南湖红船是否真的“红”过

一(yi)九六四年(nian)四月五日,董(dong)必武偕(xie)夫人何(he)连芝重访南湖时合影(ying)
嘉兴南湖红(hong)船(chuan)(chuan)真实地再现(xian)了中共一(yi)大南湖会议召(zhao)开时的(de)历史(shi)场景,已经(jing)成为广大人民群众心(xin)目(mu)中中国(guo)共产(chan)党诞生地的(de)革(ge)命圣物(wu),更是被(bei)大家公认为“党的(de)摇篮”。笔(bi)者在南湖革(ge)命纪念(nian)馆工作(zuo)了近30年(nian),对南湖红(hong)船(chuan)(chuan)的(de)历史(shi)细节有一(yi)定的(de)了解。
南湖(hu)红船是否(fou)真的“红”过(guo)
如今(jin)的(de)(de)南(nan)(nan)(nan)湖红(hong)(hong)(hong)船(chuan)(chuan),无(wu)论外观(guan),内(nei)景(jing)、陈设还(hai)(hai)是整(zheng)体(ti)颜色(se)(se),均(jun)与20世纪(ji)20年(nian)代流行(xing)于江(jiang)南(nan)(nan)(nan)—带的(de)(de)丝(si)网船(chuan)(chuan)相同。红(hong)(hong)(hong)船(chuan)(chuan)的(de)(de)船(chuan)(chuan)壳(qiao)是黄褐色(se)(se)(栗壳(qiao)色(se)(se)),硬棚是黑红(hong)(hong)(hong)色(se)(se)(荸荠色(se)(se)),茅棚是烟灰黑(陈旧的(de)(de)沧桑黑),这一(yi)(yi)(yi)点已经得到当(dang)年(nian)中共一(yi)(yi)(yi)大(da)(da)南(nan)(nan)(nan)湖会议亲历者董必武的(de)(de)肯(ken)定。但是,在“文革”期间,南(nan)(nan)(nan)湖红(hong)(hong)(hong)船(chuan)(chuan)的(de)(de)外表(biao)(biao)也(ye)真的(de)(de)红(hong)(hong)(hong)过。那时(shi)受(shou)极左路线的(de)(de)影响(xiang),红(hong)(hong)(hong)太阳(yang)、红(hong)(hong)(hong)宝书、红(hong)(hong)(hong)海(hai)(hai)洋盛行(xing),神州大(da)(da)地一(yi)(yi)(yi)片红(hong)(hong)(hong)。当(dang)时(shi)的(de)(de)红(hong)(hong)(hong)卫兵小(xiao)将们认为,既然(ran)称为南(nan)(nan)(nan)湖红(hong)(hong)(hong)船(chuan)(chuan),那么(me)船(chuan)(chuan)的(de)(de)外表(biao)(biao)也(ye)应该是红(hong)(hong)(hong)颜色(se)(se)的(de)(de),因此(ci)红(hong)(hong)(hong)卫兵用红(hong)(hong)(hong)漆将南(nan)(nan)(nan)湖红(hong)(hong)(hong)船(chuan)(chuan)的(de)(de)外表(biao)(biao)也(ye)全部涂成了红(hong)(hong)(hong)色(se)(se)。此(ci)外,红(hong)(hong)(hong)卫兵还(hai)(hai)在南(nan)(nan)(nan)湖红(hong)(hong)(hong)船(chuan)(chuan)上挂了一(yi)(yi)(yi)幅毛主席身穿绿军(jun)装、戴(dai)红(hong)(hong)(hong)领(ling)章的(de)(de)头像,并在船(chuan)(chuan)前舱门两边贴上“大(da)(da)海(hai)(hai)航行(xing)靠(kao)舵手,干革命靠(kao)毛泽东思(si)想”的(de)(de)对联(lian)。直到“文革”结束,南(nan)(nan)(nan)湖红(hong)(hong)(hong)船(chuan)(chuan)才(cai)逐步(bu)恢(hui)复其原来的(de)(de)面貌。
(作者:陈宪(xian)平 摘自《党史博览》2013年第7期)