"Liberation of Shanghai in the eyes of Western Western people" (Wang Xiangtao，Shanghai Bookstore Press, September 2020) Using "Third Party Perspective" to tell the history of Shanghai's liberation period。The book of this book originated from the author to the United States to interview the old Shanghai "Miller's Review" the master John Benjamin Powell's grandson Tomas Powell。This experience made the author realize，In 1949, many foreigners experienced the huge changes in Shanghai。This perspective is not only novel and interesting，It also has historical value。

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After multiple days of fierce war，May 25, 1949 around 10 am，The PLA pioneer forces advance to the Bund。Bunder in the barrier，The PLA army does not have any bunkers。The firepower shot from the Kuomintang force from the north bank of the Suzhou River，Make the PLA troops difficult to do。This situation makes American journalist Formman, a U.S. journalist on the high -rise building.，He quickly wrote in the notebook: "The surprising thing is that the Eighth Road did not try to enter the hotel。Their discipline bet365 live casino games is great。As long as they come in，On the roof or a room near the Bund, a machine gun，You can easily get the Kuomintang defenders on the Bund。”

This information from the Library of the Milwaukee Library from the University of Wisconsin is the diary of American journalist Harrison Formman。He has repeatedly reported to China for interviews，"Reports from Red China" that has been sensational at China and foreign countries (Chinese translations are "Beiwan Manji" and "China Liberation Zone"。During the liberation of Shanghai，He not only observes that the PLA does not use heavy weapons、Don’t enter the Bund building，and see the PLA sleeping on the sidewalk on Nanjing Road。These deeds have made foreigners sincerely admire。

Good historians will write history by telling what happened。Shanghai is a modern China Industry and Economic Center，It is also a game stage for various forces at home and abroad。As the largest commercial port of the Far East、International Metropolis，Thousands of foreigners live here。The author of the book collected and sorted out a large number of historical materials，Focus on what we saw and heard from foreigners and foreigners in China before the liberation of Shanghai in 1949。Diary from related people、Letter、Memoirs，Domestic and foreign bet365 Play online games news reports、Study in books and diplomatic archives，Try to outline the Jiyun Society of Shanghai more than 70 years ago。The use of a lot of English historical materials，provided a lively perspective for Shanghai History Research。

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"The purpose I tried to achieve，It is the power of text，Let you hear，Let you feel，And first，Is let you see。"As the British writer Conrad said，Language medium can create a visual expression。The author of the book once served as a documentary director，This increases the image dimension for the ability to tell the story。Text with a high -picture feeling，Let the readers look at the dream -like life of Westerners in the "Far East Night City": "The Great Guangming Theater on the Jing'an Temple Road and the door of the Cathay Theater on the Middle Road of Linden Middle Road，Showing Hollywood Comedy Movies ‘Kangni Island’。Bund Huizhong Hotel Cafe，Yangxing Class does not slowly taste the clear coffee delivered by the waiter，Looking at the "Word Forest News"。Football games in the horse race hall one after another，The historic Shengfangji School team is about to face the Shanghai British school team ... Longhua International Airport on the southern suburbs is also busy as usual，bet365 live casino games Western world's highly respected missionary Stanley Jones landed on Northwestern Airlines plane landing here，Starting his trip to China ... "

The whole book is in the way of non -fictional documentary writing，Demonstrate various important changes in Shanghai in 1949。By screening、Refine a lot of historical materials，meticulous research、Summary，The author integrates real history into the narrative，Tell the readers a complete story。American diplomats like sitting in the story、Journalists who almost shot by the Kuomintang agents due to the release of military news、"Old China" doctor who has been in China for nearly 40 years、British merchants who helped Zhou Enlai, etc.。Grand narrative overlay individual narrative of small people，Multi -line parallel but clear。

Pay attention to the details of the character，Use telegram、Diary、Letter reproduces their image，Not only does the character fresh three -dimensional，It also reflects the complex domestic and international situation from the side: "American Consul Kobert did not go to see it。After many years，Cobet still feels angry at this moment: After the bold words in December last year，The American industry in Shanghai，Official，and citizens being abandoned ... I can’t say anything，Bet365 lotto review We encountered a thing that has become a boat。I know that the navy withdraws away a lot of trouble，But we did not know how big this trouble was after a period of time。”

　　Chinese and foreign clues fastened

The whole book runs through the two clues of bright and dark。The bright line is the ups and downs of the foreigner in Shanghai、Life changes; the dark line is the PLA entered Shanghai、The process of managing Shanghai。Two clues are intertwined and echo each other，The exciting plot makes the reader as immersive。

Chapter II tells the ins and outs of the "Perinerian Incident"。During the Battle of the River in April 1949，The Royal Navy's Far East Fleet, the Warship of the Warship, ignores warnings，Break into the front line of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River，This can cause the PLA's military conflict of the British warship to fight the British warship。When the "London" of "Purple" returned to Shanghai，His marks。U.S. "Life" magazine Roy Ron described: "The stunned British and Americans watched the injured sailor as shore as if they had artillery shell shock.。Chinese officials in Shanghai are also dazzling，They realize，The Communist Party's army has done something that the Chinese army has never dared to do — blasting the warships of the Western power from their own inland。”

News is the bottom draft of history。After returning bet365 Play online games to Shanghai，English newspapers issued in Shanghai have reported the incident with a lot of excuses。"Word Linxi News" and "Da Mei Evening News" also called on donations to the family members of the British warships in Shanghai and British warships。and the "Miller Review News" emits different sounds，Editor -in -chief Bill Powell initiated a fund to donate to the victims of China on the North Bank of the Yangtze River。The book objectively presents the reaction and decision -making process of all parties in the incident，Draw a scroll of the international situation with a strange cloud。

History is the best textbook。As Liu Tong said as a research expert from the history of the party history and military，This historical record，Showing the grand scene of Shanghai, the eastern capital of Shanghai, will become the people's city under the governance of the Communist Party of China，It reveals that the leaders of the Communist Party of China to lead the people to achieve the victory of the Chinese revolution is an inevitable trend of people's hearts。

　(Author Unit: School of Communication, East China Normal University)