丁玲
He fled to Yan'an during the Second World War in June 1940, where he worked with many other famous writers and was active in Yan'an's cultural activities. On December 19, 1940, he began holding a "Monthly Meeting of Arts and Literature " () which eventually led to publishing the "Arts and Literature Monthly" () which he edited in conjunction with Ding Ling, Shu Qun, and Liu Xuewei.