Abstract: Rewriting of literary works is an important part of text research and behind every new edition lie complex mechanism factors. This is especially true for Keep the Red Flag Flying, a novel by Liang Bin, the edition changes of which represent the changes of themes from individual to class and from compromise to confrontation as the novelist strives to construct a family-country community featuring individual-family (clan)-class-Chinese nation. The author’s rewriting efforts represent his view of historic narrative and his love for both family and motherland. A tendency of over-beautification, flattery and even vulgarity, however, surfaces in his rewriting process that undermines the artistic quality and classic standing of his work.

Key words: class struggle, family-country community, rewriting mechanism, Keep the Red Flag Flying