Letter to Wu Chuangguo1
(November 18, 1947)
Comrade Chuangguo:
I was very pleased to receive the letter you sent on October 25. Your aspiration to wipe out all enemies is quite right. The enthusiasm you have shown for
the peasants’ land struggle is extremely good, and your poems are well written.
I especially enjoy reading these kinds of poems. You are getting older, so I hope
you will take care of your health!
Respectfully yours!
Mao Zedong
Our source for this letter is Mao Zedong shuxin xuanji, p. 293, where it is reproduced
from the original document preserved in the Central Archives.

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1.  Wu Chuangguo (1888–1960, born in Pingjiang, Hunan) had been involved in the
labor movement since the early 1920s. During the civil war, he was involved in land reform
in the countryside.
DOI:  10.4324/9781315719436-53