130 years ago today, November 5, 1895 (September 19, 1895, the lunar calendar) was the birthday of the great patriotic political commentator Zou Taofen. Zou Taofen was born on November 5, 1895 in Yong 'an, Fujian. China journalist, newspaper editor, political commentator, and publisher. His original name was Enrun, and his pen name was Taofen. His ancestral home is Yujiang, Jiangxi Province. Graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai in 1921. In 1922, he served as director of the Editorial Unit of the China Vocational Education Society and editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine Education and Occupation. In October 1926, he served as editor-in-chief of Life Weekly. Since then, he has devoted his life to news and publishing. In the early years, we promoted professional cultivation, attached importance to the connection between publications and readers, and advocated serving readers. After the "September 18th" Incident of aggression against China in 1931, Japanese imperialism opposed the Kuomintang authorities 'non-resistance policy and promoted resistance to Japan and national salvation. In 1932, he founded the Life Bookstore and published many progressive books and periodicals. In early 1933, he joined the China League for the Protection of Civil Rights and was elected as a member of the Executive Committee. In July of the same year, he went abroad and went into exile due to persecution by the Kuomintang. After reading Marxist works in the UK, he went to the Soviet Union and the United States to conduct social inspections, and wrote a foreign newsletter of more than 300,000 words for Life weekly. He returned to China in August 1935. In November, he founded the weekly "Mass Life" in Shanghai and participated in anti-Japanese and national salvation activities. In March 1936, he was forced to leave Hong Kong and founded Life Daily and Life Daily Weekly Supplement. In August of the same year, he returned to Shanghai and presided over "Life Star Journal", which was soon banned. At that time, he served as an executive member of the Shanghai Cultural Salvation Association and the National Salvation Federation of All walks of life. On November 22 of the same year, Shen Junru and six other leaders of the National Rescue Association were arrested by the Kuomintang government, calling it the "Seven Gentlemen Incident." Released on July 31, 1937. In August, the 3rd issue of "Anti-Japanese War"(once renamed "Resistance") was launched in Shanghai. In 1938, he was hired by the Kuomintang government as a member of the National Political Council and served as editor-in-chief of the magazine "National Anti-Japanese War". In October of the same year, he went to Chongqing to promote unity and the War of Resistance. The bookstores and publications he ran were repeatedly banned by the Kuomintang authorities. In February 1941, he resigned as a member of the National Senate, left Hong Kong, and resumed the publication of Public Life. He also served as the standing officer of the Overseas Work Committee of the National Salvation Association. He wrote articles with Mao Dun and others proposing ideas such as adhering to the War of Resistance and implementing democratic politics. After the fall of Hong Kong, it was transferred to the Dongjiang Guerrilla Zone in Guangdong in January 1942. In November, it arrived at the Suzhong Anti-Japanese Democratic Base, and then went to the Subei Anti-Japanese Democratic Base. I visited the Jiefang District in northern Jiangsu. In 1943, he wrote the article "Appeal to State Affairs", expressing his indignation at Chiang Kai-shek's reactionary policies. In March 1943, he went to Shanghai for medical treatment. On July 24, 1944, he died of ear cancer in Shanghai. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China accepted his application in his will and ratified him as a full member of the Communist Party of China. He is the author of "Notes on the Journey","Memories on the Journey","Experience","Since the Anti-Japanese War","A Story of the Rest of the Life", etc. The Collected Works of Tao Fen, published in 1955, collects his main works. The newsletters and comments he wrote had widespread social impact. The newspaper running experience he created also inspired subsequent journalists. Former Residence of Zou Taofen, Shanghai Zou Taofen Memorial Hall