Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t2.13

v2.c10.s2.t2.13

His other important works include volumes of translations, notably from Russian, discursive writings like *Re Feng* (热风, Hot Wind), and many other works such as prose essays, which number around 20 volumes or more. He was the editor of several left-wing magazines such as *New Youth* (新青年), *Sprouts* (萌芽) and so on. His works exerted a very substantial influence on the Chinese literature produced after the May Fourth Movement. He was eulogised by the government of China after 1949; Mao Zedong himself was a lifelong admirer of Lu Xun’s works. Though sympathetic to the ideals of the Left, Lu Xun never actually joined the Chinese Communist Party.