Passionate Chinese authors founded the League of the Left-Wing Writers (Zuolian) in Shanghai nine decades ago to fight against Kuomintang repression at home amid a worsening international situation. Led by Lu Xun, the forefather of modern Chinese literature, the Zuolian alliance based in Hongkou District created a score of influential literary works which still inspire people today. A major renovation was completed on Monday, which marks the 90th anniversary of Zuolian's founding, upon the historic villa where the league was established.