Life experience, born in an ordinary family.
1893 65438+ February 26th (November 19th, 19th year of Guangxu), Mao Zedong was born in Shaoshanchong, Xiangtan County, Hunan Province. His father Mao Yichang is a rich farmer, and his mother Wen is an ordinary rural woman.
school age
My cousin Wen Yunchang, who is studying in the county, is nine years older than Mao Zedong, and lent him a book, Good Words to Wake the World, written by Zheng Guangying 1894. This book introduces in detail the modern industrial technology and political and military progress in the West. Mao Zedong read through it for more than a dozen times in one breath before he realized that his country was in a national crisis and needed new talents, and he was determined to stand up for it.
Thirty years later, when he was interviewed by American journalist Si Nuo, he recalled the scene at that time and could clearly recite the sentence at the beginning of the book: "Alas! China will die. " . Mao Zedong said: "After reading it, I was depressed about the future of the country and began to realize that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country."
19 10 years old, when Mao Zedong 16 years old, he asked his relatives to persuade his father to allow him to study in Dongshan Primary School in Xiangxiang County, a "foreign school", where he became familiar with the article "China Youth Awakening" published by Liang Qichao in Japanese newspapers and came into contact with the idea of transforming society.
19 1 1 year, Mao Zedong was admitted to Xiangxiang Middle School in Changsha. After reading the news of the Huanghuagang Uprising in the Revolutionary Party newspaper, Mao Zedong posted an article in the school, supporting the overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China, and took the lead in cutting off the braid. After Wuchang Uprising broke out, Changsha revolutionaries responded to the uprising, and Mao Zedong joined the revolutionary army and became a soldier of Hunan New Army.
1965438+In February 2002, when the Qing emperor abdicated, Mao Zedong thought that his purpose of joining the army had been realized, so he retired and returned to Changsha to continue his studies. In March this year, Mao Zedong was admitted to Hunan Public Higher Business School, but dropped out a month later because English couldn't keep up with teaching. Immediately, Mao was admitted to the public high school in Hunan Province with the first place. Half a year later, Mao felt that there were few courses and complicated rules, so he dropped out of school and taught himself western political science and neo-Confucianism classics in the provincial library. However, Mao Yichang did not agree with Mao Zedong's self-study and refused to continue to provide fees. 19 13 In the spring, Mao Zedong was admitted to Hunan Fourth Normal University without tuition. In February 2004, he joined the First Normal College of Hunan Province and graduated in June 2008. When studying, Mao Zedong was highly valued by his teacher Yang Changji. 1965438+In April 2008, he founded Xinmin School with Cai Hesen, Xiao Zisheng, Xiang Jingyu, Luo Xuezan, Chen and others.