武汉,炎炎盛夏,一个游泳的好时节。从1956年开始,每到夏季,武汉都要组织横渡长江活动。我从小就住武昌离江边不远的地方,已记不清看过多少次规模壮观的渡江。然而,多少年来,每当看到在长江中游泳的人群,都会勾起一段刻骨铭心的往事——武汉渡江史上的一幕悲剧。 1967年7月的武汉已载入史册。那时“文化大革命”已有一年多时间,武汉的派系斗争到了白热化程度。为纪念毛主席1966年7月16日畅游长江一周年,武汉地区组织了声势浩大的“七·一六”渡江活动。到8 Wuhan, hot summer, a good time to swim. From 1956 onwards, every summer, Wuhan should organize activities across the Yangtze River. I grew up living in Wuchang not far from the waterfront, have not remember how many times the spectacular crossing the river. However, for many years, whenever I saw the crowd swimming in the Yangtze River, a memorable event was elicited - a tragedy in the history of crossing the river in Wuhan. July 1967 in Wuhan has been recorded in history. At that time, “Cultural Revolution” had been more than a year since the factional fighting in Wuhan has reached a white-hot level. In commemoration of the first anniversary of Chairman Mao’s tour of the Yangtze River on July 16, 1966, the massive “July 16th” cross-river activities were organized in Wuhan. To 8