In the early winter, the warm sun on the shore of the Yellow Sea sprinkles on the land of Yanfu, which shows the vastness of history. Under the blue sky, the Memorial Hall of the New Fourth Army, located on the Jianjun East Road in Yancheng City, stands tall. It is the only comprehensive memorial hall in China that comprehensively reflects the history of the New Fourth Army.
On the morning of December 3, accompanied by Xin Changxing, Secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, and Xu Kunlin, Governor of Jiangsu Province, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Yancheng City to inspect the Memorial Hall of the New Fourth Army. The General Secretary stressed that the history of the New Fourth Army fully shows that the choice of history is determined by the popular support, and the country is the people, and the people is the country. This is a vivid teaching material for carrying out the education of revolutionary tradition and patriotism. We should make good use of this teaching material to educate and guide Party members and cadres to carry forward the spirit of not fearing difficulties and dangers, being brave in struggle and victory, and closely rely on the people to push forward the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
During the National Two Sessions this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech when he participated in the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation. In July, he personally visited Jiangsu and delivered an important speech, pointing out the direction for Jiangsu's modernization and providing fundamental guidance. After more than four months, the General Secretary once again set foot on this hot spot in Jiangsu. The general secretary's deep concern and ardent advice injected strong spiritual power into the cadres and masses of the province!
The iron army is loyal to the soul and creates brilliance, which is a deep look back on history
Red flags are fluttering, and pines are tall and straight. Under the sunshine, the "N4A" armband pattern embedded above the main entrance of the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall is shining.
Qiu Jinbiao, the curator of the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall, will never forget that moment: at about 11:00 on December 3, in front of the main exhibition hall of the Memorial Hall, General Secretary Xi Jinping stepped out of the car and shook hands with him cordially
In the exhibition hall, photos, historical materials, cultural relics and simulated scenes show the glorious history of the New Fourth Army's rebirth and bloody struggle. General Secretary Xi Jinping stops to inspect and communicate with you from time to time. Recalling the more than one hour of explanation, Qiu Jinbiao was still very excited. "At first, I was a little nervous, but when I saw the affable smile of the General Secretary, I soon relaxed, and the more I talked, the more smooth I became."
Stepping into the preface hall of the main exhibition hall, you will be greeted by the smoke of history. The theme sculpture entitled "The Loyal Soul of the Iron Army" is modeled on the image of many New Fourth Army officers and fighters fighting bravely and courageously, implying that Red Army guerrillas in eight southern provinces hold high the Party's flag, rely on the people, join together to form an anti Japanese iron current, and march into the north and south of the river. The general secretary asked about the design and creation of sculpture with concern.
The "Southern Spark" exhibition area in the first exhibition hall vividly restored the scene of three years of guerrilla war in the south. From the second half of 1934 to the outbreak of the National War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in 1937, the Red Army and the Red Army guerrillas who stayed in 15 areas of 8 provinces in the south after the main force of the Red Army had been strategically transferred, under the leadership of the Party and the support of the people, launched an arduous guerrilla war.
In front of an old photo entitled "A group photo of some comrades of the New Fourth Army who insisted on the three-year guerrilla war in the south in 1938 on the border of Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangxi", Qiu Jinbiao introduced one of the main characters of the photo, Jiang Tianhui and his daughter, to the General Secretary.
The daughter asked her father: What was the most difficult thing in the three-year guerrilla war?
Jiang Tianhui only replied in four words: Can't find the party.
When Qiu Jinbiao's eyes were opposite those of the General Secretary, he deeply felt that the story moved the General Secretary. At that time, Qiu Jinbiao also read the Guerrilla Lyrics in Gannan written by Chen Yi: "At dawn, the team members woke up early... sighed about the lack of food, and did not taste meat in March..." "Unexpectedly, the General Secretary followed up with the words," Eat Yangmei in summer and peel bamboo shoots in winter. "It can be seen that the General Secretary is very familiar with this history and also very affectionate."
