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Zhang Yihe, renowned chronicler of her famed scholar father Zhang Bojun's horrific experiences as the earliest victim of the late 1950s Anti-Rightist campaign, revealed in the Southern Weekend newspaper last month that Huang Miaozi, one of the most famous contemporary calligraphers, snitched on a close friend of his. The article has set off a fierce debate among intellectuals over the shameful informant culture, which reached new heights during the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution. People were encouraged to spy on one another, even among family members. That dark period of history was largely forgotten until a former Shanxi Province high court official wrote an article recently claiming he "accidentally" acquired classified files on Nie Gannu, a top essayist and poet jailed in Shanxi during the Cultural Revolution from 1969 to 1976. An amateur poet and admirer of Nie, the judge discovered the essayist had been jailed for life based on information from his friends, who spied on him closely from 1962 to 1967. Nie died in 1986. Li detailed his findings in a lengthy article, but did not name the informant. It was published in February, but did not receive much attention until Zhang Yihe revealed in the Southern Weekend last month that Huang Miaozi , one of the most famous contemporary calligraphers and a close friend of Nie, was the man who snitched on him. Huang, 96, is one of the mainland's few living cultural legends and enjoys a reputation for his easy-going lifestyle and benevolence. The revelation caused shock in intellectual circles. Many now regard Huang as an "informant." It has also triggered a debate, with some urging sympathy for what they had done and others demanding more thorough research to get to the bottom of the matter. Full Chinese report at: http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/epaper/nfzm/content/20090416/ArticelD24003FM.htm © Copyright 2009 by Boxun News Top of Page |
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