埃德加·斯诺是世界著名新闻记者和作家,也是中国人民的真挚朋友。他出生于美国一个小印刷厂商家庭,毕业于密苏里大学新闻系。1928年夏,只有23岁的斯诺,怀着“寻找东方魅力”的好奇心第一次来到上海。他本来的计划是到太平洋彼岸的世界各地去历险。但是,到上海后,斯诺看到的是旧中国的黑暗,统治阶级的腐败和日本帝国主义侵吞中国的野心。中国人民在贫困、饥饿、破产和死亡线上挣扎的悲惨情景,深深地震撼了这位正直、富有人道主义思想和求实 Edgar Snow is a world-renowned journalist and writer as well as a sincere friend of the Chinese people. He was born in a small printing house in the United States and graduated from the Department of Journalism at the University of Missouri. In the summer of 1928, only Snow, 23, came to Shanghai for the first time with a curiosity of “looking for Oriental Charm.” His original plan was to go adventures around the world on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. However, after arriving in Shanghai, Snow saw the darkness of old China, the corruption of the ruling class and the ambition of the Japanese imperialists to embezzle China. The tragic scenes of the Chinese people struggling on the path of poverty, hunger, bankruptcy and death deeply shock this integrity, humanitarianism and truth-seeking