Letter to Zhang Lan[1]
(April 3, 1951)

Mr. Biaofang:
I am delighted to extend my heartfelt congratulations on the occasion of your eightieth birthday!

Mao Zedong
April 3, 1951

[1] April 3, 1951, was Zhang Lan's 80th birthday. Mao Zedong wrote a special letter to congratulate him on his birthday and asked Liu Shaoqi, on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, to visit Zhang Lan's residence in person to convey the congratulations. A banquet was also held at the Ziguang Pavilion in Zhongnanhai to celebrate Zhang Lan's birthday, attended by several hundred people.