[Lin Biao doesn't like to take a bath, the British view is very interesting!] 】
In the 1940s, Lin Biao was seriously injured by a Jin sentry and went to Moscow for treatment, where he stayed for several years.
Due to his long war career, Lin Biao had a habit: he did not like to take a bath.
This became a great curiosity in Moscow.
British journalist Claire Hollingworth described Lin Biao's dislike of bathing in one of his articles, which is particularly interesting:
Before returning to Yan'an via Xi'an in February 1942, Lin Biao also participated in the defense of Leningrad and Stalingrad. Few people know what he did in the middle of his three years in the Soviet Union. But one thing is certain, that is, he not only learned to write and look in Russian, which seems difficult to learn in general Chinese, but also learned to speak Russian fluently.
At that time, Lin Biao had developed the habit of bathing without soap, because he thought that washing off the innate oil quality on his skin was both unlucky and unhygienic. The general, who did not bathe, had hardly been noticed to have such a habit in Yan'an, but in the hot baking room in Moscow, Lin Biao's friends smelled him. But they thought it was the smell peculiar to 'Chinese' or related to Lin Biao's health, so they forgave him. ”
What is interesting about the understanding and description of British journalists?
The "Ten Marshals: The Little-Known History of the Ten Commanders of the People's Liberation Army" published by the Communist Party History Publishing House describes Lin Biao's habit. The book describes the conquests of Lin Biao and other marshals, as well as their little-known hobbies and living habits. The book is the annual bestseller of the society, and it restores the true appearance of the ten marshals, including Lin Biao, with novel and accurate historical materials.
