七绝·为女民兵题照
一九六一年二月

Inscription on a Photo of Women Militia
A Qi Jue
February 1961

飒爽英姿五尺枪，
曙光初照演兵场。
中华儿女多奇志，
不爱红装爱武装。

How bright and brave they look, shouldering five-foot rifles,
On the parade ground lit up by the first gleams of day.
China's daughters have high-aspiring minds,
They love their battle array, not silks and satins.