Selected composition materials: a letter to Mr. Hugo

Dear Mr. Hugo:

Hello!

After reading your Letter to Captain Butler about the British-French Allied Expedition to China, I was moved by your broad mind and noble character. China is a plundered country. It is natural that we condemn robbers and accuse evil. However, in a country ruled by "bandits", you speak out for a bullied country and openly protest against the robber behavior of your own government. You disregard your personal safety and put justice first, which is really admirable. On behalf of my country, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you! Although you are already dead, I hope you can hear the sincere words of gratitude from a China student more than a century later in heaven!

Looking at broken walls in Yuanmingyuan and thinking about the heinous crime of the British and French allied forces destroying Chinese civilization, I deeply feel that a country must develop and be strong if it wants to be free from being trampled upon and manipulated by others. Thinking about the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government, thinking about the impudence of Empress Dowager Cixi's "measuring China's material resources and winning the favor of the country", I am heartbroken. May I ask: With such a Qing government and such a ruler, can China not be subject to others? Now, it is gratifying that China has finally ushered in national independence and national liberation through the struggle of countless people with lofty ideals; After the efforts of three generations of leaders, they finally embarked on the road of national rejuvenation. Mr Hugo, if you see the prosperity of China today, your noble heart will also give a knowing smile.

China is an ancient civilization with a splendid culture of 5, years. The people are hardworking and kind, and many red-blooded sons have left immortal poems with patriotism. Lu You, a poet, famously said, "I am humble and dare not forget to worry about my country"; Lu Xun, a writer, wrote the clank oath of "I commend Xuanyuan with my blood"; and Wen Tianxiang also left the eternal swan song of "No one has died in life since ancient times, so we should take care of our history". Although I can't compare with them in literary talent and ambition, I also know that loving my motherland is the purest, keenest, noblest, strongest, gentlest and most sacred feeling. Although I am only one of the sentient beings, I am insignificant, even like a grain of dust and a drop in the ocean. But I firmly believe that as long as the people of our country work together and unite as one, China will be strong again, and Yuanmingyuan will be magnificent and dazzling again!

Dear Mr. Hugo, thank you for standing on the standpoint of human civilization, upholding justice for China and letting the people of China see the dawn of human civilization in the dark world; Thank you for cherishing the achievements of human civilization and respecting the creators of human civilization; Thank you for your sympathy and support for the people of China. Your dependence on the world makes the people of weak countries no longer lonely. Thank you for your philanthropic spirit and just conscience, and let the desperate people of China see that there is still a touch of kindness and loftiness in the world! Finally, on behalf of my motherland, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you again! I hope there will be no more wars, looting and barbarism in this world!

may you rest in peace in the grave!

Here's to

salute

a student from China: **

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