As the preserver and recorder of the glorious history of the New Fourth Army and the red cultural card of Yancheng, the old revolutionary base area, the New Fourth Army Memorial has never stopped protecting, inheriting and utilizing this red resource. Qiu Jinbiao told reporters that over the past 37 years, the Memorial Hall has played an important role in inheriting the red gene and maintaining the red blood by telling stories about the New Fourth Army and Yanfu people, such as "raising the flag with the Party and listening to the Party's command", "taking the overall situation into account and serving the country and the people", and has become a national defense education demonstration base and a national patriotism education base.
In the exhibition hall, bullet riddled flags, shiny bugles, simple rifles, large knives with rolling blades, military uniforms full of patches... Each cultural relic on display is a witness of a glorious history.
In the window of the second exhibition hall, there are poems, letters and other manuscripts written by Ye Ting, the commander of the New Fourth Army, in prison. After the Southern Anhui Incident, Ye Ting was unjustifiably detained when negotiating with the Kuomintang army. From then on, he began to live a five year and two month "six faced" life. In the days of losing freedom and isolation, Ye Ting wrote the magnificent poem Prisoner Song and wrote a letter to Guo Moruo on his 50th birthday.
The General Secretary watched the two yellowed letters for a long time. "While looking, the General Secretary reviewed Ye Ting's imprisonment, mentioned that Ye Ting was called a 'six faced monk', and then read Ye Ting's letter to Guo Moruo: 'You are more than Bernard Shaw, and you are more than Gorky.'" Qiu Jinbiao said.
Behind a cheongsam, there is also a moving story: in July 1941, when Hubei Qinzhuang was built in Yancheng, teachers and students of Luyi Central China Branch who were transferred in the anti "mopping up" were surrounded by Japanese invaders. Wang Haiwen and other Lu Yi teachers and students would rather die than surrender and die in the river. In 1986, Wang Haiwen's sister donated the cheongsam worn by the martyr Haiwen and the ring with her picture to the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall... Qiu Jinbiao spoke vividly and the General Secretary listened carefully.
The most impressive thing about Qiu Jinbiao's close explanation is that the General Secretary has a special understanding of the history of the New Fourth Army and is a "professional audience". "The General Secretary not only asked detailed questions, but also asked professional questions. It was the first time that I learned a lot about many of the questions raised."
The country is the people, the people is the country, which is the inquiry of the original intention
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the General Secretary has visited local places and paid many respects to the revolutionary holy land, red sites and revolutionary historical memorial sites that are of great historical significance to our party, leaving a series of "red footprints".
Time after time inspection is a review of the glorious history of the suffering of the Party, as well as a reflection and pursuit of the original mission.
On May 20, 1941, according to the decision of the CPC Central Committee, the Southeast Bureau and the Central Plains Bureau merged to form the Central China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Standing in front of the display board of the sequence of the party committee organizations under the jurisdiction of the Central China Bureau, Qiu Jinbiao told the reporter about the mass work method of the Huaibei District Party Committee of the Central China Bureau mentioned by the General Secretary, "that is to work hard with the masses, work together with the masses, get the support of the masses, and promote our work. The words of the General Secretary revealed the secret of the CPC winning the hearts of the people."
From 1941 to 1943, the War of Resistance was the hardest. In order to persevere in the war of resistance behind the enemy lines, overcome difficult times and strive for final victory, the forces of the New Fourth Army responded to the call of the Party, strengthened the Party's unified leadership, established an anti Japanese democratic regime, strictly streamlined the administration, implemented rent and interest reduction, developed the local economy, prospered cultural and educational undertakings, strengthened the local armed forces and strengthened the flesh and blood ties with the people of Central China.
Qiu Jinbiao clearly remembered that in Hall 5 of the Memorial Hall, the General Secretary stopped in front of the 196cm high and 61cm wide Song Gong Stele and read the inscription carefully.
