Introduction to Huadian City Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery

Article/Wang Peng, Huadian Writers Association

China has gone through many vicissitudes of life, but heroes have sacrificed their lives to set the course.

The iron bones meet the sharp edge, and the blood and liver and gallbladder forge a loyal soul.

Green waters and green mountains bury loyal bones, and the revolutionary spirit inspires future generations. Huadian is a city with rich red cultural resources and an old revolutionary area with glorious traditions. “Every inch of mountains and rivers is full of blood, every inch of hot soil is every inch of soul.” Over the past century, countless revolutionaries in Huadian have made outstanding contributions to the cause of China’s revolution! It left a glorious page in the history of the Chinese revolution. The red country is forged with blood. The prosperous China is hard-won. With our hearts, we have built a vibrant China and must pass it on from generation to generation.

The soul of the hero is still there, and the fierceness will last forever. Huadian Martyrs Cemetery was built in 1954. Its original site was in the south of Lianhuapao, Huadian Town. It was moved here in 1979. A monument was built and opened to the public in 1992. It is a memorial place focusing on revolutionary traditional education, covering an area of ??120,000 square meters, with a construction area of ??7,000 square meters, including a memorial area, a tomb area, and a forest of stele areas. The garden is surrounded by green pines and cypresses, dotted with famous flowers and exotic grasses, the buildings are majestic and the environment is solemn and solemn. It has now become an important position for carrying forward the revolutionary tradition and patriotism spirit in Jilin region.

In 2012, the Huadian Civil Affairs Bureau moved 168 martyrs’ tombs from Hongshi Town, Erdaodianzi Town, Gongji Township, Huashu Township, and Huajiao Township to the Huadian City Martyrs Cemetery. Centralized burial and unified management have been achieved. There are 266 martyrs’ tombs in the Martyrs Cemetery, including 3 joint tombs. There are 301 martyrs buried here (including 69 famous martyrs and 232 unknown martyrs). The magnificent lives and heroic deeds of the martyrs demonstrate the Communists’ lofty ideals and beliefs, noble moral sentiments, and fearless spirit of sacrifice for the people. Their great revolutionary soul and immortal lofty spirit supported their unyielding bodies, achieved the grand cause of the party and the people, and left an extremely precious spiritual legacy for future generations, which has important practical significance and long-lasting exemplary value. .

Whether lofty faith exists, and whether it can be transformed into a strong will and strong material power, the Huadian martyrs provided history and people with irrefutable positive answers with their struggle and sacrifice. From the War of Liberation, to the founding of New China, and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea... countless passionate warriors who witnessed the country's poverty and weakness resolutely threw themselves into the torrent of fighting for freedom and democracy. Some of them faced the butcher's knife and died generously, and some fought decisively on the battlefield and died for their country. , there are also many people who selflessly sacrificed their precious lives for the construction of New China.

Browse through the red archives and recall the past century. For those who have great ambitions to sacrifice, they dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky.

In 1946, the 1st Battalion of the 544th Regiment of the 182nd Division of the 60th Army of the Kuomintang in Hua, with the cooperation of the Kuomintang County Security Brigade, harassed the Jiangbei Liberated Area from Daboji Pass. Jiang Kecheng, deputy commander of the Jinan Military Division, led 71 The regiment and the 72nd Regiment blocked the attack in the 5-kilometer-long Yalu Valley, annihilating 50 enemies, capturing 250 enemies, and sacrificed 62 martyrs in the battle.

In 1947, the 72nd Regiment of the 24th Brigade of the Jilin Provincial Military Region Garrison Regiment surrounded the 546th Regiment of the 182nd Division of the 60th Army of the Kuomintang and attacked Huashulinzi and Lvda House. The battle achieved a phased victory and killed the enemy battalion commander. More than 300 enemies were wiped out. Later, when the 71st Regiment of the 24th Brigade of the Ji'nan Military Division cooperated with the Huanan Guerrilla Brigade in the battle at the gathering place, the traitor reported and leaked the battle plan, causing the battle to fail. During the retreat, 13 soldiers including Miao Zhen, the instructor of the first company, died heroically. His calf was seriously injured and he was taken to Jiapigou Field Hospital for rescue. However, due to the seriousness of the injury and limited treatment conditions, the rescue was ineffective and he died heroically.

In June of the same year, the traitor Ding Shouren, led by the Kuomintang Security Brigade of Yongji County, launched a surprise attack on the Badaohezi and Hengdaohezi District Governments. Because Ding Shouren knew the terrain very well, he was promoted to the position of chief of Hengdaohezi District during the fierce breakout. Unfortunately sacrificed. From 1946 to 1948, 235 martyrs died in the battle to liberate Huadian.

