Как Пань Дунцзы принёс соль
By Chuan Hong Pei Xin  Publisher: Lenizdat Publishing Group
Paper Back
2023-12-01 | ISBN: 978-5-6049352-2-4
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Introduction

This book tells the heroic story of Pan Dongzi, a young Red Army soldier tasked with a crucial mission: transporting salt to the beleaguered guerrilla forces during the Agrarian Revolution. The story was set against the backdrop of the Red Army’s fifth counter-encirclement campaign. Facing a dire survival crisis, strategic shifts became imperative for the Red Army. At the same time, the Kuomintang authorities imposed an economic blockade on the Central Soviet Area, prohibiting vital materials like salt, cloth, and medicinal supplies from entering this area. The lack of salt was the most critical consequence of the blockade, plunging the Red Army and residents in the Central Soviet Area into a survival crisis. In response, some individuals from regions like northern Guangdong, western Fujian, and southern Jiangxi risked their lives to smuggle salt into the blockaded region. Within this context emerges the widely circulated story of the young hero Pan Dongzi. While Pan Dongzi’s father marched with the Red Army on the Long March, tragedy struck back home. Pan Dongzi’s perished in a counterattack by landlords and bureaucrats. Steeled by hardship at a tender age, Pan Dongzi’s commitment to the revolution and service to others became his guiding light. When the Red Army found itself besieged in the mountains, facing critical salt shortages, Dongzi seized the initiative and ventured down the mountain to buy salt. Faced with an inspection by the Kuomintang, Dongzi displayed remarkable resourcefulness. He quickly dissolved the salt and soaked it into the lining of his padded clothes. This clever move allowed him to slip past the Kuomintang undetected and deliver the salt to the Red Army on the mountain. Dongzi's story, a testament to unwavering dedication, resourcefulness, and fortitude in the face of adversity, strikes a chord with young audiences. His story inspires children to bravely confront challenges.