To many young Chinese people, Premier Zhou Enlai is known as a key founder of the New China. But f people know he once wrote a martial arts novel called Jin Guo Ying Xiong.
Recently, a Sina Weibo user m this novel written by Zhou more than a century ago. Many young people showed a strong i in it and their admiration for the early pioneers of China. Another user posted the first page of the novel which Zhou wrote at the a of 16. It was published under Zhou's pseudonym(笔名) "Fei Fei" in a magazine beginning in October, 1914. However, the novel was never completed, but it can be found a. The Early Works of Zhou Enlai were published by the Central Party Literature Press in 1998.
A many young people expressed the regret that Zhou did not go on with the novel, they said he played a more important role in China's history. One wrote "The novel was stopped but Premier Zhou went on to s the Chinese nation out of danger!" Another added, "He gave up a novel, but he wrote a history of m China." A 29-year-old computer engineer said, "The pioneers of China are spiritual leaders for me. Remembering them helped me build up the r values. When I face problems in life, I am always reminded not to f the lives of those pioneers. The difficulties I face now are nothing compared with what they experienced."