Liu Shaoqi's diligent study is called "Liu Jiu Bookcase"

Liu Shaoqi has been particularly fond of reading since he was a child, and regards learning as an indispensable part of life. Since he is the ninth in the extended family, his neighbors vividly call him "Liu Jiu bookcase".

During his early years of study, Liu Shaoqi always grasped his study very tightly. Xiao Jinguang, who had been a classmate with Liu Shaoqi twice at the Shanghai Foreign Studies Society and Moscow Oriental University, recalled: "after he arrived at Moscow Oriental University, Comrade Shaoqi devoted himself to his study and work. "Comrade Shaoqi has almost no personal hobbies, and he never chats or takes to the streets. We don't live together, but when we see him, we are mostly learning Russian, reading the "Communist Manifesto", and thinking about the Chinese revolution."

After returning from the Soviet Union, Liu Shaoqi devoted himself to the torrent of revolution. Although the long-term struggle was under the white terror of the storm or the front line of the fire, he did not relax for a moment. He has a famous saying: "Without culture, it is difficult to do revolutionary work. "At the end of 1939, when the War of Resistance Against Japan was in a very difficult period, Zhang Aiping, commander of the New Fourth Army detachment, went to visit Liu Shaoqi. It was more than one o'clock in the evening. He entered the room and saw that Liu Shaoqi was studying intently under the faint candlelight. Looking at it," There are many red and blue circles on the page, and some of them have words on it ".

In 1942, Liu Shaoqi was transferred back to Yan'an from northern Jiangsu to work. In nearly a year, he traveled long distances and crossed more than 100 Japanese and puppet blockades. On the way, he also participated in several major anti "mopping up" battles. It was in such an extremely dangerous environment behind enemy lines that Liu Shaoqi simply studied Chinese history and the history of Chinese philosophy systematically.

After the founding of New China, although he held several positions and was busier at work, he still paid close attention to his study. According to his secretaries Wu Zhenying and Liu Zhende, his bookshelves were filled with works by Marx and Chairman Mao, as well as history books such as Zizhi Tongjian. He is often seen flipping through these books and keeping many bookmarks in them.

Even during his sick leave, Liu Shaoqi did not relax and study. Once, Liu Shaoqi went to Hangzhou for a vacation due to illness. He felt that this was a good opportunity to study, so when he left Beijing, he stuffed a few thick copies of Fan Wenlan's "Compendium of General History of China" into his luggage. Liu Shaoqi has little interest in the picturesque West Lake and spends all day studying in the house. Liu Shaoqi is famous for his "sitting skills". Sometimes he can sit and read for hours without moving, entering a state of intoxication and selflessness. At the end of the vacation, several major editions of the Compendium of General History of China were also finished. Reading with the spirit of "ants gnawing bones" is a life state that Liu Shaoqi insists on all his life.

2017-06-08 Source: Dongli Party History