"There will be no torch from now on: I am the only light." From the essay collection "Hot Wind" by the great writer Lu Xun.

The classic sentence of "Hot Wind":

May all Chinese young people get rid of the air-conditioning and just move up, without having to listen to the words of those who give up on themselves.

Those who can do things do things, and those who can speak out speak out.

With a little heat and a little light, it is like a firefly. It can also shine a little in the dark without waiting for a torch.

There will be no torch from now on: I am the only light.

"Hot Wind" refers to a collection of essays written by Lu Xun from 1918 to 1924. At that time, China was in its darkest era, and many people with lofty ideals and benevolence were exploring the root causes of social ills. There was ruthless cynicism and affectionate satire in the cultural circles. "Hot Wind" (1918-1924) was compiled in 1925 and contains 41 essays.

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Features of Lu Xun's essays:

During his life, especially in his later years when his thoughts were most mature, Lu Xun devoted his great Part of my life and effort is devoted to the creation of essays. His essays are extremely critical. Lu Xun once divided his essays into "social criticism" and "civilization criticism", emphasizing the connotation and function of "criticism" in essays. If you open the 14 collections of essays published by Lu Xun during his lifetime, you can see a chronicle of ideological and cultural struggles with constant criticism, polemics, and counterattacks.

The criticism of feudal ethics and old traditions that began with "The Hot Wind" and the debate with the retro-reformists continued to the protest against the fascist dictatorship of the Kuomintang government and the criticism of China in "The Last Collection of Qiejieting Essays" The counterattack against the "left leaning" line within the Communist Party. The unyielding spirit of "if the enemy cannot be defeated, the war will continue" as shown in Lu Xun's essays is fundamentally contrary to Chinese culture and the tradition of "forgiveness" and "moderateness" of Chinese scholar-officials, cultural intellectuals, and embodies it in a concentrated way The rebelliousness and heterogeneity of Lu Xun's person and writings.

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