p ck b gi h i muh,
m, g, i, B qui. A c w pc h i ch
h h wu wigh , bi gg w pc gi hi chk
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hppi. A ig m which i ci g w i u h
i wi. A mh h i h wu b h, ig ck
hi h mp h p h ck. Ti w imp
which h i w gi m. Gu gi gh, bigig gi my, pk, fh, ui, c gg.
Fm im immmi, p h ch m hi wb
wih h i Di u-. I ccc wih ii, M
Yichg cu h c gmc, wh i him h u
h w ig i hi m, bcu hi w ckig i hi hcp.3
T wih h gmc i wih h impi h c g-
gic chic. Ech gi h pcifc Chi chc
i h w upp b u i h gi m h m hpicu gi. T gi m hm cu b qui i,
bu hm h ci h cmm chc h mmb-
hip i h gi which hy bg. I h gi Yichg
wb (h wih gi h M c), hi igif w h
chc ze, h i which ci h h k h w
m. T chc ze h u mig: i igif miu
mi w ki, g, bfcc. M Yichg ch
dong, mig , h c chc h i gi m. T
m Zg w uuuy buiuBc h E! A h mim, gi i ccc wih ii, h chi w gi c, u-
fci m b u pci, cmi cci: Ruzhi, which m
Dwy Ochi. M mh g him y h m, shi, , which
w upp pc him m miu hi hi kihip wih
h Bhi. Sic M w h hi i h miy, hi mh c
him shisanyazi, iy h Ti Chi Nm S.
M Zg w b i m huh. Bi hi h
mh h w y hi p gh. (M Zg p
gmh, m Liu, h i i y b hi bih, My 20,1884, wh h w hiy- y .) T miy ccupi y h
h hu, h wig. Nighb i i h h h. I
h hu w p ic py i bck, pi bmb g.
Am y i h ig m i hu huh w p.
H huig wk iy p yi i icm.
M Zg p gh, M Epu, h b p hi i
i, ig hi b-i. M Zg h, M Yichg, hw,
w b wch him m py. A y chi, Yichg wb Ocb 15, 1870. A h g h w bh gi h
h y h him, m W Qimi. Ty w mi f y
. S w, ccu hi h b, Yichg w
i h c Xig Amy. (Xig, h ii m Hu, w m
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h Xig Ri, which w hugh h pic.) Wh M Yichg
u g bc, by pig hi ccumu my py h w
b m h hi h h , bcm ip cui-
. H w cu icib, bu y hwkig ug. Acc-ig M Zg ugh, wh iy h hi m h h, M
Yichg p, Py i h u ig much p-
ig much. Py cm m ibiiy um. Wh c
um wi h ugh i by; wh c wi qu mu-
i g! 4 Yichg wi, wh w kw i h ig Suqi (Simp
i)5 bcu h iuy g, hp him mk hi wy i
h w. By h im M Zg w , h y hi gh i,
M Yichg by i icib i h mg up mmy cqui bi m .6 Eigh y i, yug bh,
Zmi, w b, y h gh h, hi , m
Z. I ii h chi h w wh h i pi
M Zg bih, M p h w ugh, bu bh hm
i uig icy.
M mh i imbu h wih h w igiu ig.
Duig hi chih cc, M ccmpi hi mh
Buhi mp, h m h h migh bcm mk.
M h, hw, i h h wih, bu ih i h bjc ymuch. H Buh wih c pc, hugh h g uw
ig hi. I hpp h c, m h ig, h h cu-
ig h . M h w if, bu ppy w h
ig. M ig i ppi ici. M h ip hi
wig m high. Awy igiu kpic ui h, h w bg
ci him.7
Ahugh M Yichg pc Buh, h hugh i m
uu hi gp h wim Cuciim, h ii
phiphy i m h yig h ci phiph Cuciu(551479 BCE) hi w. Chi piic ym w b C-
uci picip h m m pci m humiy. Acc-
ig Cuciu, pp h uf h c c (li) bw by
H, mg which h m imp w humiy (ren), fi piy
(xiao), iu (de). Oy by big h Hy w cu
chi h high hic i, h g h Cuciim i .
Iiiu ccic mi whh cuy w h
chig Cuciu, bu pcic m i w impib h c wihu kwg h yig h phiph. A biiy
jugg qui m Cuciu w cy i ci -
ci p. Ay wh w umii wih hAnalects Cuciu h
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h bk h cic c, icuig hMencius, h Great Learning,
h Golden Mean, w ci uuc.
T, upiigy, M h, wh h y w y
chig, w g hi m Cuci ig. Yichgh wui gig hiy pc bcu h h b ub
b hi c wih cii m Cuciu. T cu i u i
h , wh h m hi p kwg h c-
ic. M ugh wi h h gh ci h pi, L my
bcm ju uch uc m i my bh. 8 Acc-
igy, M Zg w pi my ch i Shh, wh
h w qui mmiz h Cuci cic.
