Illustrated Biography of Liu Hua

Name: Illustrated Biography of Liu Hua
ISBN: 9787208199637

Party History Research Office of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee / 龙华烈士纪念馆 / 张鼎Shanghai People's Publishing House · ChinaJun 2026

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Word count: 55K words
Chapters: 30
ISBN: 9787208199637

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Summary

This book is one of the new titles in the "Longhua Martyrs Illustrated Biography Series." Through recounting the upbringing and revolutionary careers of martyrs who died in Shanghai, the series showcases the dauntless revolutionary spirit with which the martyrs shed their blood for the nation's progress and the people's development, thereby inspiring later generations. This volume recounts the upbringing and revolutionary career of martyr Liu Hua. Liu Hua, originally named Chiyong, was born in 1899 in Yibin County, Sichuan Province. In 1923, while studying at Shanghai University, he joined the Communist Party of China. In 1924, he took part in leading the work of the Huxi Workers' Club. In 1925, he led the great strike of workers at Japanese-owned cotton mills and was elected chairman of the Japanese Cotton Mill Workers' Union; that same year he served as an executive committee member of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and vice-chairman and acting chairman of the Shanghai General Trade Union. Liu Hua also took part in leading Shanghai's May Thirtieth Movement, and in December 1925 he was secretly murdered in Shanghai by the warlord Sun Chuanfang.

Editor's review

This book is one volume in the "Longhua Martyrs Pictorial Biographies" series, presenting in pictorial-biography form the brief and passionate life of martyr Liu Hua. Born in Yibin, Sichuan, he joined the Communist Party of China while studying at Shanghai University, then threw himself into the workers' movement in western Shanghai, participated in leading the great strike at Japanese-owned cotton mills, and served in an important post in the Shanghai General Trade Union during the May Thirtieth Movement, until he was secretly murdered by warlords at the end of 1925. The pictorial-biography format, which gives equal weight to images and text and keeps the narrative clear, not only traces the subject's growth and revolutionary course but also lets readers directly feel the atmosphere of Shanghai's workers' movement in the 1920s. For readers unfamiliar with the early history of the workers' movement, this book offers a concrete and accessible entry point; for those engaged in research or education on Party history and workers' movement history, it can serve as a basic reader for understanding the collective image of the Longhua martyrs. The images and text corroborate each other, making the book suitable for slow, careful reading in classroom teaching, commemorative activities, or independent reading, so as to appreciate the martyrs' choices and sense of responsibility in difficult times.

Who it's for

A good fit for

General readers hoping to understand the early history of Shanghai's workers' movement
Educators engaged in teaching and research on Party history and workers' movement history
Students and workers participating in red-themed reading or commemorative activities
Readers interested in the Longhua martyrs as a group who wish to start from an individual case

Not a good fit for

Specialist researchers expecting in-depth academic verification and source criticism
Readers who prefer long-form textual biographies and are unaccustomed to the pictorial-biography format
Casual readers with little interest in revolutionary history

Reading tips

Read the images and captions first, then the main text, using the images to build an intuitive impression of the historical background.
Read in conjunction with related entries such as the May Thirtieth Movement and the Shanghai General Trade Union to clarify the sequence of events.
After finishing, consult other martyr pictorial biographies in the same series to form a collective understanding.

About the publisher

Shanghai People's Publishing House China · Founded in 1951

Shanghai People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher whose list focuses on academic monographs and general-interest titles in philosophy, social sciences, politics and law, economics and management, and history. Among its books are Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties History in the Chinese Dynastic History series; The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy in foreign literature; the Wenjing Classical Translation Illustrated Edition of The Complete Greek Tragedies of Euripides; and works of social theory such as Max Weber's Economy and Society and Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments. Its authors include Wang Zhongluo, J.R.R. Tolkien, Luo Niansheng, and Zhou Zuoren.

版权信息
龙华英烈画传系列丛书编委会
出版说明
一离川赴沪，“磨砺以须，勇往直前”
川南少年立壮志
颠沛流离，苦思救国之道
二从中华书局到上海大学
学徒们亲切的“大哥”
求学“红色学府”
参悟“无字之书”
以笔为戈，针砭时弊
三投身工运，初露峥嵘
进入沪西工友俱乐部
“到俱乐部里听道理”
四在二月大罢工的日子里
“我们的罢工开始了！”
大罢工的前沿指挥
二月罢工奏凯歌
五走在五卅反帝爱国运动最前列
公祭“工人先锋”
老闸捕房前的屠杀
五卅狂飙
“须知有国，方有家也”
六舍生取义为劳工
勇挑重担，刀尖行走
蓬莱路上的枪声
“不要忘了我们的刘华”
刘华大事年表
参考文献
后记

FAQ

Is this book a strictly academic biography?

