Letter to Zheng Zhenduo
(December 3, 1951)

Mr. Zhenduo:

Mr. Yao Yuqin, through Mr. Chen Shutong, has forwarded to me a piece of Wang Chuanshan’s handwriting, which is said to be extremely rare. I am now sending it to you, and would request you to keep it for preservation.

With salutations and wishes for your good health,

Mao Zedong
December 3

[1] Zheng Zhenduo, then Director of the Bureau of Cultural Relics of the Ministry of Culture.
[2] Yao Yuqin, painter.
[3] Chen Shutong, then member of the Central People’s Government and Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
[4] Refers to the “Ode to the Dancing of Twin Cranes” by Wang Fuzhi (commonly known as Master Chuanshan), a thinker of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.