*** *** Helen Foster was born in Utah in the west of the United States in 1907. She came to China in 1931 and met her later husband, American journalist Edgar Snow. In 1936, Edgar Snow returned from his visit to northern Shaanxi. Helen helped him sort out his manuscripts and photo materials, and did a lot of work for the publication of a journey to the West (formerly known as the red star shines on China). In April 1937, Helen ventured to visit northern Shaanxi, interviewed Mao Zedong and other leaders of the Communist Party of China in Yan'an, and wrote works such as "continued journey to the west". "Journey to the west" and "continued journey to the west" are regarded as excellent documentary works to report and introduce the Communist Party of China and "Red China". Adam foster is Helen's nephew. According to him, Helen not only actively promoted China's joint labor movement, but also encouraged new Zealander Louis alley to establish shandanpeili school in Gansu Province, China to recruit children from poor families and train industrial and technical talents for China in the teaching mode of part-time work and part-time study. China's industrial cooperation movement refers to the initiation, organization and establishment of a number of industrial cooperatives by Chinese and foreign celebrities during China's Anti Japanese war. These cooperatives mainly manufactured military supplies and civilian materials such as steel, cloth and soap to support the war of resistance against Japan. Helen kept the surname "Snow" after her divorce from her husband. Each of them continued to make unremitting efforts to deepen the friendship between the Chinese and American people. After returning to the United States, Helen settled in Madison, Connecticut. Later, she visited New China twice, took a large number of photos and published works such as return to China. Helen died in 1997, leaving a series of works, manuscripts and photos, many of which are related to China. When Adam was young, he read Helen's memoir "my years in China" and was deeply attracted. The book describes the events such as the "12.9 movement" and the Xi'an Incident in China in the 1930s, Helen's love with Edgar and Helen's adventure to Yan'an. "It should be made into a movie!" Adam still clearly remembered what he thought at that time. In 2016, Adam was invited to Shaanxi Province to visit the place where Helen and Edgar once lived. He recalled that people everywhere were kind and hospitable, and many people could talk about the origin of Helen and Edgar with China and even Asia. After returning to the United States, Adam began to study Helen's life and deeds, and knew China and the Chinese people through the works of Helen and Edgar. 2021 marks the 90th anniversary of Helen's arrival in China. *** "I'm glad that the American and Chinese people recognize Helen's contribution to bilateral relations," he said, hoping that the next generation of Americans and Chinese people will continue to share the beautiful vision of working together. For Adam himself, the best way to remember Helen is to continue her career. He said that in order to build a bridge to the prosperous future of the United States and China, we should increase interaction and people to people and cultural exchanges. It is reported that the Helen foster snow foundation is trying to build a platform from education, culture, business and local relations to promote dialogue, contact and practical cooperation between the United States and China. For example, the foundation is working with Jiangxi Province to create a ceramic culture center in Utah to share traditional Chinese ceramic art with Americans; They also worked with Northwestern University in Xi'an to build the "Helen Snow translation Award" into a world-class Translation Competition Award. "People to people and cultural exchanges are of real benefit to both sides." "When the two countries may have differences in other areas, these efforts at the civil level will play a stabilizing role," Adam said Adam also specifically mentioned the Chinese Spring Festival that he and his family had just celebrated. "My wife and I think it's very important for our children to understand the cultures of different countries. Because of Helen's relationship with China, our family likes to try Chinese traditional festivals." In Utah, more than 18000 students are learning Chinese from kindergarten to high school. Some schools in Utah also hold celebrations during the Chinese Spring Festival every year. The ADAM family's community has a school offering Chinese courses, and parents are eager to sign up for their children. "I believe Helen will be very excited if she can see these Utah children speak Chinese and learn Chinese culture and traditions." Adam said. (Xinhua News Agency)