The main content of "Praise to the Poplar": The poplar trees on the northwest Loess Plateau that "stand towering, indomitable, and resist the northwest wind" symbolize the tenacity and hard-working northern farmers and praise them. While showing simplicity, strength and striving for progress in the struggle for national liberation, he also made a bitter mockery of those who "disdain the people and stubbornly regress."
This article was written during the most difficult period of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. By praising the poplar trees on the northwest plateau, this article pays tribute to the close unity of the anti-Japanese military and civilians under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the entire Chinese nation. , the praise of the revolutionary spirit and will to fight for progress, strong and unyielding.
"Praise to Poplar" is an essay written by the modern writer Mao Dun in 1941. Mao Dun's original name was Shen Dehong, also known as Yan Bing, and he was a native of Tongxiang, Zhejiang. His major works include the novel "Midnight", the novella "Eclipse" (a trilogy), and the short stories "Spring Silkworms" and "Lin's Shop".
The author also used this article "Praise to the Poplar" to express the author's close unity and striving for the anti-Japanese military and civilians under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the entire Chinese nation by praising the extraordinary image of the poplar tree. A tribute to the progressive, unyielding revolutionary spirit and will to fight.