Wu Guiling's essay "War and Writers' Pen Names" published in Minnan Daily from June 5 to October 9, 2002 stated that Cao tried his best to hide his eyes and ears and escape persecution because of the specific historical background at that time.
So he gave himself a name that was neither suspicious nor easy to imitate, so he used the compound surname of "Duanmu Hongliang" and changed the name of "Hongliang" in the northeast red sorghum that impressed him, so his name became "Duanmu Hongliang".
An explanation of Duanmu Hongliang.
Duanmu Hongliang (1965438+September 25th, 02-199665438+1October 5th), formerly known as Cao (Cao Jingping), was born in Changtu County, Liaoning Province on September 25th, 2002. Graduated from Tsinghua University History Department, writer.
The first novel "Mother" published by 1932 and the novel "Horqin Banner Grassland" published by 1935 became one of the most influential masterpieces of Northeast writers in 1930s, including Earthsea, Scenery in the South of the Yangtze River, Rivers and Rivers, etc.