"A promising nation cannot be without heroes, and a promising country cannot be without pioneers." General Secretary Xi Jinping has told heroic stories, praised heroic character, and promoted the heroic spirit on many occasions. Across the country, the general secretary’s red footprints of searching for heroes and commemorating heroes have been left behind.

　　Today is Tomb-Sweeping Day. On this special day, let us relive those magnificent and intense historical episodes, and follow the General Secretary to honor the heroes and praise the loyal soul.

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　　The more than 100,000 words of prison manuscripts are written with sincerity and enthusiasm, recording the red faith and innocent life of a Communist Party member.

　　These manuscripts include "Poverty", "Lovely China", "Death!" ——The Narrative of a Martyr of Communism" and other famous works are Fang Zhimin's vision of the bright future of New China in the dark prison after his arrest in 1935; they were written in the face of the enemy's torture and inducement to surrender. An answer full of endless love for the party, the motherland, and the people.

One of Fang Zhimin's works in prison - "Death!" ——Accounts of the Martyrs of Communism. Published by Xinhua News Agency (provided by the Central Archives)

　　General Secretary Xi Jinping has told the story of Fang Zhimin many times. The General Secretary has read the article "Poverty", which is less than a thousand words, many times and said affectionately: "It expresses the love and hatred of the older generation of Communists. It answers what is real poverty and wealth, what is the greatest happiness in life, what is the great belief of revolutionaries, and how people can live a valuable life. Every time I read it, I am inspired, educated, and inspired."

　　In May 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Fang Zhimin's hometown of Jiangxi and recalled "Death!" ——The famous sentence in "Accounts of the Martyrs of Communism" "The enemy can only chop off our heads, but never shake our faith", and warns everyone that "without firm ideals and beliefs, we will be in the complex situation of flying through chaotic clouds." Losing direction in the environment, retreating and escaping under the overwhelming pressure of Mount Tai, surrendering under the repeated bombardment of sugar-coated bullets."

　　Revisiting the words forged with blood again and again, the General Secretary pointed out the direction of the Communists with heroic belief.

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　　A half-section of old-fashioned cowhide leather belt is imprinted with the words "Long March", and is also engraved with the shining original intention of the Red Army soldiers to "loy their hearts to the Party".

　　This half of the belt belonged to Zhou Guangcai, an ordinary soldier from the 8th Company of the 274th Regiment of the Fourth Red Army during the Long March.

　　In July 1936, Zhou Guangcai's company ran out of food during the Long March across the grassland. 14-year-old Zhou Guangcai took out a belt, which was a trophy captured in a battle. After a section of the belt was eaten, Zhou Guangcai discussed with everyone with tears in his eyes, hoping to keep the remaining belt as a souvenir and take it with him "to Yan'an to meet Chairman Mao." In this way, with the longing for the victory of the revolution, everyone endured hunger and left half of the belt. In the ensuing journey, six comrades died one after another, and only Zhou Guang reached Yan'an. He burned the words "Long March" on the back of his belt to commemorate his memory.

This is a belt leftover from the Red Army crossing the grass (file photo). Xinhua News Agency

　　In January 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the former 13th Group Army and was deeply moved when he heard the story of the "half-cut belt": "This is the power of faith and a vivid portrayal of 'following the Party with an iron heart'." General Secretary He also urged everyone to explore and make good use of the red resources in the army to enrich the connotation of the "red gene transmission from generation to generation" project.

　　"The wind and rain soaked the bones, and the wild vegetables to satisfy the hunger became stronger; the officers and soldiers share the joys and sorrows, and the revolutionary ideal is higher than the sky." The half-cut belt is a witness to that great expedition known as the miracle of the world, and it is also a symbol of the revolutionary team like steel. Revealer of iron-like mysteries.

　　Using the story of "Half a Belt" to express his affectionate message to the officers and soldiers demonstrates the importance the military commander attaches to the education of party history, military history and glorious traditions, and his deep expectations for the officers and soldiers of the army to "follow the Party with all their heart".

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　　An old wicker chair is placed quietly in front of a dilapidated desk. A large hole under the right armrest is particularly eye-catching, telling the story of the dedication and perseverance of Jiao Yulu, a good cadre of the party, until the end of his life.

