Red books in a broad sense include all books on Chinese revolutionary themes, including novels, poems, plays, etc. So what are the books in red books?
1. "Chairman Mao Zedong's Quotations": A selection of Chairman Mao Zedong's famous sayings edited and published in the early 1960s, which became popular all over the country and even the world. It has a circulation of 5 billion copies, ranking second in the world. Because the most popular version was packaged in a red cover and contained classic remarks by red leaders, it was widely known as the "Little Red Book" during the Cultural Revolution.
2. "How Steel Was Tempered": a novel written by the former Soviet writer Nikolai Ostrovsky, written in 1933. By narrating the growth path of Paul Korchagin, the novel tells people that only when a person defeats the enemy and himself in the hardships of the revolution, and only when he connects his pursuit with the interests of the motherland and the people, can he succeed. Only by creating miracles can you grow into an Iron Warrior.
3. "Lin Hai Xue Yuan": a book published by People's Literature Publishing House in 2012. The author is Qu Bo. The novel describes the story of a small team of the Northeastern Democratic Alliance Army, led by the regiment's chief of staff Shao Jianbo, as the reconnaissance hero Yang Zirong battles wits and courage with the Eagle Bandits in Weihu Mountain, and goes deep into the forest and snowy fields to carry out the task of suppressing bandits.
4. "Red Rock": a book published by China Youth Publishing House in December 1961. The authors are Luo Guangbin and Yang Yiyan, survivors of the Kuomintang concentration camp. The book tells how in 1948 under the rule of the Kuomintang, in order to obtain confessions, the enemy tried to shake the will of the revolutionaries with heat, mosquitoes, hunger and thirst. However, in the face of the strong will of the Communist Party members, the enemy was helpless. A story of complete failure.
5. "Dedicate Everything to the Party": This is the true experience of Wu Yunduo's life. His life originated from the mines, which destined him to be a genius in mechanics. The war-torn era gave him a sense of enlightenment and created conditions for him to develop his talents. Wu Yunduo's life has gone through the history of gun manufacturing in the Republic of China.
This is the introduction to the relevant content about red books.