28 Facts About Fan Changjiang

Fan Changjiang, born Fan Xitian, was a Chinese journalist, war correspondent, and writer.

Fan Changjiang was born in Sichuan Province and educated at Peking University.

Fan Changjiang was sent to the northwest of China by Ta Kung Pao as a string correspondent in 1935.

Besides that, Fan Changjiang showed his determination and strong animosity towards feudalism warlords, rich landowners and bad scholars in this book.

On November 8,1937, Fan Changjiang established the Chinese Young Journalists Association with Yang Zao and Xu Maijin and was elected as the chief executive officer of the association.

Fan Changjiang took up the posts of the principal of Huangzhong Journalism College, chairman of Huangzhong Branch of the Xinhua News Agency and Huangzhong Post of Xinhua Daily.

Fan Changjiang was the chief editor of the Xinhua News Agency, chairman of Jiefang Daily and People's Daily.

Fan Changjiang was almost sent to death in the Chongqing Massacre.

Fan Changjiang believed that honesty should be the most important element of being a journalist.

Fan Changjiang believed that journalists should support the reforms and determine to be loyal to the CC.

Fan Changjiang even became a communist journalist and joined CCP after he left Ta Kung Pao.

Fan Changjiang was strongly against the capitalist class and supported communism.

Fan Changjiang insisted that all his reports and articles should let the people know what was happening in their country.

Fan Changjiang claimed that a reporter who intended to write excellent journal articles, one must get himself involved in the public.

Fan Changjiang thought that journalism was the fact of what people want to know and what people should know but had not known.

Fan Changjiang requested all the journalists to have respectable personality, important sense of responsibility and outstanding quality in news reporting.

Fan Changjiang pointed out the importance of strengthening self-education as well as the promotion of noble-quality with combinations of present political, social and journalistic environment for young journalists.

Fan Changjiang wrote a lot of communications to reveal the war situation and front tactical situation in Tai'erzhuang.

Fan Changjiang was the president of this association at that time.

Fan Changjiang is considered as one of the most prominent journalists in Chinese history.

Fan Changjiang had written a huge number of outstanding news articles and taken up a lot of leading positions in this field.

Later, Mao even wrote two letters to Fan Changjiang answering his questions concerning the topic about the unity of the nation against Japan.

Fan Changjiang said, 'I determined to go to Xi'an to unveil the truth of China's politics at all costs.

Fan Changjiang went there alone to find out the mysteries of Xi'an Incident.

On February 4,1937, Fan Changjiang was finally permitted to interview CCP negotiator Zhou Enlai, who would become the first premier of People's Republic of China in 1954.

Later, with the permission of Zhou, Fan Changjiang went to Yan'an with great welcome for further details or even investigation.

Fan Changjiang told Mao that he wanted to stay in northern Shaanxi; in order to get more information about CCP, so that he could write a few book on them to propagate the party ideology.

Mao was glad after reading his article and even wrote a letter to Fan Changjiang to appreciate his efforts.