The 570 character inscription records the red history of the construction of the "Song Gong Dike", and bears the profound memory of the unity of the army and the people in Yanfu - the coastal area of northern Jiangsu suffered from tsunami and sea tide. From May to July 1941, Song Naide, the first county head of the anti Japanese democratic government of Funing County, with the strong support of the Central China Bureau and the New Fourth Army, mobilized more than 20000 migrant workers to overcome various difficulties, built a 90 mile seawall, and guarded the people of Fudong who had suffered from the tide for many years. The masses compared the new seawall with the Fan Gong dike built by Fan Zhongyan that year, called it the "Song Gong dike", and carved a stone as a monument to commemorate it forever.
Under the lead of Xu Zhenli, president of the New Fourth Army Research Association of Binhai County, the monument of the Duke of Song was transferred several times and finally collected by the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall. Xu Zhenli was very proud of the General Secretary's attention to the monument of the Duke of Song. On October 18, 2014, Xu Zhenli led a team to the site of Songgong Causeway to look for the monument of Songgong. It was fruitless for a time, and finally under the leadership of local elderly people, the monument was found. "After digging out the soil and construction waste, a square stone tablet appeared in front of everyone."
The folk song "Eat cabbage heart when eating vegetables, and become a soldier when serving in the New Fourth Army" engraved on one wall of the exhibition hall is a vivid portrayal of the military and civilian fish and water. Why can the New Fourth Army win the sincere love and support of the people? Why can we survive, develop and grow in an extremely difficult environment? We can find the answer from "blocking the waves outside the dike and making peace with the people", and from the ballad "eating cabbage heart and being a soldier are the New Fourth Army". Because "everyone in the New Fourth Army loves the people", "everyone in the people supports the New Fourth Army".
On the bright red party flag, the background of the "people" has always been glorious after trials and hardships. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has adhered to the people centred development thought, adhered to the principle of "all for the people, all relying on the people", always put the people at the top of their hearts, and regarded the people's aspiration for a better life as the goal of struggle, and promoted the reform and development achievements to benefit all people more and more equitably, We will make more tangible and substantial progress in promoting common prosperity and turn more than 1.4 billion Chinese people into a powerful force for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
"Every time the General Secretary stops, looks closely, and asks questions, it is precisely in the vicissitudes of history and between the lines of the original heart." The first time to learn the important speech of the General Secretary on his inspection of the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall, the Deputy Curator Zhang Shuzhong felt deeply: "As the General Secretary said, the people's heart determines the choice of history, and the country is the people, and the people is the country. Adhering to the principle of people first is to seek wisdom from the revolutionary tradition, draw strength from the red culture, adhere to the people centered development idea, adhere to the principle that development is for the people, development depends on the people, and development results are shared by the people. "
Make good use of the red resources and continue the red blood, which is an ardent request to Shi Erxin
After the baptism of revolutionary beacon fire, it shows the true character of a heroic city. Qiu Jinbiao told reporters that when stepping into the inheritance hall of the memorial hall, the general secretary stopped in front of the map of 128 red martyr towns and villages. There are 128 towns and villages named after martyrs in Yancheng, 248 revolutionary sites, and more than 18000 revolutionary martyrs rest in this land. The martyrs are like monuments, standing in the historical coordinates of Yancheng forever, and like bright lights, always illuminating the way forward for the people of Yancheng.
The vast land of Jiangsu is dotted with red resources. Jiangsu gave full play to the patriotism education function of the old site of the New Fourth Army, and continued to carry out red search, research, theme education, exhibition, memorial activities, etc. In recent three years, the New Fourth Army theme venues in the province have received about 6 million tourists annually and held more than 400 social education activities.
