A single spark can start a prairie fire is a famous quote from a letter written by Mao Zedong in January 1930. The details are as follows:

1. A spark refers to a small red area in the white regime area ruled by the Kuomintang, that is, a revolutionary regime of workers and peasants armed separatism in a local area; "a prairie fire" refers to a revolutionary development, the continuous expansion of the red regime and the eventual seizure of national power.

2. After the failure of the Great Revolution, in order to resist the Kuomintang reactionaries and their reactionary rule, the party led a series of armed uprisings such as the Nanchang Uprising, the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and the Guangzhou Uprising.

3. Most of these uprisings failed due to the huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, the wrong policies implemented by the leaders, or immature objective conditions. However, some uprising troops persisted in remote rural areas in the border areas of several provinces. , where guerrilla warfare was carried out, agrarian revolution was carried out, and revolutionary political power was established.

4. But at that time, some people in the party had questions about "how long will the red flag be flown?" Mao Zedong gave an in-depth explanation of the idea of ??workers and peasants' armed separatism in which the countryside surrounded the cities and seized power with arms, and clearly stated that "the stars A fire can start a prairie fire", pointing out the bright future and hope of the Chinese revolution.

The important role of a single spark that can start a prairie fire

1. This is in reply to a letter sent by Lin Biao seeking opinions on how to estimate the future of the Red Army. In this letter, Mao Zedong criticized Lin Biao and some comrades in the party for their pessimistic thinking about the current situation. In 1948, Lin Biao proposed to the Party Central Committee that he hoped that Mao Zedong's name would not be mentioned when this letter was published publicly.

2. Mao Zedong agreed with this opinion. When it was included in the first edition of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong", the letter was retitled "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire", and the places where Lin Biao was criticized by name were deleted. The effect of this letter is great. First of all, it shows Mao Zedong's optimism and enthusiasm for the revolutionary situation.

3. Secondly, it clarifies that the revolutionary climax will surely come, and as long as we are prepared, we can push the revolution forward. Finally, it encouraged the fighting spirit of all comrades in the party and enabled them to welcome the climax of the revolution with confidence. Therefore, the letter "A single spark can start a prairie fire" not only played a positive role at that time, but also has guiding significance for today's work.