Chen Yi's former residence
A sacred classroom for the education of revolutionary traditions and ideals
Yuan Sheng
In the rainy season, the spring breeze is warm, and everything grows. Many tourists in Rongcheng have embarked on a red journey in the face of the rising red sun.
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In the former residence village of Laodong Town, Lezhi County, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, there is a three-fold hall courtyard house composed of several wooden structure tile houses with a strong Sichuan residential style. Marshal Chen Yi, a great proletarian revolutionary, politician, military strategist, diplomat, poet, one of the founders and leaders of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and an outstanding leader of the party and the state, was born in this courtyard.
Chen Yi's former residence (courtesy of Yuan Ren)
Lezhi County is located in the watershed of the Tuojiang River and the Fujiang River in the central part of the Sichuan Basin, adjacent to Anju District and Daying County of Suining City in the east, Yanjiang District and Anyue County of Ziyang City in the south, Jianyang City and Jintang County of Chengdu in the west, and Zhongjiang County of Deyang City in the north. The county is 56.1 kilometers long from north to south and 42.5 kilometers wide from east to west. The county governs Tianchi, about 120 kilometers away from the center of Chengdu.
During the Qin and Han dynasties, Lezhi was the land of Shu County.
During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Lezhi was the land of Shu. During the period of the two Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Lezhi successively became the jurisdiction of the Cheng Han Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty built the fourth year of Jiande (575), and Lezhi County.
In the Northern Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, Lezhi County was abolished several times.
In the first year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1465), 6 townships in Anyue County were relocated to Lezhi County, which was affiliated to Tongchuan Prefecture.
In the seventh year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1802), Lezhi County belonged to Tongchuan Mansion (North Sichuan Province).
In the third year of the Republic of China (1914), North Sichuan Road was changed to Jialing Road, and Lezhi County was subordinate to it.
In the seventeenth year of the Republic of China (1928), Jialing Road was abolished, and Lezhi County was directly under Sichuan Province.
In the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China (1935), Lezhi County belonged to the 12th Administrative Supervision District of Sichuan Province.
On December 14, 1949, Lezhi County was liberated and belonged to Suining Prefecture of Sichuan Province.
After October 1958, Lezhi County successively belonged to Neijiang Prefecture and Neijiang City.
In February 1998, the State Council approved the establishment of Ziyang District, which belongs to Lezhi County.
In December 2000, Ziyang area was renamed Ziyang City, and Lezhi County belonged to it.
Chen Yi Square in Lezhi County (courtesy of Kong Haijing)
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Lezhi County Labor Town is located in the north of the county, adjacent to Baolin Town in the east, Fangsheng Township in the south, Liangshui Township in the west, and Dafo Town in the north. The maximum distance between east and west is 13.8 kilometers, and the maximum distance between north and south is 10.9 kilometers, with a total area of 60.64 square kilometers.
Labor Town was formerly known as Xue Bao Town, named after Xue Bao, the filial son of Tang Dynasty.
In the third year of Qing Xianfeng (1853), a revival field was set up.
In the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China (1935), the field was changed to a township.
In 1949, it belonged to Baolin District.
In 1958, the commune was reformed into a commune.
In November 1959, it was renamed the Labor Commune.
In 1984, the commune was converted into a township.
In August 1992, the township was reformed into a town.
The former residence village of Laodong Town is about 30 kilometers away from the county seat, and is adjacent to Miaoshan Village, Niujiaogou Village, Baihua Village, Qimen Village, Chaoshui Village, Shibao Village, Labor Community, Citizen Village, Songjiagou Village, Shijiaao Village, Shuanglong Village, Democracy Village, Lixian Temple Village, and Guanghui Village.
In November 2014, the former village of Laodong Town was included in the third batch of Chinese traditional villages.
In February 2015, it was awarded the title of the 4th National Civilized Village and Town.
In October 2019, it was selected into the second batch of the list of the most beautiful ancient villages in Sichuan.
In December 2019, it was selected into the second batch of national forest village list.
In August 2020, it was selected into the second batch of national rural tourism key villages.
In December 2022, it was recognized as the third batch of rural governance demonstration villages and towns in Sichuan Province.
Chen Yi's hometown scenic spot (courtesy of Yuan Jian)
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In the area of the former residence village of Labor Town, Lezhi County, there are tourist attractions such as Chen Yi's hometown scenic spot, Sijiguo Township Tourist Area, Lezhi Peace Tower, Lezhi Ci'en Temple, and Lezhi Baoguo Temple.
There are local specialties such as Lezhi black goat, seven-core lotus root, Lezhi white mullet, and Tianchi lotus root powder near the old village. There are special delicacies such as Lezhi barbecue, Feng duck, bear braised goose, Zhonghe braised goose, spicy space, Hongcheng fish, kimchi crucian carp and so on.
The planned area of Chen Yi's hometown scenic spot is 190 hectares, and more than 40 hectares have been built. The scenic spot takes the culture of great men as the main line, and the cultural landscape and the natural landscape coexist in harmony, which is of great cultural and historical value.
