Inscription for Comrade Lü Yan
(April 1939)
Firm political orientation, arduous work style.

A defined political direction,
and a hardworking style.
Mao Zedong’s inscription for Lü Yan.

Inscription for Chen Biaoxiong
(April 1939)
Just look at the realm today—whose world has it become?

[1] The realm, the universe, the world.
[2] Indeed, after all, ultimately.