Who Is the Most Lovable?

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Who Is the Most Lovable? (Chinese: 誰是最可愛的人) is the title of a book by Chinese writer Wei Wei about the Chinese People's Volunteers serving in the Korean War.

During the war, Wei released a series of stories, which then were collected and edited as the book Who is the most lovable?. One of the more notable books of its period, it glorifies the revolutionary spirit of the Chinese People's Volunteers serving in Korea.

It represents Wei's most significant work on Korea as well as an influential example from the period of the revolutionary theme. The book's success came from Wei's cautious choice of sources, brevity, and depth of detail.

In the book, Wei highlighted three particular examples. The first is Battle of Songgufeng (松鼓峰战斗), describing the courage of the soldiers and their hatred towards their enemies. The second is the story of Ma Yuxiang (马玉祥) taking a big risk to rescue a Korean child, showing the spirit of "internationalism" of the volunteer soldiers. The third is a conversation between Wei and some soldiers, which reveals their patriotism. Although the three examples have different approaches, they all illustrate the theme "Who is the most lovable".