On this day, 67 years ago, on October 18, 1958 (September 6, 1958, the lunar calendar), Zheng Zhenduo was martyred. On October 18, 1958, writer Zheng Zhenduo (duó) was killed in a plane crash while leading a China cultural delegation to Afghanistan and other countries. Zheng Zhenduo, pseudonym Xi Di and Guo Yuanxin. Originally from Changle, Fujian Province, he was born on December 19, 1898 in Yongjia, Zhejiang Province (now Wenzhou). In 1919, he actively participated in the May 4th Movement and founded the ten-day issue of "New Society" with Qu Qiubai and others to advocate social transformation. In November 1920, he participated in the establishment of the Literary Research Society. In the spring of 1921, he worked at the Compilation and Translation Institute of the Commercial Press; on May 10, the official newspaper of the Literary Research Society, edited by him, was founded. In January 1922,"Children's World", the earliest children's literature publication in China, was founded. In January 1923, he replaced Shen Yanbing as editor-in-chief of "Novel Monthly" and also taught at Shanghai University. During this period, he wrote many articles criticizing old feudal literature. In 1924,"A Brief History of Russian Literature" was published. After the May 30th massacre, he and Ye Shaojun founded the "Axiom Daily" to expose imperialist atrocities. In the same year, he participated in the launch of the "China Relief Society" and signed the "Declaration on the Protection of Human Rights" with Guo Moruo, Shen Yanbing and others. In February 1927, he initiated the establishment of the "Shanghai Writers Association" with Ye Shaojun, Hu Yuzhi and others. He lived in Paris in May 1927. "Literary Outline" was published in the same year. He returned to China in early 1929, taught at Yanjing University and Fudan University, and edited Literature magazine. In 1932,"Illustrated History of China Literature" was published. In 1934, he published collections of papers such as "Essays on China Literature" and "Ranch Collection". In the spring of 1935, he moved to Shanghai to serve as dean of the School of Liberal Arts of Jinan University, and editor-in-chief of the "World Library" series. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he participated in the launch of the Shanghai Cultural Community National Salvation Association and founded the National Salvation Daily. In 1938,"The History of Popular Literature in China" was published. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he organized a "Fu Society" with Hu Yuzhi, Xu Guangping and others, published "The Complete Works of Lu Xun","History of the Communist Party of China","Lenin Wenxun, etc., and compiled 5 series and 24 volumes of" The Illustrated History of China Edition ". After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he initiated the organization of the "China Association for the Promotion of Democracy" and edited the weekly Democracy. After the founding of New China, he served successively as director of the Bureau of Cultural Relics of the Ministry of Culture, director of the Institute of Literature of China Academy of Sciences, and deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture. It is compiled with "Selected Works of Zheng Zhenduo". In October 1923, famous writer Zheng Zhenduo married Gao Junzhen, the young daughter of Gao Mengdan, a veteran of the Commercial Press