Correspondences to Mr Hu Shifang

During his later years, Zhou Zuoren relied on translation work and writing to make a living. This group of letters record the times when Hu Shifang sent medicine, supplies, foreign books, and cultural materials from Hong Kong to Zhou from the early 1950s until the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. The letters are testament to the close friendship between the two and a historical memento of Zhou Zuoren in his late life.
Zhou Zuoren’s elegant literature and poetry were often written on stationery of very fine quality. Much of his letter paper had decorative patterns, including those of Zhou’s own design, and envelopes were custom-made with his seals, exhibiting his scholarly refinement.