Agnes Smedley(1892-1950)was a famous American journalist,writer and social activist.In late 1928,she came to China as a journalist.In January 1937,she arrived in Yan’an.After the outbreak of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression(1931-1945),she followed the Eighth Route Army to the front lines,where she covered and reported about the Chinese soldiers and civilians’brave fight against the Japanese invaders.