"The military headquarters of the New Fourth Army has been rebuilt in Yancheng. Yancheng has become the political, military and cultural center of Central China's anti Japanese struggle. The long-term revolutionary struggle has left a rich red resource, which has branded a unique red mark on the city." Zhou Bin, secretary of Yancheng Municipal Party Committee, said that Yancheng City conscientiously implements the important directive spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping, "make good use of red resources and continue the red blood", We will vigorously implement the project of protecting and utilizing revolutionary cultural relics, actively innovate the practice of patriotism education, let the revolutionary cause pass on from generation to generation, let the red gene rooted in the hearts of citizens, and strive to paint a new picture of a better life in the old revolutionary base areas.
"The General Secretary's visit to the Memorial Hall is a great encouragement to our work and people in the Memorial Hall, as well as the biggest inspiration to the national workers engaged in the research, protection and inheritance of the history of the New Fourth Army." Qiu Jinbiao said that he will remember the instructions, be grateful and forge ahead, turn the General Secretary's concern for the Memorial Hall into a driving force for progress, and tell the story of the New Fourth Army, the story of the revolution The story of the Communist Party of China inherits the red gene, continues the red blood, and carries forward the great spirit of party building.
"This is the most exciting and happy moment for me to engage in the study of the history and culture of the New Fourth Army for more than 40 years!" Chen Zongbiao, an associate researcher of the New Fourth Army Memorial who participated in the preparation of the memorial hall, witnessed the development and changes of the memorial hall. Since the establishment of the memorial hall was officially launched in 1983, many people have devoted their efforts to its name, display, cultural relics and pictures. "For Yancheng, the Memorial Hall of the New Fourth Army is a special urban symbol, which is the emotional resonance of many New Fourth Army veterans and Yancheng people."
"Jianhu County has preserved more than 50 red sites, such as the Central China Luyi Martyrs Cemetery, the New Fourth Army Suzhong Printing House, and so on." Qi Congfeng, secretary of the Jianhu County Party Committee, said that Jianhu has constantly explored the artistic path of modern expression of red culture, taking the historical development of Central China Luyi as the background, and taking the real people and stories of Qiu Dongping, Xu Qing, Wang Haiwen and other Luyi teachers and students as the prototype, He has successively created a number of key literary and artistic works such as acrobatic reportage "Green reeds, green cauliflower and yellow flowers", and modern Huai opera "The reeds know autumn". Next, Jianhu will rely on Huai Opera and acrobatics, two national intangible cultural heritage, to create and polish more deep and warm red theme literary and artistic works.
Strive for a new journey and make contributions to a new era. The red gene is rooted in the city's blood. In recent years, Yancheng has accelerated the construction of green and low-carbon development demonstration area, and the economic and social development has made earth shaking changes.
The arrival of the General Secretary is full of deep friendship and care for the people in the old revolutionary base areas. Sheng Yan, secretary of the Party Committee of Tinghu District, said that Tinghu District is a place full of red genes and red memories, and the whole district is excited. "We will transform the care and kindness of the General Secretary into a strong driving force for development and climbing new heights, give full play to the advantages of the central area of the Yangtze River Delta, deeply integrate into regional development integration, strengthen the synergy of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and build Tinghu into a demonstration area for the coordinated development of the growth triangle industries, a base for the transformation of scientific and technological innovation achievements, a supply base for high-quality agricultural products, and an eco-tourism health care base. ”
There is a picture of milu deer in the Memorial Hall of the New Fourth Army. On the vast Yellow Sea wetland, groups of milu deer run and play, which is spectacular. Qiu Jinbiao remembered that after listening to the introduction, the General Secretary praised this place as the "Elk Paradise". At present, Yancheng is making in-depth plans to give full play to the unique advantages of "sky blue earth green gene red", further inherit the red gene, continue the red blood, amplify the effect of World Heritage, be the "carbon road pioneer", fully demonstrate the ecological charm and development vitality of "international wetland, coastal green city", and make greater contributions to the new practice of Chinese modern Jiangsu!
