Criticism of Hu Feng
(January 1955)

We must never permit bourgeois idealism and thought such as Hu
which stands in opposition to the people and to the Party, to get away from
under the cover of (being merely regarded as a) “petty bourgeois viewpoint
Instead, We ought (to criticize and repudiate them thoroughly.


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Source: Wenyi hongqi, 5 (May 30, 1967), 2. Other Chinese Text: Wen
yulu, p. 99, Available English Translation: SCMP, 4000 (Aug. 14, 1967)
15.


This document comes as a directive accompanying the decision to publish Hit ‘
“letter of opinions.” In the source it was titled “Man zhuxi dui wenyi gongzuo
thongyuo chishi” (Chairman Mao's Important Directive on Literary Work). ‘
greater detail on Hu Feng and the criticism campaign against him, see text May-lim
1955.