Fang Zhimin

Name: Fang Zhimin
ISBN: 9787514709094

Zhang Shujun / Wang Xiangkun / 李克实Xuexi Publishing House · ChinaSep 2025

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Word count: 52K words
Chapters: 21
ISBN: 9787514709094

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Summary

This book is part of the "Stories of Chinese Martyrs" series. It presents the life of Comrade Fang Zhimin, a great proletarian revolutionary and an outstanding early leader of the peasant movement of the Communist Party of China. Taking the important dates and events of Fang Zhimin's life as its main thread—from his youth to joining the Communist Party of China and participating in revolutionary movements, then to his arrest and imprisonment and his heroic sacrifice for the revolutionary cause—the book links representative stories to outline his firm revolutionary ideals, noble character, and lofty patriotism.

Editor's review

Written jointly by Party history experts Zhang Shujun, Wang Xiangkun, and Li Keshi, Fang Zhimin presents in panoramic fashion, with rigorous historical facts and vivid prose, the brief yet glorious life of Comrade Fang Zhimin, a proletarian revolutionary and military strategist. Rather than a simple hymn to a hero, the book probes deeply into Fang Zhimin's intellectual journey from a rural youth in northeastern Jiangxi to a principal founder of the revolutionary base area, devoting particular attention to the moving details of his unyielding integrity in prison and his composition of such enduring works as "Beloved China." Drawing on a large body of primary archival materials—including enemy interrogation records, recollections of comrades, and Fang Zhimin's own prison writings—the authors construct a three-dimensional, authentic portrait. They highlight his revolutionary integrity of "poverty" and "pure simplicity" while objectively analyzing the explorations and limitations of his revolutionary practice. Reading this book not only revisits that history of blood and fire but also deepens understanding of the ideals, convictions, and inner world of early Communists, conveying a moral force that transcends its era. Its summary of the experience of building the Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi revolutionary base area is also of distinctive historical value.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in the history of the CPC and the revolutionary movement who wish to understand specific figures and events in depth
Young readers seeking spiritual nourishment and role models, hoping to draw conviction from pioneers
Those engaged in ideological and political work, history teaching, or related research, who will find it a detailed reference
Readers who enjoy biographies, especially documentary works grounded in solid historical sources and objective narrative

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting light, entertaining biographies or purely fictional literary stories
Readers with no interest in modern and contemporary history, or who approach the subject with strong preconceptions

Reading tips

Readers are advised to begin with the bibliography or notes at the end of the book to understand its documentary basis before turning to the main text
Reading it alongside Fang Zhimin's prison writings such as "Beloved China" and "Poverty" will make the experience more vivid
Pay attention to the book's specific descriptions of economic and cultural development in the base area, an important dimension for understanding his revolutionary practice

About the publisher

Xuexi Publishing House China · Founded in 1993

Xuexi Publishing House is a book, audio, and electronic publishing unit under the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, with its publishing focus on promoting and explaining the Party's innovative theories. It has 171 books in the database, commonly classified under law, politics, general biography, and documentary literature. Representative titles include the Study Outline of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, the Study Outline of Xi Jinping Thought on Economics, the One Hundred Questions for Studying the Report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Study Questions and Answers on Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, and biographies of Tan Sitong, Qiu Jin, Ye Ting, and Peng Xuefeng. Its author resources include the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Office of the Commission for Overall Law-Based Governance of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, as well as Zhang Haipeng, Zhao Xingsheng, and Cui Huajie — mostly institutions and researchers in relevant fields, reflecting a publishing profile that gives equal weight to theoretical works and biographies.

版权信息
引子
01 “把生命都交给党”
02 叱咤风云的“农民大王”
03 反击国民党右派
04 发动弋横起义
05 血战东南半壁红
06 “方志敏式”根据地
07 能征善战的军事家
08 创建红色政权
09 苏维埃的“模范工作者”
10 “当穷人的主席”
11 坚持实事求是的模范
12 经手百万的“清贫者”
13 中国革命道路的开拓者
14 “抗日先遣队总司令”
15 血战怀玉山
16 文山去后一叶枫
17 血性文章血写成
18 “以身殉志，不亦伟乎”
19 枫红柏青祭英魂

FAQ

How does this book differ from previous works on Fang Zhimin?

Written by experts from a central Party history research institution, it draws on archival documents unearthed and compiled in recent years and offers a more comprehensive and objective account. While presenting his revolutionary deeds, it also analyzes the concrete practice and intellectual development of his leadership in the base area.

Is the book suitable for young readers?

The content is positive and uplifting, making it excellent reading for patriotic and revolutionary-tradition education. However, some historical background and prison-struggle passages are discussed, so readers of middle-school age and above will find it easier to follow.

What is the narrative style of the book?

The style is dignified and plain, primarily factual narrative with a degree of literary appeal; the writing is especially delicate in portraying the subject's psychology and key moments, avoiding the dryness of a mere chronological history.

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About the author

Zhang Shujun Author · China · 1957

Zhang Shujun, born in October 1957 in Laiwu, Shandong, is a former member of the Council and a research fellow at the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, and a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He has long engaged in research on the history of the Communist Party of China and participated in compiling basic Party history works such as The History of the Communist Party of China and A Brief History of the Communist Party of China. He is the author of The Great Turning Point: A Record of the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee, Zhang Guotao, and The History of the Red Army's Long March, and has received the National Book Award and the Five-One Project Award. The collection includes 18 of his works, mainly biographies of figures such as Zhang Guotao, Wang Ruofei, Deng Zhongxia, He Shuheng, Mao Zemin, Liu Hulan, Zhao Shiyan, and Deng Enming, as well as documentary literature. Drawing on important Party figures and events, these works emphasize factual accuracy and plain narrative, combining scholarship with readability and helping readers understand the revolutionary course and Party history figures.

Wang Xiangkun Author · Chinese · 1963

Wang Xiangkun was born in 1963 in Xinye, Henan, and holds a graduate degree in law. He previously served in the military and has worked at the Party History Research Center of the CPC Central Committee since 2005; he is now deputy director of the Research Planning Department at the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, focusing on CPC history during the democratic revolution. His writing centers on figures and major events in Party history. He is the author of works such as Understanding Liu Shaoqi, CPC Leaders in Crisis Management, and A Record of Mao Zedong's Complete Victory over Chiang Kai-shek, and has written biographies of revolutionary figures including Wang Ruofei, Deng Zhongxia, He Shuheng, Mao Zemin, Liu Hulan, Zhao Shiyan, Deng Enming, and Chen Tanqiu. Mostly classified as general biography and documentary literature, these works seek to reconstruct people's lives and historical scenes on the basis of solid sources, with plain narration that balances scholarship and readability. The library holds 17 of his works.

李克实 Author

Li Keshi is an author about whom limited public information is available; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name cannot be confirmed. Judging from the works currently on record, he focuses on general biography writing. Five of his works are held in the collection, with representative titles including Liu Hulan, Deng Zhongxia, Deng Enming, Chen Tanqiu, and Fang Zhimin. Most of these figures are martyrs and early revolutionaries in the history of the Chinese revolution, which suggests that the author tends to choose biographical subjects of educational significance and presents their life stories in biographical form. Because public information is limited, his specific writing style and academic background cannot yet be confirmed, but the choice of subjects shows that he has done sustained and focused work in organizing and popularizing biographies of revolutionary figures, offering readable texts through which readers can learn about these historical figures.