【公共外交网讯】2026年7月4日上午，“斯诺与《红星照耀中国》”主题纪念活动在北京东城区站前街大羊毛胡同盔甲厂6号中安宾馆（埃德加·斯诺故居）成功举办。时值美国独立250周年，主办方特别定制的主题纪念邮简也现场发布。

【PDN News】On the morning of July 4, 2026, the themed commemorative event "Edgar Snow and Red Star Over China" was successfully held at Beijing Zhong’an Hotel (Former Residence of Edgar Snow), No. 6 Kuijiachang Lane, Dayangma Hutong, Zhanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing. To mark the 250th Anniversary of U.S. Independence, specially customized themed commemorative postal sheets designed by the organizers were unveiled at the scene.

活动上，革命先辈后人、红色文史研究者、中外民间友好代表等齐聚《红星照耀中国》成书原址，重温埃德加·斯诺搭建中美民间沟通桥梁的光辉历程。周恩来总理侄子周秉和、红军总司令朱德元帅外孙刘武（宋时轮上将之女宋百一宣读）、彭德怀元帅侄外孙张峰，开国上将宋任穷之子、两弹一艇精神传承联谊会会长宋京波、陈士榘上将之子、八路军研究会名誉会长陈人康(李懋之将军女儿、北京延安儿女联谊会副会长李莉莉宣读)，开国上将李天佑之子李亚滨(宋时轮上将之女宋百一宣读)、中国首位布尔什维克、俄国十月革命参与者、红鹰团团长任辅臣烈士之孙任公伟，“兵工泰斗、统战功臣”刘鼎之子刘文山，开国少将栗彬成之女栗斌斌，八一将士黄霖之女、美国飞虎寻访团团长罗解难，我党我军无线电通讯事业的先驱曾三内表侄孙李家远，知名文化学者刘龙江，旅美文化学者孟姿含、北京中安宾馆总经理、斯诺纪念馆负责人冯彦兵等多位嘉宾登台发言。众人结合家族史料、海外传播视角，从苏区见闻、敌后抗战、早期国际红色交流、海外当代传播等多角度，讲述埃德加·斯诺深入陕北采访、用笔向世界真实讲述中国革命的历史往事，阐释《红星照耀中国》跨越近百年的传播价值与时代意义，呼吁传承斯诺客观包容的交流精神，促进中美民间互鉴相知。

At the event, descendants of revolutionary predecessors, researchers of red cultural and historical materials, Sino-US non-governmental friendship representatives and other participants gathered at the original site where Red Star Over China was written, reviewing the glorious course of Edgar Snow in building a bridge for non-governmental communication between China and the United States.

Many distinguished guests took the floor to deliver speeches, including Zhou Binghe, nephew of Premier Zhou Enlai; Liu Wu, grandson of Marshal Zhu De, Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army (read out by Song Baiyi, daughter of Founding General Song Shilun); Zhang Feng, grandnephew of Marshal Peng Dehuai; Jingbo SONG, President, Association for Inheriting the Spirit of Two Bombs and One Submarine and son of Founding General Song Renqiong; Chen Renkang, son of Founding General Chen Shiju and Honorary President of the Eighth Route Army Research Society (read out by Li Lili, daughter of Founding Major General Li Maozhi and Vice Chairperson of the Beijing Yan'an Children Friendship Association); Li Yabin, son of Founding General Li Tianyou (read out by Song Baiyi, daughter of Founding General Song Shilun); Ren Gongwei, grandson of Martyr Ren Fuchen, China’s first Bolshevik, participant in Russia’s October Revolution and Commander of the Red Eagle Regiment; Liu Wenshan, son of Liu Ding, hailed as "a towering figure in ordnance industry and meritorious statesman in united front work"; Li Binbin, daughter of Founding Major General Li Bincheng; Luo Jienan, daughter of Huang Lin, a veteran of the Eighth Route Army and Commander of the American Flying Tigers Research Group; Li Jiayuan, grandnephew of Zeng San, a pioneer of the Party and the Army’s radio communication cause; well-known cultural scholar Liu Longjiang; Meng Zihan, cultural scholar residing in the United States; Feng Yanbing, General Manager of Beijing Zhong'an Hotel and person-in-charge of the Edgar Snow Memorial Hall, and other guests.