The scenic spot is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a national patriotism education demonstration base, a national defense education base, and a Sichuan Provincial clean government culture and education base.
There are more than 40 scenic spots in the scenic area, such as Chen Yi's former residence, Chen Yi's life and deeds exhibition hall, Chen Yi Memorial Hall, Chen's ancestral hall, Yufeng Terrace, Dexin Garden, Qitang Reflecting the Moon, etc.
In December 2016, Chen Yi's hometown scenic spot was selected into the list of national red tourist attractions.
On September 6, 2021, it was rated as the Sichuan Provincial Rule of Law Publicity and Education Base.
The entrance of Chen Yi's hometown scenic spot (photo courtesy of Sichuan Jianlao)
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Chen Yi Memorial Hall is an important part of Chen Yi's hometown scenic spot, built in 2001, covering an area of more than 40 acres. Large-scale and ingeniously conceived. The appearance design is like a pen like a book, like an arrow like a flag, implying that Chen Yi is a martial artist, and he is both virtuous and virtuous.
Near the memorial hall, there are Shuai Township Entrance Square, Zhengtu Yongdao Group Sculptures, Marshal Terrace Viewing Square, Songjie Exhibition Observation Tower, Poetry Gallery and other scenic spots.
The bronze statue of Marshal Chen Yi presented by the Central Military Commission is erected on the square of the memorial hall, which is magnificent.
Statue of Marshal Chen Yi (courtesy of Zeng Ruiyan)
There are two exhibition halls in the memorial hall, Chen Yi's life and deeds exhibition and Chen Yi's honest deeds exhibition, which collect and display more than 410 pieces of Chen Yi's life and deeds photos, cultural relics, and cultural and historical materials. These photos and cultural relics reflect Marshal Chen Yi's youthful voyage across the ocean to seek the truth of saving the country and the people; After joining the Communist Party of China, he joined the revolution and forged ahead without hesitation; During the years of the revolutionary war, he judged the situation and strategized; In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was in charge of Shanghai; In the "Cultural Revolution", the eloquence and grace of the proletarian revolutionaries, military strategists, and diplomats who adhered to the truth and were selfless and fearless reproduced, reproducing the glorious and great, honest and honest life of Comrade Chen Yi.
Chen Yi Memorial Hall (Photo courtesy of Chen Yuqiong)
In February 2008, the Chen Yi Memorial Hall was announced by the Sichuan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Sichuan Provincial Department of Supervision as the province's clean government culture and education base.
In May 2009, it was announced as a national third-level museum by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.
In December 2023, Chen Yi Memorial Hall, Wansheng Museum, Marshal Nie Rongzhen Exhibition Hall, Zunyi Conference Memorial Hall, and Sidu Chishui Memorial Hall jointly established the Yuchuan Guizhou Museum Red Tourism Resources Alliance.
A corner of the Chen Yi Memorial Hall (photo courtesy of Xu Bo)
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Chen Yi's former residence is the core area of Chen Yi's hometown scenic spot, covering an area of 6,050 square meters and a construction area of 750 square meters.
The former residence was built in the early years of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, and is a three-fold courtyard with wooden tenon structure, with a total of 36 large and small houses, and a total area of 1026 square meters.
In the center of the gate of the former residence hangs the plaque of "Chen Yi's Former Residence" inscribed by Comrade Deng Xiaoping, and on both sides is a couplet written by Zhao Puchu, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a famous calligrapher: "The voice is all over the world, and the honor is shining in the world."
The gate of Chen Yi's former residence (photo courtesy of Xu Shuqin)
The former residence is a three-entry courtyard, and the utensils inside are displayed as they are. It focuses on the physical exhibition of Chen Yi's life and study in his youth. The pines and cypresses in the whole former residence are quite beautiful, and the environment is elegant, which is an excellent place for people to pay tribute to the revolutionary predecessors and appreciate the unique style of the Chinese folk houses.
On the left side of the courtyard of the former residence, there are white marble statues of Chen Yi and his wife Zhang Qian.
In the preface hall of the former residence, there are inscriptions of Zhu De and Dong Biwu and precious works of famous painters and calligraphers in the country.
White marble statues of Chen Yi and his wife Zhang Qian (Photo courtesy of Xu Wenjiang)
The Chen family is ranked according to the genealogy of "Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen, Wu, Rong, Chang, Shi, De, Yan, Yuan, Fu, Shou, Mian, and Chang". Chen Yi is a generation of "world", formerly known as Chen Shijun.
The three generations of Yao, Shun and Yu in the Chen family are all farmers. Chen Tangji came out of the soup word and became a landlord. Chen Tangji participated in the county examination and the government examination, and later won the tribute, known as "Chen Gongye".
When Chen Tangji's four grandchildren and brothers split up, Chen Yi's great-grandfather Chen Wuming shared the old house in Zhangjiajing, No. 9, Xue Bao Town, Lezhi County, which was the predecessor of Chen Yi's former residence.
