China News Service, Shaoxing, July 15 (Reporter Xiang Jing) In the midsummer, the sun is blazing, and the predecessors of the "Guxuan Tingkou" archway on Jiefang Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province come and go, and the Qiu Jin Martyrs Monument stands majestically.
On July 15, 1907, Qiu Jin valiantly died at Xuantingkou at the age of 33.
On this day more than 100 years later, many descendants recalled the "Jianhu Woman" and revealed her "cross-strait love."
2021 is the 110th anniversary of the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution.
Qiu Jin is a veteran of modern Chinese democratic revolution and one of Shaoxing's "Three Outstanding People of Xinhai".
Photo by Qiu Jin's former residence Xiang Jing
"Qiu Jin is a heroine who is closely connected to the mainland and Taiwan. She is a spiritual bond connecting the two sides of the strait." In the early morning of July 15, Qiu Jin's grandson, 85-year-old retired teacher Qiu Jingwu went to Xuanting. In memory of his ancestors, he confided to a reporter from China News Agency that for more than 100 years, Qiu Jin's spirit of "not being able to be a man, but a heart is stronger, a man is strong" has been admired by compatriots on both sides of the strait, and Qiu Jin himself has a deep connection with Taiwan.
Qiu Jin's ancestral home is in Shaoxing, and when she was a boy, she accompanied her relatives to Taiwan, Xiamen and other places.
Qiu Jingwu said that Qiu Jin followed her mother to live in Taiwan for several months at the age of 12. Qiu Jin's daughter Wang Canzhi also settled in Taiwan in her later years until her death in 1967.
Photo by Xiang Jing, the place where Qiu Jin lived before his death
In Qiu Jingwu's home, there are several photos of Qiu Jin before his death, as well as a large collection of documents on Qiu Jin's research by later generations.
According to Qiu Jingwu, 30-year-old Qiu Jin went to Japan to study alone in search of a way to save the country, and then met Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing and others, and joined the Chinese League.
"Qiu Jin's patriotism and feminist ideas have had a profound impact on both sides of the strait and even the world." After retiring, Qiu Jingwu devoted himself to studying Qiu Jin's characters and spirit.
He introduced that over the years, experts and scholars from Taiwan, the United States, Japan, Russia, Australia and other countries and regions have visited Shaoxing to pay homage to Qiu Jin. What they talked about and studied most is Qiu Jin's feminist ideas.
On July 15, the descendants of Qiu Jin and local primary school students in Shaoxing paid homage to the martyrs of Qiu Jin and took a group photo in front of the portrait of Qiu Jin.
Photo by Qiu Qing
"Shaoxing is the place where Qiu Jin lived and fought. The first time I came to Shaoxing, I visited Qiu Jin's former residence." Taiwan compatriot Xu Zhiwei engaged in the Chinese medicine industry in Shaoxing. In her heart, Qiu Jin is like an "idol". general.
"I have learned about Qiu Jin in the text since I was a child. She is a pioneer of the Chinese women's liberation movement. The idea of equality between men and women that she advocates is very beneficial to our whole family." Xu Zhiwei also looks forward to more cultural exchanges between the two sides of the strait. , Inherit and carry forward the immortal spirit of the revolutionary ancestors.
In fact, the continuation of Qiu Jin's spirit on both sides of the Taiwan Strait has never changed. Qiu Jin is like a bond that binds the compatriots on both sides of the strait together.
In 2009, Shaoxing Opera's modern drama "Qiu Jin" went to Taiwan to perform. Opera actors from the mainland used Chinese traditional art to tell the Taiwanese people about Qiu Jin's tragic history before justice. In the same year, the Shaoxing Qiu Jin Research Association also organized 40 projects with Qiu Jin. Related paintings and calligraphy works went to Taiwan exhibition...
Photo by Xiang Jing of the Archway of Guxuan Pavilion, Shaoxing
"The two sides of the strait have the same roots since ancient times, and Qiu Jin is a pioneer that compatriots on both sides of the strait admire." Jin Yan, chairman of the Qiu Jin Research Association of Shaoxing City, said in an interview. prosperity."
Today, Qiu Jingwu, who is full of gray hair and has passed his old age, still serves as the art consultant for the Yue opera "Jianhu Fengyun".
"Art is an important carrier to carry forward the spirit of the ancestors." According to him, in order to commemorate Qiu Jin, the crew is rehearsing the play for several days, and the perfected Yue opera drama will be staged at the end of July.
At the entrance of the Guxuan Pavilion that day, people stopped to pay their respects from time to time.
A statue of Qiu Jin stands behind the Monument to the Martyrs of Qiu Jin. There is a huge stone carving on the back of the statue, engraved with the four characters "heroine heroine". The previous paragraph is "Jianhu Heroine Eternal" and the inscription "Sun Wen".
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