(October 1959)

A sage now emerges from the Western Sea,
Painted and powdered, he visits the grand mansions.
One automobile, a few rooms,
Three taels of gold barely buy half a plate of silver.
All the world's toilers share the same master,

For ten thousand years, the cosmos shall be free of strife.
Lenin's flame has turned to ashes,
Henceforth humanity enters the Great Harmony.

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**Notes:**
[1] "Western Sea" broadly refers to the West. *The Book of Rites: The Meaning of Sacrifices* states: "Filial piety, when established, fills heaven and earth; when spread, it extends across the Four Seas; it is applied to later generations without distinction of day or night; extended to the Eastern Sea, it is a standard; extended to the Western Sea, it is a standard; extended to the Southern Sea, it is a standard; extended to the Northern Sea, it is a standard." "Sage" here is used ironically in a positive form, satirizing Khrushchev.

[2] "Grand mansions" refers to the imperialist world led by the United States.

[3] "One automobile, a few rooms, three taels of gold barely buy half a plate of silver" directly quotes and condenses Khrushchev's words. During the National Day celebrations in 1959, Khrushchev visited China. On October 2, Mao Zedong and others held formal talks with Khrushchev at the Yinian Hall in Zhongnanhai. Khrushchev reported on his trip to the United States, extensively describing the grand reception he received there, saying that one farmer gave him three fine-bred cattle, and one capitalist gave him a plate of ancient silver coins. He also said that nowadays almost every family in America has an automobile and several rooms, lives in villas, and eats fine food. He believed that we could only engage in peaceful economic competition with the United States and could not use force to "test its stability." At the time, Mao Zedong and others had significant disagreements with Khrushchev on how to view international issues and the United States.

[4] "The cosmos shall be free of strife": Khrushchev believed that after realizing the "Three Peacefuls policy" and the "Three-None world," there would be no more strife in the world.

[5] "Great Harmony" refers to an ideal society. Here it is used ironically, meaning the opposite of what is said.