No. It follows the pictorial-biography format, presenting martyr Liu Hua's growth and revolutionary course in an accessible way through combined images and text, emphasizing readability and popularization rather than detailed source criticism and academic debate. For in-depth study, relevant archives and specialized works should also be consulted.

Can I understand it without a background in workers' movement history?

Yes. The book recounts the subject's life in chronological order and provides basic explanations of events such as the Western Shanghai Workers' Club, the great strike at Japanese-owned cotton mills, and the May Thirtieth Movement, while the images also aid understanding. Readers need no prior specialized knowledge and can grasp the main thread by following the narrative.

What role do the images mainly play in the book?

In a pictorial biography, images work together with the text to help readers gain an intuitive sense of the figure, the historical scenes, and the atmosphere of the era, lowering the barrier to reading and making the book convenient for display in classrooms or commemorative activities.

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About the author

Party History Research Office of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee Author

The Party History Research Office of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee is an institution directly under the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, established in July 1981. It is the department in charge of Party history work under the Municipal Committee and comprises the Secretariat, the Research Division, the Studies Division, the Collection and Compilation Division, and the Party Committee of the Organ. It is responsible for research on Shanghai's local Party history, the collection and compilation of historical materials, and the promotion and education of Party history. The Office has compiled works such as the History of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai. Sixteen of its titles are included in the collection, spanning politics, finance and economics, documentary literature, biography, and history. Representative works include Miracles: Recollections of Early Developers of Pudong (1990–2000), A History of Reform and Opening Up in Shanghai, Tides Rising in the East: Thirty Years of Pudong's Development and Opening Up, and A New Day: Recollections of the Liberation of Shanghai, as well as illustrated biographies of martyrs such as Yun Yutang, Li Wen, Luo Shibing, and Ouyang Li'an, and a supplementary edition of illustrated biographies of the Twenty-Four Martyrs of Longhua. Many of these draw on oral accounts by eyewitnesses and archival materials to present key episodes in the history of the CPC in Shanghai and the city's development.

龙华烈士纪念馆 Author

The Longhua Martyrs Memorial Hall is the author of eight works, including The Illustrated Biography of Luo Shibing, A Supplement to the Illustrated Biographies of the Twenty-Four Longhua Martyrs, The Illustrated Biography of Yun Yutang and Li Wen, The Illustrated Biography of Ouyang Li'an, The Illustrated Biography of He Mengxiong, The Illustrated Biography of Liu Hua, The Illustrated Biography of Tao Jingxuan, and The Illustrated Biography of Zheng Futai. Drawing on its archival and research work, the memorial hall recounts in illustrated form the lives of martyrs such as Luo Shibing, Yun Yutang, Li Wen, Ouyang Li'an, He Mengxiong, Liu Hua, Tao Jingxuan and Zheng Futai, and supplements materials on the Twenty-Four Longhua Martyrs. Its works, generally classified as history and biography, combine text and images, emphasize documentary evidence, and are intended for general readers interested in the stories of Longhua's martyrs. Public information about the institution is limited; its existing works mainly serve to commemorate, preserve historical records, and promote red culture, offering accessible and systematic readings for research on these martyrs.

张鼎 Author

Zhang Ding is an author about whom limited public information is available. His works span several fields, including health, culture, theory, and history. Four of his books are included in the collection. In the area of health, there are Annotated Translation of Dietetic Materia Medica and The Five Flavors of Food (4 volumes); the former offers translation and annotation of traditional dietetic materia medica texts, while the latter introduces knowledge about the five flavors of food in a multi-volume format, reflecting his interest in traditional Chinese dietary and health culture. In design and technology, he wrote the After Effects Cross-Platform UI Motion Design Tutorial, which addresses the practical aspects of interface motion design. Liu Hua: An Illustrated Biography is a historical work in the biography category. These works show that Zhang Ding writes across a wide range of subjects, combining traditional textual scholarship, health popularization, design tutorials, and biographical accounts for different readerships.