[Explanation] Gao Wenyuan, 66 years old, is a veteran in Huikou Village, Pingshan County, Hebei Province. After he retired, he has been guarding the tomb of Martyr Du Bohua, the former Deputy Minister of Health of the Jinchaji Military Region who died in the village. He has been for more than 40 years. .
On April 9, the reporter met Gao Wenyuan in Huikou Village.
According to Gao Wenyuan, Pingshan County is an old revolutionary base. Many martyrs who sacrificed for the country during the Anti-Japanese War are buried on the hill behind their village.
Every year on Ching Ming Festival, many relatives of martyrs come from afar to sweep the graves of the martyrs.
Only the tomb of Martyr Du Bohua has never been visited by relatives.
Seeing this situation, Gao Wenyuan assumed responsibility for sweeping and guarding the tomb of the Martyrs Du Bohua.
[Concurrent] Gao Wenyuan, a veteran of Huikou Village, Pingshan County
We usually keep guarding the tombstone (ground) all the year round. One is that in the rainy season, we must not let the water wash away, block the water, and we must not flood it with puddles, prevent it from growing weeds, and protect the old stone monument. , Stand up again.
[Explanation] In 2018, Pingshan County organized hundreds of villages across the county to write village exams, requiring celebrities and red history to be recorded.
When Gao Wenyuan participated in this work, he thought that the relatives of Martyr Du Bohua might not know that Du Bohua was buried in Huikou Village, so he had the idea of finding relatives for the martyrs.
Gao Wenyuan learned from the epitaph that Martyr Du Bohua was a native of Yushu, Jilin. He traveled nearly 3,000 kilometers from Pingshan to Yushu, Jilin. In order to raise travel expenses, Gao Wenyuan quit his addiction to smoking for many years.
[Concurrent] Gao Wenyuan, a veteran of Huikou Village, Pingshan County
My wife’s health is not good. She has diabetes and has leg pain. In order to solve the fund, I decided to quit smoking. I can save thousands of dollars in smoking a year and use this money to find a home for the martyrs. The travel expenses and expenses.
[Explanation] In early April 2018, after traveling thousands of kilometers, Gao Wenyuan found the 87-year-old niece of Martyr Du Bohua in Xiabao Village, Yushu City, Jilin Province.
Not long after, the relatives of Martyr Du Bohua came to the tomb of the martyrs to pay their respects.
[Concurrent] Gao Wenyuan, a veteran of Huikou Village, Pingshan County
Through my search for relatives, I found Martyr Du Bohua’s relatives in my hometown. Although I spent some money, I am happy. I finally have an explanation to him (Martyr Du Bohua), and finally I feel bright in my heart.
[Explanation] This year marks the 80th anniversary of the sacrifice of Martyr Du Bohua. In order to commemorate him, Gao Wenyuan planted some cypress trees next to the tomb of the martyrs, and planted a maple tree specially.
Gao Wenyuan said that maple leaves are in the shape of a red five-pointed star, which can remind future generations to remember the red history and not to forget the heroes and martyrs.
[Concurrent] Gao Wenyuan, a veteran of Huikou Village, Pingshan County
I want to build a pavilion on the tombstone of the martyrs to protect the tombstone of the martyrs from the wind and rain. Then, as a point of patriotism education, I would like to provide patriotism education to the students near us. I am willing to give the children voluntarily. Explain the content of red education.
Ai Guangde and Zhao Danmei report from Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]