At that time, many newspapers and periodicals all over the country followed this practice and set up similar essay columns, such as Three Villages Notes in Frontline magazine, Long and Short Notes in People's Daily and Stories under the Calendar in Shandong People's Daily. The situation of "a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend" appeared in the creation of essays, which added vitality to the literary world at that time.
In the article "Tell Readers" in the last episode of Yanshan Nighttalk, Comrade Deng Tuo once said in a joking tone that he was "pulled on the horse" when he wrote the night talk. The person who pulled him onto the horse here refers to the editorial comrades of Beijing Evening News.
196110 in October, the editorial department of the Evening News told Comrade Deng Tuo that he hoped he could open a column and write a series of articles for the Evening News. After consideration, out of concern for readers, Comrade Deng Tuo agreed to the requirements of Evening News in mid-March. The name of the column, considering the characteristics of Beijing and the characteristics of the evening paper, is called Yanshan Nighttalk.
He explained: "Yanshan is a major mountain range in Beijing; Night talk is talking at night. " The author signed Ma Nancun, and he explained: This is the homonym of Malan Village, a small village near Chengnanzhuang, Fuping County, Hebei Province. He said: "Malan Village was the seat of Jinchaji Daily during War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's period, and I have always missed it."