▁as ▁ 1 st ▁Secretary ▁from ▁X u ▁J iat un . ▁He ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁warm ly ▁emb rac ed ▁the ▁" H undred ▁Flow ers " ▁liberal ization ▁movement , ▁and ▁equally ▁enthus iast ically ▁cr ushed ▁it ▁when ▁the ▁time ▁came . ▁His ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁Le ap ▁For ward ▁was ▁similar : ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ▁sing led ▁out ▁Nan j ing ▁and ▁T ian jin ▁as ▁lag g ards , ▁after ▁which ▁P eng ▁mod est ly ▁increased ▁his ▁official ▁enthus ias m . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁provincial ▁C CP ▁Stand ing ▁Committee , ▁and ▁some ▁months ▁later ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Nan j ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁P eng ▁moved ▁into ▁provincial - level ▁work ▁full - time , ▁and ▁rel in qu ished ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Nan j ing ▁party ▁appar atus , ▁a ▁promotion ▁that ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁However , ▁som etime ▁between ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁( re ports ▁differ ), ▁P eng ▁once ▁again ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁Nan j ing ▁ 1 st ▁Secretary , ▁yet ▁retained ▁his ▁provincial ▁culture ▁and ▁media ▁posts . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the