Drawing on family historical archives and overseas communication perspectives, the speakers recounted historical episodes of Edgar Snow’s in-depth interviews in northern Shaanxi and his truthful narration of the Chinese Revolution to the world through writing from multiple dimensions, including life in the Soviet areas, behind-the-lines resistance against Japanese aggression, early international red exchanges and contemporary overseas dissemination. They expounded the cross-century communication value and contemporary significance of Red Star Over China spanning nearly a hundred years, and called for carrying forward Edgar Snow’s spirit of objective and inclusive communication to boost mutual understanding and learning between Chinese and American people at the non-governmental level.

活动发起人老兵方阵系列活动组委会副秘书长孙惠军作总结发言。中国延安精神研究会会员、世界反法西斯和平文化中心倡建发起人胡山主持活动。开国上将王平之女王晓虹、原中共中央中南局书记李一清之女李小荣展示刘伯承元帅之子刘蒙将军为座谈会发来的纪念书法: “西行漫记掀天浪，长卷高歌动地诗”，并赠予斯诺旧居以纪念缅怀先辈不朽功绩。

Sun Huijun, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee of the Veterans Square Series Events and initiator of the activity, delivered a concluding speech. Hu Shan, member of the China Yan’an Spirit Research Society and initiator of the World Anti-Fascist Peace and Culture Center, presided over the event.

Wang Xiaohong, daughter of Founding General Wang Ping, and Li Xiaorong, daughter of Li Yiqing, former Secretary of the CPC Central South Bureau, presented a commemorative calligraphy scroll sent by General Liu Meng, son of Marshal Liu Bocheng, which reads: The Journey to the West stirred up surging waves; this long epic chants stirring odes to our times. The scroll was donated to Snow’s former residence in memory of the immortal feats of revolutionary ancestors.

活动上来宾代表还为斯诺雕塑举行了揭幕仪式，该雕塑由北京金台艺术馆馆长袁熙坤创作，作品表现了1936年埃德加·斯诺深入陕甘宁革命边区根据地，身挎一架旧式柯达照相机工作的状态。斯诺镜头下记录的一帧帧珍贵影像、实地采访的一篇篇所见所闻，真实记录了中国人民的深重苦难，也记录了中国共产党、中国工农红军为民族解放而艰苦奋斗和牺牲奉献的精神。袁熙坤馆长雕塑作品在“斯诺故居”暨《红星照耀中国》写作地展出，深切表达了中国人民对埃德加·斯诺先生的崇高敬意！

A unveiling ceremony was held for the bronze statue of Edgar Snow, created by Yuan Xikun, Curator of Beijing Jintai Art Museum. The sculpture depicts Edgar Snow during his fieldwork in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia revolutionary border region in 1936, with an old Kodak camera slung over his shoulder. The precious frames captured through Snow’s lens and firsthand field notes truthfully recorded the profound sufferings of the Chinese people, as well as the spirit of arduous struggle, dedication and sacrifice upheld by the Communist Party of China and the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army in pursuit of national liberation. Displayed at Edgar Snow’s former residence — the birthplace of Red Star Over China, Yuan Xikun’s sculpture conveys the profound respect of the Chinese people for Mr. Edgar Snow.

开国上将刘亚楼之女刘煜珍，开国上将王平之女王晓虹，开国上将周纯全儿媳杨晓明，开国上将宋时轮之女宋百一，原中共中央中南局书记李一清之女李小荣，开国中将万毅之子万明明，开国中将杜义德之子杜伟，开国少将李懋之之女、北京延安儿女联谊会副会长李莉莉，新华社内参部副主任杜刚，中国电视艺术交流中心主任谭庆东，老兵方阵系列活动组委会副秘书长孙惠军，北京抗大光荣传统研究会会长杨庆生、理事陈镜民，著名雕塑家、北京金台艺术馆袁熙坤馆长特别代表陈若华，北京红肩章公益基金会秘书长李阳，原中共满洲省委组织部长何成湘亲属后代何知礼、何芳，中国延安精神研究会会员王彤枬，公共外交网总编辑刘春阳，北京中海菊香书画院执行副院长李塞军，北京巨匠丹青书画院副院谈小庆，中青报记者只恒文，北京致讯影视传媒有限公司尤文静等也参加了座谈纪念活动。

