Shi Guangnan's father, Shi Fuliang (Shi Cuntong), known as the "Singer of the Times," was born in 1899 to a peasant family in Yecun, Jinhua County, Zhejiang Province, and was one of the early activists of the Chinese Communist Party. When Shi Fuliang participated in the creation of the Chinese Communist Youth League and served as the first secretary, he exchanged letters with Zhou Enlai, who was then the head of the Brigade branch of the Chinese Communist Youth League. Shi Guangnan's mother, Zhong Fuguang, was also an early women revolutionary activist in the CCP. There is a photograph in the Museum of the Chinese Revolution: after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1924, Sun Yat-sen's coffin moved south, and the four ladies who supported the spirit, except for Sun Qingling, Deng Yingchao and Mrs. Borodin, were Zhong Fuguang. Because of these relationships, Zhou Enlai's name has left a deep impression on Shi Guangnan's heart since childhood.
Portrait of Premier Zhou during the Bandung Conference in 1955
After the failure of the first domestic revolution, Shi Fuliang left the party due to complicated reasons such as pessimism about the form and differences with Chen Duxiu. In 1937, the all-out War of Resistance broke out, and Xuan Fuliang walked out of the study hall and joined the anti-Japanese movement. Since then, Shi Fuliang in Chongqing has had close ties with Zhou Enlai. He accepted Zhou Enlai's advice and, as a democrat, was active in the industrial and commercial circles and actively carried out the work of the united front of resistance against Japan and national salvation. On the eve of the comprehensive liberation, Shi Fuliang, in accordance with Zhou Enlai's instructions, went to Shanghai, Hong Kong, and other places to persuade industrialists and businessmen to stay on the mainland and welcome liberation.
Shi Fuliang and Zhong Fuguang early armor photos
On the National Day of 1956, Shi Guangnan accompanied his parents to the Tiananmen Tower to watch the flowers, and in the Tiananmen Tower, Premier Zhou deliberately went to the table of Shi Fuliang and his wife, cordially inquired about the physical condition of Shi Fuliang, who was sick at the time, and comforted him: rest assured that he should recuperate from illness and not worry about work. This was the first time Shi Guangnan had met Premier Zhou.
On the night of another National Day, they met Chairman Mao at the door of the lounge of the Tiananmen Tower. Chairman Mao smiled and shook hands with Shi Fuliang and his wife. Perhaps Chairman Mao did not notice Shi Guangnan, and just as Chairman Mao was about to turn around, Premier Zhou, who was standing nearby, beckoned Shi Guangnan to Chairman Mao, so the big hands that twisted the situation shook Shi Guangnan's small hands.
Shi Guangnan's youth portrait
Like many democrats and intellectuals in China, Shi Guangnan's family has received special care and protection from Premier Zhou on many occasions.
Before and after the liberation of the whole country, Shi Fuliang actively prepared for the establishment of the Democratic Construction Association and the Jiusan Society according to premier Zhou's suggestions, and later served as vice minister of labor of the state, holding the illness to carry out the united front work of the industrial and commercial circles. At that time, however, a fairly senior responsible comrade of the Party misinterpreted him, criticized him for representing the interests of the national bourgeoisie in his work, and even tore the historical scar of his departure from the Party. Shi Fuliang's heart trembled and bled.
In those days, Shi Guangnan's mother, Zhong Fuguang, looked at her seriously ill husband and wrote letters with hope to Premier Zhou and the Party Central Committee.
Shi Fu Liang image
One day shortly after the letter was sent, Shi Guangnan saw two small cars driving to the door of his home, and Li Weihan, then director of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, and the responsible comrade entered the house. They told Shi Fuliang that Premier Zhou talked to them, seriously criticized the responsible comrade, and instructed them to come to the door and apologize. Premier Zhou also repeatedly instructed them to relay to Shi Fuliang: "The Party Central Committee trusts Comrade Shi Fuliang. Suddenly, Shi Fuliang's condition seemed to have eased a lot.
Zhong Fuguang statue
One day during the ten years of unrest, Shi Guangnan, who was working in Tianjin, was called back to Beijing by an urgent telegram. It turned out that the mother had been suddenly taken away two days ago for "isolation and review," and the father who was paralyzed in the hospital bed was haggard for a few days because of the loss of the careful care of his partner who was suffering from wind and rain. Shi Guangnan and his sister hurried to negotiate with the "rebels", but the answer was still cold: "Don't let anyone go." In desperation, Shi Guangnan thought of Premier Zhou, and he ghostwrote a letter to Premier Zhou on behalf of his father and sent it to Zhongnanhai to give to Premier Zhou's secretary. With the direct intervention of Premier Zhou, Shi Guangnan's mother was released home on the third day.
People's Singer: Shi Guangnan
Shi Guangnan remembers more clearly that when his father's life was in jeopardy and it was difficult to even speak, someone asked him: "Who can prove your history?" Shi Fuliang clearly spat out three words: "Premier Zhou." "Premier Zhou, who knows me, was proud of the non-party democrats at the time and relied on to support their beliefs in the midst of tribulations.