M mmiz h yig h phiph puy uii-i , quih h i gum by iucig p qui
pciy h igh mm, bu h m-hic pcp Cuciu
m h c i hi u. M ugh cu hw h
h c b hi w ch i gum. O h y, h wi,
wh h ch w b m ch, Fh ugg hi
cm h hy g wimmig i p. Wh h ch w
hi u bhig i hi bihy ui, h ci hi -
my ic ci puih hm. Bu Fh piwih qui m hAnalects i which Cuciu pi bh-
ig i c w. Fh p hi bk, c h qu-
i, h w Cuciu u u. T ch w
mmb h Cuciu y h i hi, bu h cu
c. Iui, h w cmpi Gh.
Yu Ruzhi i buy ubb. Oc h kw m h
m, I wi g ch him!
M w quy p pyig qui m Cuciu i hi piipu wih hi h, wh cy cu hi big ipc-
u zy. Smim M w u, bu uuy h ipu by
him. Hi h, wh piz fi piy b h Cuci pi-
cip, wu hh hi wh h cic him. I ki yu,
uch mg wh pc u wh, h hu M.9 H
whipp hi w h . M mh mb h ig
i hm, bu uuy i.
T miy cic, h cuy hi h, h hi mh, whm h gy pii, iiby c h
chc M. H gw i pi pu b ub-
b h hi h, whm h gy mb.10 Ahugh ii by hi
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h mp, M him bcm icigy hh, bi,
hg.
Hi ubb my h h hpychgic w miy
. T Hu, wh hi wih ib h pp-p, mu hughu Chi hi hh mpm. H ik
hi , i h wy hy uuy chciz.
My y M pi miciu Mi pi
h cic wihi hi miy. I Juy 1936, wh h g h Amic
jui Eg Sw qu iiw, h i:
A mi p h my miy w f mou [1 mou mu
i -ih c] . . . my h ccumu i cpi- i im puch m mou, which g h miy h
u ich p. . . .
A h im my h w mi p h bg i
gi p ig, by which h m i my. A h
bcm ich p, h m hi im h bui.
H hi u-im m b, pu hi chi wk
h m, w hi wi. I bg wk mig k wh I
w i y . My h h hp hi bui. H impy
puch gi m h p m h p i hciy mch, wh h g high pic. I h wi, wh h
ic w big gu, h hi b wk h m,
h h im h w muh . . . . H g u
my wh, h m mg . . . . m h g
ih gg m.
Smwh , M, ughig, ,
T w w pi i h miy. O w my h, h Ru-ig Pw. T Oppii w m up my, my mh, my
bh, mim h b. [M w ig hi
bh Zmi, ic hi bh Z h y b b.] I
h Ui F h Oppii, hw, h w i-
c pii. My mh c picy iic ck. Sh
ciiciz y ipy mi mp p bi
gi h Ruig Pw. Sh i i w h Chi wy. . . . My
iici ic. T icic ugg i u miy wcy pig.
Qu bw h hi w ucmm. M g
i fc ipu wih hi h i h pc h, uhikb
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ipy impuc. I hi iiw wih Sw, M i hi h, I
h him. 11
M hiy h guy m hi wy i h w, buyig up h
h p mgig m h cib -u, m w h hu Chi i . T mjiy Chi-
p i i giig py. Gy pkig, -ih
y-wih-cuy Qig Chi w my bckw, wi,
mi cuy. Cpiim w ju i i icy h y m
iu impc ciy. Cmpy cpii pi w b-
ih i pc ik Shghi, iji, Wuh, m Shh. Oy
i h w cii w h gwig cmic ppiy. I h ig i
w i h ic ci im. T mjiy p pc bf m h mk. I h uum hy ypicy h p
h gi hy hm, hiy icu pic, pf
ik M h py hi b. I h pig, wh pic h i,
hy h h buy bck ik mu gi, uig fci
i h pc, ju i i mi.12 Pup h u
uc, icuig gb, hm bgg, h i, wh
m up igifc p h ppui, ughy 4045 mii u
ppui bu 400 mii, w picuy i-ip -
iy buim . A u h h Chi ppui wp umpy.13 T w h pp wh cmpuuy
p ik M h tuhao (m ) buck. Sic
i h cii h w w m pi h cu mpym
h wh w i, h g m h ppui w cf wihi
i i pc. T m hm cu f jb, pciy
uig h ic-pig ic-hig . Bu m hm h
uch uck. H gg fhy pp w g h u ,
bggig m. I h mk qu w p hig ig,
ig hi yug ugh, mim hi , whm hyh bugh wih hm i w wiw bk.
My p ji mf-yp bi gg ik h i Sciy
gg i bbig h tuhao. Cu iuci w cmm ccuc
y i Hu, bu i h pic w.
