Letter to Chen Boda^[1] on Writing an Article Introducing "On Practice"
(January 23, 1951)

Comrade Boda:
I am still about the same as before. I plan to go to a nearby place for a period of formal rest in about a week. Before leaving, I will find you for a talk. Regarding the introduction of "On Practice," there is already one article in *Study*^[2]. I have not read it in full. When you write your article, please look it over. When your article is finished, if there is time, I can read it through for you.

Mao Zedong
January 23

Published based on the manuscript.

**Notes**
[1] Chen Boda, then serving as Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
[2] Refers to the editorial in *Study* magazine, Vol. 3, No. 8, published on January 15, 1951, titled "'On Practice' — A Guide to Study and Work."