Joined China * * * Production Party, and served as the director of the Political Department of the Armored Forces Command College of the People's Liberation Army.
During War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, Zhou Jianhua was a member of the propaganda team of the Political Department of Dongshui Division of Shandong Jiaodong Military Region and the cultural officer of the Second Independent Regiment. Deputy Political Instructor of the Fifth Division of Jiaodong Military Region. Participated in the battles of Laiwu, Qingdao, Zhangzhou, Xiamen and Jinmen. 1946 during the Laiwu campaign, the troops crossed the liberated areas, guerrilla areas and enemy-occupied areas on foot, which lasted more than 40 days and the journey was 1000 kilometers. After many battles, they wiped out the Kuomintang army in Lee. Zhou Jianhua was brave and tenacious in marching and fighting, and won the third-class merit.
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Zhou Jianhua was appointed as the instructor of the 94th Division Company of the 32nd Army, the operator of the Armored Forces Political Department of the East China Military Region, the deputy chief of the Propaganda Unit of the Political Department of the Independent Regiment of the Fifth Chariot, and the editor-in-chief of People's Armored Forces magazine. Assistant, Deputy Minister and Deputy Minister of Propaganda Department of Armored Forces Political Department of China People's Liberation Army, Deputy Minister of Armored Forces Political Department of Military Commission and Minister of Culture. Military representative of Beijing Second Medical College, head of propaganda group of Beijing Revolutionary Committee. Director of Political Department of Armored Forces Command College of China People's Liberation Army.
1950 March into Fujian with the 32nd Army of China People's Liberation Army, and participate in the large-scale bandit fighting in Nanping area. Because Nanping area has long been ruled by Kuomintang reactionaries and reactionary propaganda and education, the people do not understand our party's policies. It is said that the troops of the * * * production party came, some fled, some hid, and some regarded the People's Liberation Army as the enemy. The mass base is poor and the language is unreasonable. In this very difficult and dangerous situation, Zhou Jianhua patiently tried his best to meet the masses, communicate ideas, understand the situation, master policies, put himself into work with high fighting spirit and abundant energy, often forgot to eat and sleep, stayed up all night, and wrote a lot of articles, which played a very positive role in publicizing our party's policies, organizing and mobilizing the masses, and inspiring the fighting spirit of commanders and soldiers. Therefore, it took only one year for the combat troops to wipe out all the tens of thousands of stubborn bandits held in Nanping.
During the peaceful period of socialist revolution and construction, he mainly engaged in the political, cultural and educational work of the army and made new contributions. In the early 1960s, he successfully created the screenplay "Hero Oil Tanker", which was produced by Bayi Film Studio and was well received by the national audience. During the "Cultural Revolution", he was sent to take part in the work of "three branches and two armies", fought indomitable against the counter-revolutionary groups of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four in extreme left adversity, and adhered to the party's basic principles, the party's cadre policy and the party's mass line. Safeguarded the interests of the party, protected a large number of party cadres, and repeatedly stopped the upcoming vicious conflicts between mass organizations. His fearless spirit and serious and responsible work attitude were called extremely rare acts in the Cultural Revolution by the relevant leading departments at higher levels. After leaving his post to recuperate, he devoted himself to cultural research and creation. At the age of 60, he passed the correspondence examination of the General Staff of the Central Military Commission and obtained the qualification certificate. He has published essays, poems and essays in many newspapers and periodicals, and collaborated with the famous writer Wang Yuanjian to create many literary works reflecting the life of the army, which are well received by readers.
Zhou Jianhua left his post to rest on 1988. 1992 1 1 died in Beijing at the age of 64.