1956年10月19日是魯迅先生逝世的二十周年。全国各地从九月起就开始隆重地举行了各种紀念活动。中国文学艺术界联合会、中国科学院、中国作家协会、青年团中央委員会、中国美术家协会、中国教育工会和中国人民对外文化协会联合組成一个筹备机構、專門进行首都紀念活动的筹备工作。在上海、魯迅的故乡紹兴以及某些重要城市,也都组织了筹备委員会进行工作。在魯迅紀念日(10月19日)的前夕,中国文学艺术界联合会和中国作家协会上海分会連續举行了报告会,諸著名作家向各界人士介紹魯迅生 October 19, 1956 is the twentieth anniversary of the death of Mr. Lu Xun. Various commemorative events have been held ceremoniously across the country since September. Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Writers’ Association, Central Committee of Youth League, Chinese Artists Association, China Education Union and Chinese People’s Association for Cultural Exchanges jointly formed a preparatory body dedicated to the preparations for the commemoration of the capital. In Shanghai, Lu Xun’s hometown of Shaoxing and some important cities also organized preparatory committees to carry out their work. On the eve of the Lunar New Year Memorial Day (October 19), the Federation of Chinese Literary and Art Circles and the Chinese Writers’ Association Shanghai Branch held a series of lectures in succession. Famous writers introduced Lu Xinsheng