As we all know, the founding of New China has experienced countless ups and downs, from the barrenness of the past to the ranks of the world's great powers today, China has completed a unique and magnificent transformation, whether it is economic or cultural rapid progress.
At that time, as the target of aggression by the great powers, our diplomacy was weak, and independence was still difficult, not to mention the negotiations with foreign countries, and "backwardness will be beaten" is deeply engraved in the hearts of every Chinese. After the founding of New China, in addition to the daily routine development, the diplomatic cause is also a direction that we attach great importance to.
Nixon's visit to China in 1972 meant that Sino-US relations broke the ice and laid the foundation for the establishment of friendship in the future, which can be said to be a major progress in the development of China's diplomatic undertakings.
During the visit, many interesting things happened, Nixon returned to the United States, and showed off the learned stunt "light liquor" with his daughter, which almost ignited the White House. But the most talked about of this is a copy of the ink treasure given by Chairman Mao in his hand, and no one has been able to decipher the connotation of it for more than fifty years.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" data-track="32" > first visit to China</h1>
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the United States, as the most powerful country in the world at that time, was very hostile to China, and they constantly suppressed this former king, hoping to curb the development of Asia.
In 1969, Nixon was elected president of the United States, he has a long-term vision different from his predecessors, he knows that China, as the largest country in Asia, the future development should not be underestimated, and the blind hostility of the United States cannot solve the dilemma in Asia.
At this time, during the us-Soviet hegemony period, if the United States wanted to have the advantage and threaten the status of the Soviet Union, it was bound to get a vote from China, so the United States began to look for ways to reconcile with China.
When Nixon visited France after being elected president of the United States, he once revealed to the French president his desire to communicate with China, and he successively conveyed his desire to meet with Chinese leaders to many presidents.
In the "ping-pong diplomacy" since then, my delegation warmly invited the US delegation to come to observe and study, but considering that Sino-US relations had not yet eased at that time, we felt that the US high-level leadership might not approve this request. Surprisingly, the U.S. delegation was allowed to go to China.
Originally, the Chinese delegation's request was rejected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but Chairman Mao personally approved it after learning about it, and Premier Zhou Enlai sent a telegram to the Chinese delegation to send a request for a meeting with the US side.
At that time, both China and the United States urgently needed to improve their relations, due to China's growing strength, the original big brother soviet union gradually regarded China as a threat, Sino-Soviet relations continued to deteriorate, so they decided to impose a certain suppression on China.
China has always pursued the principle of independence and self-determination, and naturally will not sit still in the face of Soviet sanctions, and the Soviet Union's choice of hostility in the war against Vietnam has completely broken the situation of peace and stability, and China urgently needs to make good relations with other major powers to stabilize the situation.
Therefore, under the impetus of many conditions, President Nixon successfully visited China.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="02" data-track="31" > Chairman's Ink Treasure</h1>
We all know that Chairman Mao is our great leader, who led the people to freedom, who is not only an outstanding military man, but also wears several positions, is a poet, and is also a writer.
In addition to creating many poems with beautiful sentences, Chairman Mao also loved calligraphy. We all know that calligraphy is a traditional Chinese art, and Chinese characters themselves are also rich in rich literary heritage, practical and beautiful, and there are many famous calligraphy works in history, such as "Xuan secret pagoda stele" and so on.
The art of calligraphy has been divided into many schools according to different brushwork, and Chairman Mao's self-contained calligraphy, which is called "Mao Body" by posterity, is very distinctive, and Chairman Mao is also a calligrapher certified by the calligraphy community, and is also praised in the Chinese calligraphy community.
The chairman's calligraphy works mainly include "Seven Laws and Long March", etc., and his pen style is very characteristic of the chairman's personality, which is sharp and free, elegant and natural, and has both artistic value and collection value.
Since his youth, Chairman Mao has studied the art of calligraphy and is very interested in traditional Chinese culture and art.
Unlike other young people at that time, and it is precisely because of this kind of study through ancient and modern times that Chairman Mao was able to lead us to win the victory in the war of aggression, and it can be said that our victory cannot be separated from the influence of Chinese culture.
Chairman Mao liked to write poetry, loved Li Bai's freedom, and appreciated Du Fu's profundity; from Du Fu's poems, we can appreciate the sufferings of the people, and it is precisely because of the influence of these poems that Chairman Mao has strengthened his determination to serve the people. Therefore, when Nixon visited China, Chairman Mao gave him his own ink treasure.
Nixon brought many gifts when he visited China, although they were not valuable, but they were very heartfelt and reflected his sincerity. Chairman Mao also gave back many gifts with Chinese characteristics, Moutai wine, Da Hong Pao, and giant pandas, showing China's sincerity. During the exchange, Nixon was deeply attracted by Chairman Mao's personal demeanor, and he later lamented: "That is a real great man of the East."
Before visiting China, Nixon and the team had admired Chairman Mao's collection of works, so Nixon asked Chairman Mao if he could give him a pair of calligraphy works.
Upon hearing this news, Chairman Mao immediately took up his pen and sharpened it, and gladly wrote down three idioms, namely: lao shu sitting on a stool, walking horses and watching flowers, and Chang'e running to the moon, and gave these three idioms to Nixon, but Nixon was at a loss, and he brought his works back to the United States to study them repeatedly, but more than fifty years later, Americans have never been able to know the meaning.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="03" data-track="26" > conclusion</h1>
These four idioms must contain some meaning, but now we can no longer explore the answer, but whether we can understand that it is no longer very important, this gift contains the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, this historical meaning is even more important.
Chairman Mao is not only a politician, his literary achievements are also admirable, we not only admire the chairman's outstanding leadership, but also admire him for being able to integrate Chinese culture and make Chinese innovations.
Modern young people should also have the elegance of the chairman, and when doing their own work well, they may have to understand more about traditional Chinese culture and absorb some excellent cultural ideas, so that they can better integrate and penetrate, better promote our personal improvement, and make more contributions to China.