The rattan chair once used by Jiao Yulu in the Memorial Hall of Comrade Jiao Yulu in Lankao County, Henan Province (photo taken on May 5, 2014). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Xiang

　　For more than 400 days and nights, the rattan chair witnessed Jiao Yulu's selflessness when he regarded himself as the son of the Lankao folks but had no time to accompany his family; it also narrated that when he was suffering from liver disease, he continued to work against the pain with a hard object, just a chair. Worn selflessness.

　　General Secretary Xi Jinping is very familiar with the story of Jiao Yulu and this old wicker chair. When he was in the first grade of junior high school, Xi Jinping learned about Jiao Yulu's story of working painfully on a wicker chair from the long newsletter "Jiao Yulu, the Model of County Party Secretary" written by a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, and was deeply shocked. In March 2014, during the inspection and research in Lankao, the General Secretary saw the wicker chair at the Memorial Hall of Comrade Jiao Yulu, with tears in his eyes.

On March 17, 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the Memorial Hall of Comrade Jiao Yulu when he was investigating and guiding the party’s mass line education and practice activities in Lankao County, Henan Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren

　　"Serving as an official for one period brings benefit to one party and smoothes the business..." When he was the secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee in Fujian Province, Comrade Xi Jinping once specially wrote lyrics to commemorate Jiao Yulu. This respect is not only because General Secretary Xi Jinping regards Jiao Yulu as a life role model, but also places his ardent hope that "by learning Jiao Yulu's spirit, we can provide strong positive energy to promote the development of the cause of the party and the people and realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

(Four)

　　An "Acacia tree" stands tenaciously at a border guard post called Triangle Mountain in the northern border of the motherland, telling the story of the loyalty and perseverance of border guards who defend the border to the death.

　　In 1984, the young outpost company commander Li Sang-en was suddenly encountered by a flash flood while leading a patrol. In order to rescue his comrades, Lee Sang-eun was involved in a deep whirlpool and left his wife who had been married for only more than three years forever.

　　In the spring of the next year, Li Xiang'en's wife came to the company, climbed to the highest point of the post, and planted a Pinus sylvestris, leaving her grief at the post that her husband had held all his life. The officers and soldiers at the outpost all called this tree "Acacia Tree" to express their deep feelings about their family and country.

On August 9, 2021, officers and soldiers of the Triangle Mountain Border Defense Company of a brigade of the Army learned from Li Sang-en's heroic deeds under the "Acacia Tree". Published by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Sun Lu)

　　On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping braved the freezing cold and snow to visit the officers and soldiers. At the Triangle Mountain post, the company instructor leading the class told the story of the "Acacia Tree".

　　The general secretary was very moved after hearing this and asked to take good care of the relatives and children of the martyrs. The affectionate reminder not only commemorates and commemorates the heroes who defended the border, but also praises and promotes the spirit of loyalty to the country.

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　　A heavy medal, in the name of the country, reflects the "good soldier of the Party" Zhang Fuqing who spent his whole life in uniform and his country without regrets.

This is the "Medal of the Republic". Xinhua News Agency

　　This medal was awarded personally by General Secretary Xi Jinping. On September 29, 2019, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the awarding ceremony for national medals and national honorary titles was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. As one of the first recipients of the "Medal of the Republic", Zhang Fuqing came to the stage in a wheelchair to receive the award. The General Secretary leaned down and solemnly placed the medal on Zhang Fuqing's chest.

On September 29, 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping awarded the medal to Zhang Fuqing, the recipient of the "Medal of the Republic". Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ye

　　The highest honor pays tribute to the simple and pure original intention, and the affectionate praise is dedicated to the belief in serving the country and the people. This old hero fought bloody battles and narrowly escaped death for the birth of New China in the revolutionary years, and made great achievements; in the peaceful years, he took off his military uniform, took the initiative to come to "the place where the motherland needs it most", and quietly dedicated his life in the impoverished mountainous area of ​​Enshi, Hubei. .

　　"He wrote a wonderful life with his simplicity, purity and indifference to fame and wealth," General Secretary Xi Jinping said of Zhang Fuqing. Today, the old hero has left us forever, but his spirit still shines.

　　The stories of heroes and martyrs are magnificent; the spirit of heroes and martyrs will last forever. General Secretary Xi Jinping's affectionate look back, emotional narration, and deep remembrance time after time embodies the infinite remembrance of the heroes and martyrs by the leaders of the major parties and countries, and the infinite strength to move forward generously on the new journey. (Gao Lei, Hu Mengxue, Chen Yaohui)