提起美国著名作家、记者埃德加·斯诺,许多中国人都知道。他曾在风雨如磐的旧中国,冲破国民党的层层封锁,成为第一个闯进西北寻找“红星”的外国记者。他真实地记录了中国革命的风云。毛泽东同志称赞他是中国人民的朋友,其一生为增进中美两国人民之间的相互了解和友谊进行了不懈的努力。本文所要讲述的,是同斯诺一样的另一位美国记者。她当时与斯诺在中国共同生活了十几年,是30年代活跃在中国的著名女记者。她就是海伦·福斯特·斯诺,斯诺的前夫人。1991年9月20日,海伦以其84岁的高龄,在北京接受了中国作家协会中华文学基金会授予她的“理解与友谊”国际文学奖,以表彰她为促进中国和世界人民之间的了解和友谊所做出的贡献。关于海伦,有着许多鲜为人知的故事。 Mentioned by Eddie Snow, a famous American writer and reporter, many Chinese people know. In the stormy Old China, he broke through the layers of the KMT and became the first foreign journalist to break into the northwest in search of “Red Star.” He truly recorded the situation of the Chinese revolution. Comrade Mao Zedong praised him as a friend of the Chinese people and has made unremitting efforts in his life to promote mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of China and the United States. What this article is about is another American journalist who is the same as Snow. At that time, she lived with Snow in China for more than 10 years and was a famous female journalist who was active in China in the 1930s. She is Helen Foster Snow, a former wife of Snow. On September 20, 1991, with her 84-year-old, Helen accepted the award of “International Understanding and Friendship” awarded by the Chinese Literature Foundation of China by the Chinese Writers Association in recognition of her efforts to promote the people of China and the rest of the world. Understanding and friendship between the contributions made. There are many little-known stories about Helen.