was afterwards rehabilitated. In the 1970s he became an editor of a children's magazine, and began working on his memoirs, which were serialized in the Party publication, the quarterly Historical Materials on New literature (), but he died on March 27, 1981, before he could finish it. His influence on Chinese literature continues to the present day because he used his savings to set up a fund called the Mao Dun Literature Scholarship to promote an atmosphere for writing fiction. Mao Dun's achievements in literature were also seen at his 50th birthday, which was also the 25th anniversary of his literary life. More than five hundred guests came to celebrate with him. Russian and American friends also joined the celebration. Wong Roufei wrote an essay as congratulations on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. Mao Dun's influence and achievements in the literary field were witnessed. On the other hand, he was twice elected as the chairman and then once elected as the vice-chairman of the China Literary Arts Representative Assembly. His status in the literary field has been highly recognized. Although he suffered great pain from illness in his old age, he still kept writing his memoirs, called The Road I Walked (). Besides his achievements, Mao Dun also had great influence on Chinese literature. The Mao Dun Literature Prize () was created due to Mao Dun's wish that outstanding novels should be encouraged and communist literature should be promoted. It is one of the most honorable literature awards in China. Many famous modern Chinese literary authors like Wei Wei () and Zhou Ke-qin () have received the prize. Marriage and personal life Mao Dun owned a typical traditional Chinese marriage. His family got him engaged to the Kong (孔) family when he was five years old and he married the daughter of Kong family after he quit from university. After their marriage, the daughter of Kong family had been renamed as Kong Dezhi (孔德沚)and she got chances to learn some new things that she had never been able to get to know before, which made her be able to assist Mao Dun with his literary and political career during their marriage. However, the marriage between Mao Dun and Kong Dezhi was not perfect. Mao Dun had had a two-year long affair with Qin Dejun (秦德君) during his marriage with Kong Dezhi, which is also believed to have effects on