Many years after his death, Mu Dan was gradually re-recognized by people. People published collections of his poems and commemorative essays, held "Mu Dan Academic Symposium", and gave him high praise. He was even ranked first on the list of "Masters of Chinese Poetry in the 20th Century". This kind of unusualness is called "Mudan phenomenon".

Yuan Kejia believed in "New Directions of Poetry" that Mu Dan "is one of the most energetic poets of this generation and one of the talents who may go the furthest." Now it seems that this judgment is Accurate. Mu Dan has reached the forefront of the Chinese poetry world, bringing with him new poetic themes and new poetic language, but critics and literary historians have been slow to approach him."

Wang Zuoliang also Talking about Mu Dan's poems in his later years, he believed that after nearly thirty years of ups and downs, the poet still had unparalleled poetic talent. He believed that "Winter" could be ranked among Mu Dan's best works.

Mu Dan had a strong sense of saving the nation. “Once, when the society boycotted Japanese goods, Mu Dan would not let his mother buy kelp and jellyfish skin to eat, because at that time most of these seafood were Imported from Japan. If he bought it, not only would he not eat a bite, but he would also throw it away in the end. Therefore, even the uncles in the big family talked about Mu Dan as a red element and gave him three points."

"If you have a share of light, you will have a share of heat." From his youth, Lu Xun's words It has become Mu Dan's favorite saying. "A person always leaves his footprints when he comes to the world." It is said that this is what Mu Dan himself often said to others.

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