《亦苏石铭》- 母亲的回忆录1

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1931年在河北衡水县立两级女子学校就读的母亲 1933年她报考冀州第六师范学校的照片 1936年母亲（后排右一）代表学校参加津南区比赛夺标后和队友们的合影 1938年在云南大学读书的母亲 1942年父母在缅甸曼德勒结婚 1946-7 母亲在哈尔滨《东北日报》 1946年母亲在哈尔滨霁虹桥上 1949年母亲在四野南下途中 1949年父母在湖北沙市 1950年母亲把姥姥接到北京后的合影 1964母亲在哈尔滨与同事的合影 1968年文革中的母亲 文革后母亲的工作照 母亲离休后来英国探亲 母亲回到老家在旧居留影 母亲在三亚半山半岛百叟宴上讲话 母亲最后撰写回忆录时的情景

写在前面的话

我们的母亲石铭于2018年2月6日在三亚安详逝去。享年98岁。她出生在河北冀县（现衡水）的一户农民家中。年少读书时既投身革命。一生跌宕起伏，经历了从民国到改革开放的多个历史时期，见证了中国近代史上一系列重大变化。作为长期从事文字工作的她从1984年离休之后一直笔耕不辍，撰写了近百万字的文章，但大多是别人的故事。只是在我们的催促下才开始写她自己的回忆录。虽然年事愈高，精力渐渐不如从前，她还是坚持写作，时断时续地写下了几十万字。但可惜在她去世时还没有最后完成。在后来的日子里，她始终无法放下她的回忆录。可以说完成这部回忆录是她最后的心愿。为此我代表我们下一代整理她的手稿和照片，希望早日在这里完成她遗愿。

这里的名字取自于母亲曾用名。亦苏是她小时候的名字，石铭是她参加革命后自己改的。合在一起就是“镌刻在石头上的亦苏”了。

也许是职业习惯，母亲一辈子拍过而且保存了许多照片。这些照片成了她一生难得的记忆。我们愿意在这里分享这些可贵的照片，相信这些照片将让你更直观地理解她的故事。

她的手稿还在整理中。后面的手稿未经誊写，经常是随手潦草地写在报刊杂志的空白处，而且多次划改，难以辨认。因此我打算整理好一部分上一部分。有些地方不免有错，这里先请大家见谅。

我在此特别希望所有的亲友们以及和她交往过的朋友们能够一起和我回忆和她度过的时日或哪怕一件小事。你们珍贵的回忆是对她最好的怀念。让我们一起努力，让她的遗愿成真。

一部真实的回忆录将是一段历史鲜活的注脚。

Preface

Our mother, Shi Ming, passed away peacefully in Sanya on 6th February 2018, at the age of 98. She was born into a farming family in Jixian, Hebei (now Hengshui), and from a young age, took up her studies and became involved in the revolutionary movement.

Her life spanned a remarkable chapter of China’s modern history—from the final years of the Republic through to the era of Reform and Opening. She witnessed, and in her own way participated in, many of the profound changes that shaped the nation.

Having worked for many years in the field of writing and editing, she continued to write even after her retirement in 1984. Over the years she produced nearly a million words, though the vast majority of her writing was devoted to recording the lives of others. It was only at our gentle insistence that she began to set down her own story.

Despite her advancing years and waning strength, she persevered—writing when she could, and gradually setting down several hundred thousand words. Sadly, she passed away before she could complete the work. Yet it was something she never let go of. In truth, finishing her memoir was her final wish.

On behalf of our generation, I have taken on the task of compiling her manuscripts and photographs, with the hope that we might, in this space, help her final wish come to fruition.

The name of this site is taken from her earlier names. Yisu was the name she bore as a child; Shi Ming was the name she chose for herself after joining the revolution. Together, they form a quiet but enduring image: Yisu carved in stone.

Perhaps owing to her profession, our mother was in the habit of taking and preserving many photographs over the course of her life. These pictures have become invaluable records of the world she lived in. We hope to share them here, believing that they will offer a more vivid understanding of her story.

Her manuscripts are still being sorted. Much of the later material was jotted down on scraps of newspaper or the blank pages of magazines, often crossed out and re-written, sometimes barely legible. My intention is to transcribe and organise the work gradually—one portion at a time. Errors will no doubt occur along the way, and I ask for your patience and understanding.

Above all, I hope that all friends, family, and anyone who knew her—even briefly—might consider sharing a memory, however small. Your recollections are among the most precious ways to honour her life.

Let us, together, do our best to see her last wish fulfilled.

A truthful memoir is, in the end, a living footnote to history.

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