Chapter table of contents
Section 1 Children's Poetry from the Early 1960s
Section 2: Children's Fiction in the Early 1960s
Section III Fairy tale fables from the early 1960s
Section IV Children's Film and Drama Literature of the Early 1960s
Section V: Children's Science and Art in the Early 1960s
Children's poetry in the early 1960s
Representative works: Shengye "Summer" Jin Bo "Echo" Ren Rongrong "Daddy's Teacher" Guan Hua "Listen to Mom Talk About the Past" Ke Yan "Daddy's Guest" Qiao Yu "Four Songs", Zhang Qi "Song of the Sea" and so on
On December 12, 1964, People's Literature advocated "new heroes of capitalization socialism" and published a call for essays, and many works of children's poetry written about heroes of red scarf studies also appeared.
Excellent works: Ren Rongrong's children's poetry collection "Children Understand Big Things", with rich interest, novel ideas, and profound philosophies, blew a breeze to the children's poetry that was conceptualized at that time
Children's fiction from the early 1960s
By the early 1960s, children's fiction had become a laggard.
The decline in children's fiction writing in the early 1960s was mainly manifested in:
1. The theme based on real people and real events is too one-sided, and the most common theme is the story of the Young Pioneers supporting agriculture and advanced workers, followed by the theme of revolution
2. The criticism of the "theory of children's hearts" has caused evil consequences in the creative circles, and due to the comprehensive negation of the "children's position" and the misinterpretation of the principles of children's literature party spirit, the image of children has been seriously adultized and politicized
Mao Dun refuted the "super-class nature" in the "Theory of Children's Minds" or "Child-oriented Theory" in "Children's Literature in 1960", pointing out that "it is necessary to understand the characteristics of the psychological activities of children and teenagers of different ages, and to understand their characteristics, in order to find out the different expression methods that are most suitable for children and teenagers of different ages." ”
Once adjusted, children's fiction creation has been revitalized:
Representative works: Fu Chengzhen's "Plain Annihilation of the Enemy", Li Xintian's "Two Little Eight Roads", Yuan Jing's "Red Boy's Record of Grain Grabbing Grain", Qiu Xun's "On the Weishan Lake", Hu Jingfang's "Bitter Cow", Ren Daxing's "Wild Girl", Lu Yong's "Little Sapling", Liu Houming's "Photography", "Autumn Night", Wang Luyao's "Painting Spring", Keming's "Sister Qin", Shen Hugen's "Little Master" and so on
Fairy tale fables from the early 1960s
In 1960, the so-called criticism of Chen Bochui's "childlike mind theory" carried out by the children's literature circles was a simple and crude negation of the characteristics of children's literature. Fairy tales were the focus of this critique, and many excellent works were unjustly criticized, and even infinitely elevated, which had a very serious impact on the creation of fairy tales at that time, resulting in a sharp decline in writers' works and a sharp decline in creation.
Under the interference of the "Left" literary and artistic trend, rats and sparrows were expelled from the fairy tale kingdom as "four pests".
Few works: Sun Youjun's "The Adventures of Xiao Butou", Zong Pu's "Mountain Village at the Bottom of the Lake", Bao Lei's "New Biography of the Eight Precepts of pigs", Jin Jin's "Fox Hunting Hunters"
The creation of allegories in this period was desolate, and the few fables gradually lost the characteristics of children's literature and brought more and more distinct political colors.
Fable: Jin Jiang's "Crow Brothers" Lu Dehua's "Snail Moving" Peng Wenxi's "Pony Crossing the River"
Children's film and drama literature in the early 1960s
In the first half of the 1960s, a large number of excellent films came out one after another, which became a gratifying harvest season in China's film industry.
War Theme: "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", "Hero Little Eight Road"
Children's style: "Summer Vacation Gifts", "Flowers and Flowers", "Brothers and Sisters Visiting Relatives", "Female Diving Team", "Little Bells", "Little Football Team"
Fairy Tale: The Secret of the Treasure Gourd
China's first colorful children's science fiction feature film: "Little Sun"
Among them, "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" is a milestone in the repeated achievements of revolutionary historical films in children's films.
Other fine art films also had a great harvest
Animation "Haunting heavenly palace" puppet film "Peacock Princess" paper-cut film "Golden Conch", "Ginseng Doll", ink animation film "Mudi" and so on
Children's drama literature
In the spring of 1962, At the National Symposium on Drama, Opera, and Children's Drama in Guangzhou, Chen Yi proposed that it is necessary to clarify the mistakes of the "Left," remove the "bourgeois" hat for intellectuals, and call on literary and art workers to emancipate their minds, flourish in their creations, and take the road of realism in creation.
Fairy tale dramas: Lao She "Treasure Ship", "Frog Rider" reflects children's real life works include: Li Qin," "Plum Blossoms," Liu Houming, "Little Geese Flying Together," Ren Deyao, "Little Football Team," Ge Cuilin, "Little Sisters of the Prairie," and so on.
"Little Geese FlyIng Together" and "Little Football Team" were praised by Zhou Enlai and won the first prize of the National Children's Literary and Artistic Creation Award from 1954 to 1979.
Children's science literature and art in the early 1960s
In 1956, the Party Central Committee issued a great call to the people of the whole country to "march toward science", and established the National Science Planning Commission to prepare a long-term plan and specific plan for the development of science in the country from 1956 to 1967.
During this period, children's science literature and art flourished:
1. A large number of influential and excellent works have emerged
Science fiction: Tong Enzheng's "Guest 50,000 Years Ago", Ji Hong's "Mysterious Little Tank", Xiao Jianheng's "Strange Robot Dog", "Booker's Adventure", Chi Shuchang," "The Whimsy of Frankenstein" and so on
Scientific fairy tales: Fang Huizhen, Sheng Delu's "Little Tadpole Finds Mother", Wang Jian's "Ostrich Daddy Who Loves to Dress Up", Li Yifu's "Story of Mistakes" and so on
Science Poetry Science Story: Coats' "The Tabernacle of the Earth", Wu Jin's "Secret of Snake Island", etc
Scientific sketches: Xu Guang's "Beautiful "Peacock" - Xishuangbanna" Huang Wanbo's "Beijing Decades Ago" Ke Qun's "Birds in the Desert" and so on
2. Form a creative team full of vitality
Zheng Wenguang: Engaged in astronomical research
Tong Enzheng: Research on history and archaeology
Liu Xingshi: Geological worker
Xiao Jianheng: Specializing in motors
They often start from their own profession and engage in creation in combination with the interests of young readers, so that they gradually form their own creative fields with their own strengths and unique styles.
After a creative climax in the late 1950s and early 1960s, children's science literature and art began to slide downhill, and in 1964 and 1965, the works were almost extinct, and then a period of complete desolation was followed.