December 7, 1992, Shanghai's Wen Wei Po "contains" pen, "Mr. Yu Guangyuan, within the mention:" I saw Mao's handwriting, his writing than with a brush is to use pencil, very fewwith a pen. "happened, I just returned from Beijing Hui Hu in Beijing interviewed Mao's confidential secretary Luoguang Lu, he talked about Mao Zedong pen. Luoguang Lu said that he worked alongside Mao Zedong 15 years. He recalls, Mao Zedong in Yan'an, generally with a brush. Into Beijing, important letters, inscription and writing poetry, written with a brush, usually mostly with a pencil. This is mainly pencil it convenient to use, easy, saving time. I also visited the the Central Archives Manuscript chief Zheng Shulan, she was responsible for the custody of Mao Zedong's manuscripts. She said consistent Luoguang Lu. I saw some of Mao Zedong's handwriting, almost all written on rice paper. Even written in pencil, written on rice paper. His handwriting, written unfettered - he does not like the printed plaid, striped paper. In Zunyi, a visit to the residence of Mao Zedong, see brush, pencil stuck in the pen holder. That pencil is said to be German goods, do not know what brand is the booty from the payment of the Kuomintang forces. This time Luoguang Lu, but he did remember - Staedtler pencil. I ask the Office of the Shanghai Pencil Factory factory - declared Mr. Shi Hao, learned in three to four years, the World pencil brand-name goods, there are two, Germany Strickland House brand, Venus brand. Strickland House, brand pencil pen, printed balance trademarks. The Mao Zedong Like 6B Staedtler pencil, smooth writing, writing clear. I visited Mao's another confidential secretary Gao Zhisheng. The early 1950s, Gao Zhisheng in the work of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee Meetings Section. He said that during the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, he cut a lot of pencil on the conference table, not just Mao Zedong like to use a pencil, other central leading comrades love with a pencil. Since 1954, China is no longer imported German pencil. China pencil factory in Shanghai from Beijing (formerly known as China Standard Pencil Factory) received special tasks, they modeled Staedtler pencil production designed for use by the central leadership. Thus, the plant this special for the pencil, known as the central brand pencil. This pencil sheaths made of hexagons, not slide easily Wobi; 3B, 6B, there 7B, 8B; Mao Zedong habitual use 7B, 8B, this refill black soft refill is done crude, the most suitable for writing characters, and he is like to write characters. This pencil pen, painted sky blue, the with "Strickland House" are similar, but there is no trademark, printed only the National People's Congress ", and later also printed the Great Hall of the People". Each time, the production of about ten thousand, you can use a few years. Light, Beijing again customization. Mao Zedong is also sometimes used red and blue pencil at the Luoguang Lu, I saw Mao Zedong wrote him a note with a red pencil. The red and blue pencil, but also customized in Shanghai.