My Father Lian Shicong

This book is meticulously compiled by Lian Yi for Lian Shicong. It showcases sixty-eight ancient Chinese poems and verses written by Lian Shicong from 1933 to 1985, along with their photocopies. The author has provided detailed interpretations and annotations for the poems. The poetry references many original sentences and allusions from ancient Chinese literature, truly recording the interactions with famous scholars like Wu Mi, and reflecting Lian Shicong's patriotic sentiments during the Anti-Japanese War. After the 1950s, despite being busy with the work of the Political Consultative Conference, Lian Shicong still persisted in writing, and his admiration for the Communist Party of China and its great cause is evident throughout the book, which also includes several poems urging the unification of Taiwan with old friends. The book also displays Lian Shicong's elegant and firm calligraphy in small regular script, pleasing to the readers.