At that time, there were 13 bandit groups in Huadian, with more than 1,300 people, most of whom were political bandits. They carried out sabotage operations, tortured the people, burned, killed, and looted, which was inhumane. In order to annihilate these bandits in Huadian, The city launched a campaign to suppress bandits. Yang Shangkun led four detachments to defeat the Anhaifeng bandits and attack the bandits stationed in Changshan. They also fought fiercely in Jiapigou. During the two-month campaign to suppress bandits, a large number of bandits in the Jiangdong area were killed. wipe out. Political power emerged from the barrel of a gun, and the victory came at a heavy price. More than 20 people including regiment staff officer Zheng Jinsen and battalion instructor Li Canshi died heroically.

In early 1974, in order to develop mountain resources and support the Baishan Hydropower Station, the Huabai Section Headquarters of the Yanbai Line was established in Huadian County. The construction of the section from Huadian to Baishan is difficult. The entire line is 77 kilometers long and 1,470 meters above sea level. It is difficult to build caves and build bridges along the Songhua River. The terrain is particularly complicated and it is a difficult task. In order to build the Baishan Power Station, the national task was very urgent. The railway was required to be completed in three years. The conditions at that time were incomparable to those now. It was all done manually. It was necessary to dig mountains and build bridges when encountering rivers. Because of this, the national task was successfully completed, but The blood of 41 martyrs was also sprinkled on the Yanbai Railway.

Forefathers planted trees for others to enjoy the shade. In July 2020, the Shenyang Railway Bureau came to Huadian to conduct research on the planned opening of the "Changyanbai" train passenger line. Huadian is expected to open a passenger tourist train from Changchun to Baishan Town, which will also It will drive the leap-forward development of Huadian's tourism economy to a greater extent.

After 1995, those who died include (militia company commanders) Ma Hongfeng and Wang Xiaodong, and firefighter martyr Li Zhentao who died fighting a fire in Heilongjiang in 2016. Pay tribute to our great fire fighters.

Rows of tombstones are like a neat team, still guarding our motherland, guarding this land that was once soaked in blood and is now peaceful and peaceful. Heroes are never far away and we never forget them.

Carrying on the spirit of the martyrs from generation to generation, the red country will be preserved forever. Huadian Martyrs Cemetery is a true "history textbook" that embodies the national spirit and inspires people to advance. It is an "iron-blooded classroom" that cultivates the patriotism of the people. Red mountains, red water, red wind, red culture inherits red blood, and red faith renews the glory of the era.

In 2021, the striving China will embark on a new journey, and the struggling Communist Party of China will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Standing at a new historical starting point and looking back at the turbulent red years of a hundred years, Huadian, a land full of red genes and rich in revolutionary tradition, has given birth to countless heroes and martyrs, experienced many magnificent revolutionary events, and written stories of overcoming difficulties. The new era of forging ahead contains rich educational resources on party history. The ebb and flow of the tide, the picking up of shells from the sea, all of this is engraved in the land of Baihua in the form of a national epic. It is engraved with the shouts and breaths of the eternal flow of rivers, and it is also engraved with the mountains and rivers, the endless string of footprints and A fleeting glimpse of light.

In Huadian today, all industries are prosperous and people live and work in peace and contentment. In the bloody revolutionary war years, with internal and external troubles, countless martyrs shed their blood, sacrificed their lives for righteousness, and preferred death over surrender. They defended the dignity of the nation with their lives and gained new life for the country. Their heroic names shine with the sun and the moon, and with the heaven and the earth! We will never forget that it was the blood and lives of the martyrs that brought us beautiful sunshine, happiness and tranquility. The Huadian Society will always remember the last wishes of the martyrs and never forget their great ideal of bloodshed and sacrifice.

Strive for a hundred years and set sail on a new journey. More than half a century has passed. On this same land, another generation of hard-working young people has emerged from the dust of history. We will remember: "The people come first, the motherland comes first; be honest and brave, self-disciplined and self-reliant; learn from the martyrs." , are not afraid of hardships; inherit the tradition and have the courage to climb; study to serve the country and vow to be a pillar; revitalize China and create greater glory."

Heroes have no regrets, their names will last forever, their loyal souls will last forever, and their monuments will last forever.

〔About the author〕

Wang Peng, member of China Prose Poetry Research Association, Jilin Science Writers Association, Sichuan Prose Poetry Society, editorial board member of "Jilin Prose Poetry", Huadian City Vice Chairman of the Writers Association, editor-in-chief of the "Huadian People Talk about Huadian" series, his works can be found in "People's Daily", "China Young Writers Newspaper", "China Organization and Personnel News", "Henan Literature", "Jinggang Literature", "Wenyuan Classic Essays" etc. His articles have won many national, provincial and ministerial-level awards from the State Council, People’s Daily and other publications.