迎接了1949年解放的李长之对于共产党,对于新政权充满了热爱,他认为新中国的诞生不仅结束了帝国主义和封建势力对于中国的统治,而且翻开了中国历史上最光明的新篇章。他真诚地渴望脱胎换骨,成为革命和建设队伍中的中坚。1950年2月11日,他填写了入党志愿书,在入党动机一栏中写道:“为了在写作上,在教育工作上更正确地符合人民的利益,只有接受党的教育和领导。” Li Changzhi, who welcomed the liberation of 1949, was full of love for the Communist Party and for the new regime. He believed that the birth of New China not only ended the imperialist and feudal forces’ rule over China, but also opened the most brilliant new chapter in Chinese history. He sincerely aspires to reborn as the backbone of the ranks of the revolutionary and construction workers. On February 11, 1950, he wrote a letter to join the party and wrote in his motivation for joining the party: “In order to be more faithful to the interests of the people in education and work in education, we must accept the party’s education and leadership.”