Liu Yuzhen, daughter of Founding General Liu Yalou; Wang Xiaohong, daughter of Founding General Wang Ping; Yang Xiaoming, daughter-in-law of Founding General Zhou Chunquan; Song Baiyi, daughter of Founding General Song Shilun; Li Xiaorong, daughter of Li Yiqing, former Secretary of the Central South Bureau of the CPC Central Committee; Wan Mingming, son of Founding Lieutenant General Wan Yi; Du Wei, son of Founding Lieutenant General Du Yide; Li Lili, daughter of Founding Major General Li Maozhi and Vice Chairperson of the Beijing Yan'an Children Friendship Association; Du Gang, Deputy Director of the Internal Reference Department of Xinhua News Agency; Tan Qingdong, Director of the China Television Art Exchange Center; Sun Huijun, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee for the Veteran Soldiers Square Parade Series Events; Yang Qingsheng, President, and Chen Jingmin, Director of the Beijing Anti-Japanese University Glorious Tradition Research Association; Chen Ruohua, Special Representative of Yuan Xikun, renowned sculptor and Curator of Beijing Jintai Art Museum; Li Yang, Secretary-General of Beijing Red Shoulder Strap Public Welfare Foundation; He Zhili and He Fang, descendants and relatives of He Chengxiang, former Director of the Organization Department of the CPC Manchuria Provincial Committee; Wang Tongnan, Member of the China Yan'an Spirit Research Association; Liu Chunyang, Editor-in-Chief of Public Diplomacy Network; Li Saijun, Executive Vice President of Beijing Zhonghai Juxiang Calligraphy and Painting Academy; Tan Xiaoqing, Vice President of Beijing Master Danqing Calligraphy and Painting Academy; Zhi Hengwen, Reporter of China Youth Daily; You Wenjing from Beijing Zhixun Film and Television Media Co., Ltd., and other figures also attended the commemorative forum.

此次活动举办地盔甲厂6号院落，即原盔甲厂胡同13号，是埃德加·斯诺1935至1937年在北平的居住旧址，也是《红星照耀中国》（《西行漫记》）的创作地。1936年斯诺深入陕北苏区完成实地采访后，回到此处整理数万字一手采访记录，写下首部面向西方世界客观、真实记录中国共产党与工农红军的纪实著作，彻底扭转当时海外舆论对红色中国的片面认知，成为中美民间友好交流的标志性精神符号。

The courtyard at No. 6 Kuijiachang Lane (former No. 6), venue of this commemoration, was Edgar Snow’s residence in Beiping from 1935 to 1937 and the very place where he finished writing Red Star Over China (Chinese title: Journey to the West). After completing field interviews in the northern Shaanxi Soviet Area in 1936, Snow returned here to organize tens of thousands of characters of firsthand interview notes and authored the first documentary work that objectively and authentically introduced the CPC and the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army to Western audiences. The book completely reversed the one-sided perceptions of Red China in overseas public opinion back then, evolving into an iconic spiritual symbol of China-US people-to-people friendship.

时值美国独立250周年重要时间节点，主办方还特别设计发行了主题纪念邮简。邮简融合中美友谊和美国建国纪念的主题，将民间搭建对话桥梁促进中美友谊的历史贡献具象化。

Marking the 250th Anniversary of U.S. Independence, the organizer specially designed and issued themed commemorative postal sheets. Integrating themes of China-US friendship and the founding anniversary of the United States, the postal sheets concretize the historical contributions of civil actors in building dialogue bridges and fostering bilateral friendship.

九十载岁月流转，埃德加·斯诺以纸笔架起的中美民间对话桥梁始终熠熠生辉。本次“斯诺与《红星照耀中国》”主题纪念活动立足斯诺故居这一独特历史坐标，汇聚革命后人、文史爱好者共同回望初心，以纪念邮简为文化载体，传承客观公正、互信包容的交流精神。活动的举办有助于持续推动新时代中美民间交流互鉴，让真实、立体、全面的中美友好故事跨越山海，走进两国民众。

Ninety years on, the people-to-people dialogue bridge between China and the United States forged by Edgar Snow with pen and paper still shines brightly. Centered on the unique historical landmark of Snow’s former residence, this themed commemorative event Edgar Snow and Red Star Over China brought together descendants of revolutionaries and history enthusiasts to revisit the original aspiration. Taking the commemorative postal sheets as a cultural carrier, the activity inherits a spirit of communication rooted in objectivity, impartiality, mutual trust and inclusiveness. The event helps sustain people-to-people exchanges and mutual learning between China and the United States in the new era, enabling authentic, multi-dimensional and comprehensive stories of China-US friendship to cross mountains and seas and resonate with people of both nations.