Li Zhaolin

Name: Li Zhaolin
ISBN: 9787514710960

PLA Party History and Military History Research Center, Academy of Military SciencesXuexi Publishing House · ChinaSep 2025

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Word count: 51K words
Chapters: 30
ISBN: 9787514710960

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Summary

Part of the "Stories of Chinese Martyrs" series, this book presents in story form the illustrious life of Li Zhaolin, an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China. It celebrates his boundless loyalty to the Party and the people: for fourteen years he led the brave fighters of Northeast China in bloody battle against the Japanese aggressors, rendering immortal service to the liberation of the Northeast.

Highly readable, the book recounts Zhao Shangzhi's path of growth and revolution in vivid, accessible language; the narrative, woven together from representative episodes, is both powerfully moving and deeply educational, and will inspire young readers to cultivate and practice the core socialist values.

Editor's review

Compiled by the authoritative PLA Party History and Military History Research Center of the Academy of Military Sciences and published by Xuexi Publishing House, Li Zhaolin is a rigorous and detailed biography of a revolutionary figure. Grounded in solid historical sources, it comprehensively and systematically chronicles the glorious and heroic life of General Li Zhaolin, a principal founder and leader of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. Unlike ordinary popular works, the book adopts a solemn, objective narrative style, focusing on the organization and presentation of historical facts. From Li Zhaolin's early revolutionary activities and his organization and leadership of armed resistance against Japan to his tragic murder after the victory of the War of Resistance, the thread is clear and the detail rich. The book draws extensively on historical archives, documents, and the recollections of eyewitnesses, giving it high value as historical source material and considerable authority. For readers who wish to understand in depth the fourteen years of extraordinarily arduous struggle of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and to study Li Zhaolin's personal revolutionary trajectory and inner world, this book is an indispensable foundational text. It is not merely a personal biography but a key window onto the ideals, convictions, spirit of sacrifice, and strategies of struggle of Chinese Communists in that particular historical period. Reading it allows one to move beyond simple hero worship and, within the warp and weft of history, to understand more deeply the complex relationship between the individual and the era, and between ideals and reality.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Military history enthusiasts with a strong interest in the history of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army
Scholars and teachers engaged in research on CCP history and the history of the Chinese revolution
Readers seeking authoritative historical sources for in-depth reading and reflection
Young readers who wish to learn about the lives and deeds of revolutionary martyrs and draw spiritual strength

Not a good fit for

Readers of popular works seeking light entertainment or novelistic, dramatized narrative
Beginning readers lacking basic background knowledge of modern history who expect a quick overview

Reading tips

Reading alongside works on Northeast regional history or general histories of the War of Resistance is recommended, to build a broader historical picture
While reading, pay particular attention to Li Zhaolin's decisions and actions at specific historical junctures, and reflect on the historical logic and personal choices behind them
The book involves many historical events and names; taking notes as appropriate can help clarify the thread and improve reading efficiency

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
中华先烈人物故事汇《李兆麟》编委会
引子
01 勤奋少年志存高远
村里的“小秀才”
热心的副村长
投身革命洪流
02 回乡抗日转战北满
组建第24路义勇军
驰骋辽南打奉天
坚持地下斗争
北上创建反日游击队
转战在哈东
担起巩固后方基地的重任
03 率部西征浴血抗战
独撑北满危局
艰难西征路
任第三路军总指挥
松嫩平原上的游击劲旅
生死大考验
04 野营整训斗志弥坚
伯力会议决新策
进驻苏联搞整训
率部加入大反攻
05 为党战斗冰城殒难
殚精竭虑建党建军建政
为正义而斗争
遭黑手血染水道街
06 尾声
后记

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As a non-specialist reader, will I find this book difficult?

The book is based on academic research; its language is plain but fact-focused, and its narrative pace is steady. For non-specialist readers, sincere interest in this period of history and a bit of patience are all that is needed to understand and benefit from it. What it offers is a trustworthy foundation of historical fact.

How does this book differ from other biographies of Li Zhaolin on the market?

The biggest difference lies in the authority of its compiling institution. The background of the PLA Party History and Military History Research Center of the Academy of Military Sciences ensures the accuracy of historical sources, the rigor of its argumentation, and the official orthodoxy of its stance, giving it benchmark significance among works of its kind.

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About the author

PLA Party History and Military History Research Center, Academy of Military Sciences Author

The PLA Party History and Military History Research Center of the Academy of Military Sciences is a specialized research institution under the Academy of Military Sciences. Its full name is the PLA Party History and Military History Research Center, and it is affiliated with the Academy of Military Political Work. It mainly performs official duties in compiling history, writing biographies, and editing chronicles, and undertakes major compilation projects such as the Military History of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is regarded as one of the "national teams" in Party and military history research. The center has 31 works in the database, focused on documentary literature and comprehensive biography. Its representative works cover figures such as Ye Ting, Peng Xuefeng, Mao Anying, Xiang Ying, Zhao Shangzhi, Zhu Rui, Xie Zichang, and Luo Binghui. Due to limited public information, details of its institutional evolution and staffing are unknown, but based on its existing works, the center emphasizes rigorous historical source organization in presenting the lives of revolutionary figures. Its writing style leans toward documentary and biography, and it has a certain influence in popularizing Party and military history.