"To have sacrifices and ambition, I dare to change the sun and the moon to a new sky" means: because of too many ambitions, there will be sacrifices, but I dare to make the world overturn and change its appearance. This sentence comes from Mao Zedong's "Qilu: To Shaoshan".

"Qilu·To Shaoshan"

Author Mao Zedong

Farewell dream vaguely cursed the passing of Sichuan, the hometown thirty-two years ago.

The red flag rolls up the serf's halberd, and the black hand hangs the overlord's whip.

To have great ambitions to sacrifice, I dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky.

I like to see thousands of waves of rice paddies, and heroes everywhere are setting off the sunset smoke.

Vernacular translation:

Many dreams curse the passage of time after parting. Thirty-two years have passed since I left you, my hometown.

The red flags waved the peasants' arms, while the enemies held high the overlord's whip.

Too much ambition leads to sacrifices, but I dare to turn the world upside down and give it a new look.

I love seeing the vast fields of crops rolling in like waves, and the heroic farmers returning from work in the dusk.

Extended information

Appreciation of works

This seven-character poem describes Mao Zedong’s true feelings when he returned to his hometown after 32 years of absence. By reviewing the history of the people's revolution in Shaoshan and describing the bumper harvest achieved by the people's commune members through enthusiastic labor, it praises the arduous fighting spirit of the revolutionary people, praises the Chinese people's fighting style, and clearly embodies Mao Zedong's lofty ideological realm. .

"The red flag rolled up the serf's halberd, and the black hand hung the overlord's whip." The people of Shaoshan held high the red flag of revolution and armed themselves to fight against the reactionaries. During the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War and the three years of the Liberation War, the people of Shaoshan have always No fear. On the one hand, the people of Shaoshan held high the red flag and fought for their liberation;

On the other hand, the reactionaries held high the iron whip of their hegemony and carried out bloody suppression on the revolutionary people. The struggle between the people of Shaoshan and the reactionaries is a life-and-death struggle, and there is no room for reconciliation. They never get discouraged, never give in, never compromise, and firmly believe in one truth in their hearts: "You have great ambitions to sacrifice, and you dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky."

The martyrs of Shaoshan sacrificed, but they Their blood was not shed in vain. Their blood brought the victory of the revolution and a new world of socialism. What great contributions they made to the proletarian revolution! The past has passed. The miserable life in the old society has finally passed. Chiang Kai-shek's dark rule has passed. All feudal systems of exploitation have passed and have become relics of history.

Although this poem was written about Shaoshan, it actually summarizes China. In fact, the situation in all parts of China is the same as Shaoshan. The Chinese people have experienced the test of blood and fire, and finally ushered in the The founding of New China.