What is the historical background of March 8th Festival?

"China soldiers' great achievements in killing women and children" refers to the massacre of women and children by government troops.

"Eight-Nation Alliance punishes and creates students' martial arts" refers to the occurrence of the March 18th tragedy. Because the supporters behind the Duan government are imperialism. These two sentences use intertextual rhetoric.

The tragedies of "China soldiers' great achievements in killing women and children" and "Eight-Nation Alliance's punishment for creating students' martial arts" are, in essence, the great tragedies of the imperialist collusion period when the government massacred the people of China.

"Great achievements" and "martial arts" are ironies, which not only reveal that the atrocities of Duan government are in the same strain as the massacres of Chinese and foreign reactionaries, but also point out that such atrocities are unprecedented.

Excerpts from Lu Xun's Commemorating Liu Hezhen Jun:

That kind Liu Hezhen gentleman who always smiles is really dead, which is true, and her own body is proof; The brave and friendly Yang Dequn Jun also died, and her own body is proof; Only Zhang Jingshujun, who is equally brave and friendly, is still moaning in the hospital.

How thrilling and great it is for three women to roll calmly in bullets invented by civilized people! China soldiers' great achievements in killing women and children, and Eight-Nation Alliance's martial arts in punishing students, unfortunately, have been obliterated by these bloodstains.

However, Chinese and foreign killers actually held their heads high, unaware that everyone's face was covered with blood.

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Creation background

The article "In Memory of Liu Hezhen" was written after the March 18th massacre.

Liu Hezhen is one of the leaders of the Beijing student movement. He was killed in the "March 18th Massacre" in 1926 at the age of 22. After attending Liu Hezhen's memorial service, Mr. Lu Xun wrote an article in memory of Mr. Liu Hezhen, a kind student who always smiled, mourning "China youth who died for China" and praising "brave and fearless China women".

works appreciation

"In Memory of Liu Hezhen Jun" is an essay by Lu Xun, a writer of the Republic of China, which was included in the sequel of Gai Hua Collection. The original text was published in April 1926, the 74th issue of Yusi Weekly.

The full text is divided into seven parts.

The first part: Expounds the reasons for writing this article through mourning for several martyrs. The second part: By lamenting that ordinary people often forget the sacrifice of revolutionaries, further clarify the intention of writing this article-let people remember this blood debt forever. The third part: Through remembering Liu Hezhen's revolutionary spirit and excellent quality, express Lu Xun's condolences and respect for her.

Part IV: Write Lu Xun's anger at Liu Hezhen's sacrifice, accuse the reactionaries of bloody crimes, and call on the people to fight. The fifth part: Liu Hezhen and others were killed, praising the heroism of patriotic youth and further exposing the cruelty and shamelessness of reactionaries. Part VI: Comment on the significance of petition and the death of martyrs. Part VII: Summarize the full text, further point out the significance of martyrs' sacrifice, and encourage revolutionaries to continue fighting.

In this article, Lu Xun mourned Liu Hezhen and other martyrs, profoundly exposed the heinous crime of imperialism and feudal warlords colluding to slaughter patriots, strongly condemned the despicable behavior of the accomplice literati, enthusiastically praised the indomitable spirit of women in China, and inspired revolutionaries to continue fighting.

Therefore, this article is not a general mourning article, but a solemn and stirring battle song praising "China youth who died for China", a battle slogan against imperialism and its lackeys, and a revolutionary horn that inspires young people to fight bravely.

In the wanted voice of Duan reactionary government, Lu Xun was not afraid of sacrifice, and resolutely stood on the patriotic side. He wrote this article and a series of essays about the "March 18th" tragedy with the greatest indignation, which exposed the inferior cruelty of reactionaries, inspired the revolutionary masses to fight and played a great role in fighting.

Baidu Encyclopedia-In Memory of Liu Hezhen Jun