1966.9.3广州广雅中学16岁的学生李向阳致信在香港工作的父亲李冲，李冲时任新华社香港分社总编。港英当局复制了这封信，并将其内容翻译后由工作人员Ailiott在9月16日发给英国外交部和英国驻北京代办处。
信中李向阳先介绍了两个亲戚6th uncle和 6th aunt（推测是六叔和六姑，亲戚称呼上从英文翻中文很难准确）在文革中的情况不妙：还是学生的六叔被打成学校里最年轻的“牛鬼蛇神”，但已认错并揭发，现在已降为“三类”情况（按：当时政治运动中习惯把干部划分为4类：一类与二类是好的与比较好的，三类与四类是问题多的与性质严重的），但他压力仍然很大，左耳失聪，正在接受治疗；在南方日报工作的六姑情况不太坏，但被指责为资产阶级保皇派，而且被划为小地主出身，六姑要求复查，但关键是她在解放前的经济来源是谁，如果是您（即李冲），那就是革命干部出身，如果是祖母和二姑资助她的生活，那就是小地主出身。
信中李向阳说红卫兵要依赖“红五类”，团结“五类非红分子”，打击“黑六类”，对北京的红卫兵战友被阶级敌人杀害的消息非常愤怒，于是拿着上了刺刀的步枪在夜间监视教堂，并冲进去用皮带殴打了修女，还搜出电台、手枪、弹药、金条和解放前出版的革命“商报”（估计应是反革命“商报”，英国人翻译时不认真），所以斗争他们是对的。李向阳紧接着说“这是我第一次见到他们流血，既然他们会杀我们，没有道理我们不能用同样的方法对待他们”。很明显，这几个“他们”显然是红卫兵眼中属于黑六类分子的修女，可笑的是英国人Ailiott却说看不出这几个“他们”是指谁，不过“他们”显然对红卫兵构成强大的阻力，进而猜测 “他们”是指广东省当局掌权者。
最后，李向阳向父亲表示红卫兵要组团去北京见毛，为此他需要64元的开销，包括路费、饮食和杂费，但他现在只有10元钱，所以请求父亲尽快回信同意并寄54元钱。值得注意的，就在李向阳此信两天后，中共就发出“中发［66］450号文件”通知接受全国中学以上革命学生、教职工代表免费乘火车到北京参观文化大革命运动，并且补助生活费和交通费，虽然通知只是说接受学生或教工代表来京，但事实上这条规定很快就被冲破，只要是敢于外出的学生，即便是黑五类子弟也可以免费乘车，而且参观文革的范围不仅是北京而很快就扩展为到全国各地，这可以说是真正的“全民围观改变中国”。可以想象，即便李冲没有从香港给李向阳寄钱，李向阳也肯定投身到大串联的浪潮中去了。
Copy of a letter from LI
Heung Yeung (2621/0686/7122) （按：李向阳）
in Canton to his father LI Chung (2621/0394) （按：李冲） Editor in
Chief of the N.C.N.A.Hong Kong.
Sender: LI (2621) Red
Flag Middle School, Canton.
Addressee: LI Chung
(2621/0394), New China
News Agency Building,
Sharp Street West, Hong
Kong.
Father,
I have not written to
you for some time. I now report to you the following matters:
Let me first tell you
something about 6th Uncle. His present condition does not look good. He is the
youngest among the six students of his school who are labeled as
"monsters". According to himself and 6th.Aunt as well as the
information obtained by me from his school, he does not belong to the
anti-Party black gang. He is involved because of his association with bad
elements in the past. However, he has shown himself well in the movement by admitting
his mistake and by exposing what he has known about. It is said that the
leadership would withdraw his name from the list of "monsters".
Although his name may be included in "Category No.3", his problem is
still considered quite serious. He has subjected himself to self - criticism. But
he cannot deny that his burden is still quite heavy mentally. Because of this,
his left ear has become deaf. He is now receiving treatment.
As regards 6th Aunt, her
present situation is not too bad. However, she has been accused of being a
royalist of bourgeoisie because of her close association with you, grandmother
and 2nd Aunt. She has also been criticized for having got into the Southern
Daily through your influence. She is labeled as a small land-owner. This would
affect her much. She is very angry. She wants to ask for a review of her case.
