Letter to Sun Yan⑴
(June 8, 1957)
Comrade Peijun:
I have received your letter of May 16. I am very pleased to learn that you have already graduated from junior high school. As for further studies, it would not be appropriate for me to write to the school. Whether you can gain admission depends entirely on the school. If you are unable to continue your education, you may stay at home and review your lessons. I am sending three hundred yuan to your mother. I will send more in the future. Please do not worry.
Mao Zedong
June 8, 1957
[1• Sun Yan’s given name is Sun Peijun. Her mother, Chen Yuying, once worked as a nanny in the homes of Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui.
The manuscript of Mao Zedong’s letter to Sun Yan.