China feature film. Produced by Kunlun Film Company 1950. Directed by Sun Yu, filmed by Zhong Lianghan and starring Zhao Dan. Wu Xun worked as a long-term laborer for the landlord since he was a child and was deprived of the right to study. Because of personal experience, I witnessed the pain of being oppressed without culture, so I decided to "ask for advice." He has been begging for nearly 40 years, getting alms from bring disgrace to oneself, accumulating money by lending money, and running three compulsory schools. Wu Xun never married and lived a life of begging until he died of old age. His hard work and strange deeds had a great social impact and were appreciated and praised by feudal rulers. After the film was released in 195 1, it quickly caused extensive discussion in the cultural and educational circles.

On May 20th, 195 1, People's Daily published a book entitled "Attention should be paid to the discussion of the film Wu Xunchuan" written by Mao Zedong, and the film Wu Xunchuan was shown at the beginning of 195 1. Described and praised the deeds of practicing martial arts in the late Qing Dynasty. After the release of "Wu Xunchuan", there appeared two diametrically opposite arguments. Praisers think it is "a good film with educational significance" and Wu Xun is "an immortal model worth learning". Critics believe that the film Wu Xunchuan is a work lacking in thought and serious mistakes, and the military training is not enough. This is the normal argument of different opinions in the literary and art circles. Mao Zedong, on the other hand, thinks that the film "Wu Xunchuan" promotes the reactionary thoughts against historical materialism and must be severely criticized. He pointed out sternly that the question raised by Wu Xunchuan was fundamental. Admitting or tolerating its praise "means admitting or tolerating the reactionary propaganda that slanders the peasant revolutionary struggle, the history of China and the Chinese nation as legal propaganda". He said, "Some party member claimed to have learned Marxism well ... and even surrendered to this reactionary thought". And thus draw a serious conclusion that "bourgeois ideology has invaded the fighting * * * production party".

On July 23rd, People's Daily published the Historical Investigation of Wu Xun, which was personally revised by Mao Zedong, calling Wu Xun "a big rascal, a big creditor and a big landlord". In this way, the discussion of Wu Xunchuan has become a national political criticism. The criticism lasted for more than a year. This criticism has seriously confused the boundaries between ideological art and political issues, dealt a heavy blow to Sun Yu, a well-known choreographer, and implicated more than 40 comrades. It also has a serious negative impact on the development of new China film art creation. According to statistics, in 1950, China filmed 29 domestic feature films, only 195 1 year. During the four years from 195 1 to 1954, there were 16 films made by * *.

Wu Xun, a native of Yixian, Shandong Province in the late Qing Dynasty, died at 1838+0896. It is said that he was born in a poor family. He was cheated because he couldn't read when he was young. He is determined to beg for education, so that the children of the poor can read and write, avoid the oppression of the rich and live a good life. After 30 years of begging, Wu Xun has accumulated some money. After he was 50 years old, he set up three voluntary schools in Tangyi Liulinji, Guantao and Linqing, but until his death, he still made a living by begging. Wu Xun's begging and learning activities were praised by the ruling class at that time. At the end of Qing Dynasty, Zhang Yao, the governor of Shandong Province, allowed Emperor Guangxu to "build a house and set an example". After Wu Xun's death, his deeds were honored as "begging for righteousness" and "begging for saints".