The full name is the All-China Congress of Literary and Art Workers, referred to as the First Congress of Literature and Art.. 1On July 2, 949, with the overwhelming March of the People's Liberation Army into the southern provinces, the National Congress of China writers and artists was held in Beiping on the day when the new China was about to be born and the history of the Chinese nation was about to turn a glorious page.
The convening of this congress marks the end of the literary history of China's new-democratic revolution and the beginning of the literary history of the socialist period. It was a decisive victory in the People's Liberation War and the eve of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC).
This is a national meeting of literary and art workers, a meeting of great unity, and a meeting to carry forward the past and summarize and mobilize. This congress marks the end of modern literature in China and the beginning of contemporary literature in China.
There were several "special representatives" in the "First Literary Congress", among which "the representative who didn't attend the meeting" was Zhang Henshui, a famous writer of "Yuanyang Butterfly School". In May of that year, he had a sudden stroke, and his life was difficult and almost incurable.
Just Zhou Enlai sent someone to invite him to the "First Literary Generation Conference", and immediately made proper arrangements for his family's life, giving him a timely relief. In July, although Zhang Henshui could not attend the meeting, he was still listed as a representative of Pingjin and became the first member of the Chinese Writers Association (hereinafter referred to as "Chinese Writers Association").