I h c wi 1906, h iic Pigig, bu 150 mi m
Shh, w i h h iuci bgu by h Hgjig
(Ppiy) ciy, bch h pwu Hgmg (R Bhh),
which h bch i my pic i uh uh Chi. Picu-y ci h b bw Hu Jigi, bw Shh
Pigig, i ugh hw h i Mchu yy (Qig), which
h cqu Chi i h mi h h cuy,
h piu Mig yy. T mmb h ciyh Bhh
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h Sw, hy y hmw bu by uiqu igiu iu
h w kp hi m h uiii. Ty w big hp ch
h i cicumc, hy bi i mgic Di Buhi
cim w i hmim cy. Ty pcic mi ih bi h i phyic piiu ci (wushu qigong)
wu hm iub.
Sgig iuci i Pigig, h Hgjig ciy py p-
cim i g i w g: 1) Ohw h Qig h
Mig, 2) Dy h ich, hp h p. Rum bu h upiig
quicky p hugh h ighbig iic Jigi Hu. Am
wih b, p, w, h b iz h uuig iic,
ckig h hm h tuhao pigig h lieshen (iy, h iii), h m h p p ppi h why u gy. Ty
m wih h my uppi h iy ppu p
h wi gi i hi hm. A pi h g w iib-
u h p. A y gm p upp h upiig,
bu h c pp w ub cm w g im. Zhg Gu,
i Pigig, wh w h i y wh bcm
h u h CCP M chi i i pw ugg, ymp-
hiz wih h iucii, bu w if h. H mmb
h c hi wy:
Pp cm w h m mpy-h, h c-
yig hig i i h. Bu w h yug cu
hig cpi w ug g. A f li [ li i bu .3
mi] w i m g h h W w . . . h
hpkp cui u gi wkig i . . . Sic h
h hp cu i ccmpy u, h ugg
h w h p h igh. W w y hppy c-
cp hi wm iii.I mu h b bu miigh wh cw hy
uk m cyig b gg u m b u
cu . . . bihig b u. Chp h ki h
w u b g i hi b, m y. Ty b ic y
u b , bw h. D ki hm, i h ugg.
i hm up c hm , hi mii m hm
bck wih big hiy i .
T hpkp i py u. Pig h wb w g bck p, h pmi hm wi, ,
yhig i h hp. A bcu h bg hi gg,
w , hy i him. Pmium ciu
whi; bu hy u , w cp bck h
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bm. A u guy ubi, w h ig
umb.14
Simi bi ccu i h pc, icuig Chgh, hHu pici cpi. I Shh mmb h E Bh Sciy,
ji by h p p, i bi. Dmig i m
h ich p, hy bg mm u h g E ic wihu
chg! My h, M c, w ic mch w pig
much gi h ciy m u iic, pi h hg. O hi c-
igm w iz by h p ig hi wh w bu. I i
ymphiz wih him. A h m im, I hugh h ig mh
w wg .
15
T b w buy upp. A w g quicky h
h h upiig, my whm w cpi, hi
h ipy p h ifci uu wu-b b. p
w i ci gi h E Bh Sciy i Shh. Ti
w cugh cpi.
Ecui i Chi w pubic. Cimi w i
which bi mu w wi i bck chc. Ti
m w i bhi hi bck hy w p u h ciy
h cuyi i p c, pc by i big m b.Pp cw u bh i h pci. My hm ccmp-
i h c g i i u. Ecig h cm i hi hi,
h i fy hw h cm m h c h jm-pck
qu. O h i, hig hi b cm, wu ppch
h cimi, k b him, k gi wh h mu w .
Ti w pc him m pib g by h u h immi-
icim. Ti iu w h cm p c by giig
him micum pc. T cm m w w m k,
h i cu hi h wih wi bw. A hi, h cw i-p. Vig i w h u, pcc ik pubic cui w
gui i. I w picuy ppci i uig h pci
h cm hibi by by igig g huig g. T
m i h cw wu b u y, H! H! (B! B!).
Vic bg ic. I w i uch mph, i ciy wh
hum i w wh hig, wh pp b ucigy y y
ju mk m i h hp cpig py, h h chc
M Zg, Zhg Gu, my h uu cmmui u-ii w g. P bi, M him ckwg, p-
uc iib impi him uig hi chih iuc
him hughu hi i.16
Accig M him, Chi iu, b hiic
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20 MAO
ig wih upiig, bi, iuci, h mu i-
uc hi wiw cciu. H gi uch
wk Te Biography o the Ever Faithul Yue Fei, Water Margin, Te Ro-
mance o Sui and ang, Te Tree Kingdoms, Journey to the West, bk -cibig h gy kigh, wi, u w h
ppu bi. Ty pi h i bhh mg
wi m h cu phyic gh. Ti h u h
c i up gi ii wy.17
M mh py i i h Bhi. H b wi
w h hy b ph h M Gciu Buh, bu h h
b, ic, ui. T hic phiphy Cuciu, h
g humi, wi him c. I kw h Cic, bu iikhm, c M Eg Sw.18 Ay i y chih, u h
iuc hi pic h, iciy iu, hi uuig, h
ccu h p bi w h y wy igh. I yu
mi humb bi, yu wu b b gi.19