But before doing this, she wants to find out who had paid for her maintenance
fees (including tuition, etc ) during the three years before the Liberation. If
you had maintained her, then she would be considered as a member of the family
of a reformed cadre. But if it was
grandmother or 2nd Aunt who had supported her, then she would be looked upon as
a small land-owner. At present it is rather hard for her to ask for a review,
as she gets no evidence to support her argument. Please do what you can to help
her to solve her problem.
I know nothing about 5th
Uncle. 4th Aunt has not been disturbed by the current movement.
Now I wish to tell you
something about myself. I am quite healthy now. As for my education and that of
Ka Yi (0502/0348)（按：加兒）, I don't want to discuss the
matter now. I am now a "Red Guard". We, Red Guards, come next ' to
Chairman Mao and the Party's Central Committee. We are now in control of Stations,
broadcasting stations, railway stations and various business concerns. Class
struggle is now going on poignantly. Formerly I did not understand anything
about the current movement in which tens of thousands of people are involved.
Now I fully realize its importance. There are five categories of "Red"
elements on whom we depend (they are revolutionary cadres, members of the revolutionary
army, workers, poor peasants and families of revolutionary martyrs; five
categories of "non-Red" elements with whom we unite ; and six categories
of "Black" elements whom we attack and rule over (they are landlords,
wealthy persons, reactionaries, bad characters, rightists and capitalists ) .
The movement is especially tense in Peking. We feel angry at those class
enemies who have killed our fellow "Red Guards". Armed with rifles
with bayonet, we keep watch at the church each night. The nuns are bad, so we
beat them with a strap. In the tunnel radio station, pistols , ammunition, gold
"bars and revolutionary "Commercial Post" published before the
Liberation were found. This is why we should struggle against them. This was
the first time in my life that I saw them bleeding. As they could kill us, I
see no reason why we could not treat them in the same way as they did to us. We
also searched the homes of the six categories of "Black" elements. We
are doing everything we can to destroy the old and establish the new. We want to
destroy everything that goes with capitalism or revisionism. Now there is no
room for teddy boys and flappers with queer hairdo and fanoy dress and shoes.
They are not allowed to travel on public transport or to go shopping. Names of
theatres, shops and s treets have been changed. We want to do away with old
customs and old habits. We are termed as rioters and trouble-makers, but we
don't care about that . In revolution we cannot behave as a gentleman, but
should act violently. I have been deeply impressed by the current cultural
revolution. I pay no attention to my private affairs. I devote my time to the
current movement. The next thing we are going to do is to deal with the
monsters in our school. We are now faced with the danger that the reactionaries
might try to do harm to us. But we are not afraid of this . Those devoting
themselves to the cause of revolution should not fear death. We are stepping up
our efforts to eliminate the six categories of "Black" elements.
I have changed my name
to LI Heung Yeung (2621/0686/7122). Ka Yi wishes to change his name to Li Heung
Tung (2621/0686/2639) （按：李向东）or LI Hok Kwan(2621/I331/6511) (按:李学军)but he has not made up his mind yet .
When you write me letters, please address them to LI Heung Yeung, which is my
new name. I don't know what I should do with my sharp pointed shoes and fanoy
dress. No one would like to keep these things. I can't wear them myself because
I am now a Red Guard. At present some one hundred thousand Red Guards have gone
down to the south for work to gain experience. On our part, we are now
organizing groups to go to the north. My name has been included in the proposed
groups.
I have been told by my
fellow comrade Kong Ching (3068/7230) （按：江青）, that if we go to the north, we may see Chairman Mao personally,
who will receive Red Guards in groups. If I can see him I would regard myself
as very fortunate. If you have no objection to-my going t
o the north, I would like to ask you to send me some money for my travelling
expenses. But if you have no money in hand, you should also let me know. I need
64 yuan for my travellin g expenses ( i.e.38 yuan for a rounds trip by train ,
16 yuan for food, 10 yuan for miscellaneous expenses, including those for
public transport fares and books). As I now have 14 yuan in hand as my savings,
you may send me only 50 yuan for this month. Please think the matter over for
me and let me have a reply. I do not complain even if you don't like my idea of
going to the north.
Heung Yeung (0686/7122)
3.9
P.S. - My school's name
has been changed to "Red Flag" Middle School. Please let me have your reply
as soon as possible.
档案号British Foreign Office files for China: FO-371-186982
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