Telegram of Condolence on the Passing of Yang Shuda [1] (February 16, 1956) To the Family of Mr. Yang Shuda, Through the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference: We were deeply saddened to learn of Mr. Yang Shuda’s passing. Please accept our heartfelt condolences. Mao Zedong February 16, 1956 Printed from the approved draft of the telegram. Notes [1] Yang Shuda, with the courtesy name Yufu, first met Mao Zedong while teaching in Changsha in his early years and subsequently devoted himself to the teaching and research of philology. At the time of his death, he was a professor at Hunan Normal College.