When the old house was passed to Chen Yi's grandfather Chen Rongsheng and uncle Chen Rongbin, the hall house was the boundary, and the two brothers were divided equally. On the left is Chen Rongbin's house, and on the right is Chen Rongsheng's house. Chen Rongsheng has 5 sons, and Chen Yi's father, Chen Changli, ranks third.
On August 26, 1901, Chen Yi was born in a tiled room on the left side of the Yizhong Hall of his former residence. Subsequently, Chen Yi spent his childhood and childhood here.
The room where Chen Yi was born (Photo courtesy of Xu Wenhe)
When Chen Yi was 3 years old, he began to recite the "Three Character Classic" with several cousins and brothers, and at the age of 5, his father read the "Thousand Character Text", and half a year later he entered a private school to read and write.
Where Chen Yi studied when he was a child (Photo courtesy of Gao Xiangyun)
Chen Yi had a wide range of hobbies when he was a teenager. He once climbed high and looked far away in Meishan, once led his friends to climb the stone clock, played the stone drum, once read aloud in the bamboo forest with the morning sunset, meditated and strolled on the country road in the sunset, and especially liked the frog leaping over the clear water, shaking the arm and hitting the waves. At that time, the Chen family had begun to decline, and Chen Yi had to help adults do some things within his power such as gleaning wheat ears, picking red roots, beating pigweed, and herding cattle.
Where Chen Yi swam when he was a child (Photo courtesy of Xu Hua)
Chen Yi's father, Chen Changli, read the most among the five brothers, and knew some poetry, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which had a great influence on Chen Yi's language learning.
Chen Yi's mother, Huang Peishan, was born in a large family, married Chen Changli and had 5 children, and was the main cultivator of Chen Yi's moral character in his youth.
Group photo of Chen Yi's parents (courtesy of Luo Mei)
In 1908, when the Chen family was devastated by natural disasters and debts, Chen Yi and his family went to Lichuan, Hubei, to live in the office of his maternal grandfather, who was a petty official. A year later, he returned to Lezhi and lived in the Chen Ancestral Hall, a mile away from his former residence.
In the autumn of 1911, the Chen family was completely ruined. Chen Changli agreed with his eldest brother to resell all the houses in this house to Chen Rongbin, and then moved his family to Shanghexin, outside the east gate of Chengdu, and changed from a small tenant to a tenant. 10-year-old Chen Yi moved to Huayang County with his family and studied at Desheng Township Higher Primary School.
In 1916, Chen Yi was admitted to Chengdu A Industrial School.
After Chen Rongbin bought Chen Rongsheng's house, he rented it all to tenants until the founding of New China.
During the land reform, the Chen family's old house was distributed to 15 peasant households.
During the "Great Leap Forward", the old house of the Chen family was converted into a canteen for the production team. In 1958 a fire destroyed part of the house.
During the "Cultural Revolution", Chen Yi was aggrieved, and his former residence was unattended.
In December 1979, Lezhi County began to restore Chen Yi's former residence. To this end, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage allocated 100,000 yuan, and the Sichuan Provincial Department of Cultural Relics sent experts to plan and guide. The restoration of the old residence was carried out in strict accordance with the scale pattern of the heyday.
In 1980, the restored old residence was restored to its former appearance and officially opened to the public after being appraised by Marshal Chen Yi's relatives.
In June 2006, Chen Yi's former residence was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
A corner of Chen Yi's former residence (photo courtesy of Zhan Changwen)
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About 200 meters to the left of Chen Yi's former residence, there is the exhibition hall of Chen Yi's life and deeds. The exhibition hall is an antique building that not only has the atmosphere of a folk house in Sichuan, but also has a slight Suzhou and Hangzhou garden style. Simple and elegant, beautiful and generous. The winding paths in the courtyard are secluded, and the height is staggered, which is very rich in the characteristics of Chinese classical courtyard architecture. There is a stone dam built in front of the gate, and the cedars in front of the dam and on the side of the road are straight, and the tabber is in a row, which sets off the exhibition hall tall and dignified.
Chen Yi's life and deeds exhibition hall (photo courtesy of Zhan Changwen)
The exhibition hall has a construction area of 1,926 square meters, a total of 7 large and small courtyards, 41 houses, an area of nearly 1,300 square meters, completed in 1987 and opened to the public, in July 2011 to complete the maintenance and renovation project.
Marshal Chen Yi's dress (courtesy of Liu Zhijian)
The exhibition hall of the exhibition hall is composed of seven sub-halls: "Clever and studious, determined to save the country", "Arduous and bloody perseverance", "Advancing behind enemy lines in Central China", "Fierce battle in East China and Central Plains", "Ruling Shanghai to lead diplomacy", "Poetry, calligraphy and chess, bold and affectionate" and "Eternal Remembrance", which respectively introduce the life and deeds of Marshal Chen Yi in his youth and revolutionary period.
Chen Yi's appointment notice as mayor of Shanghai (photo courtesy of Chen Shi)
With 294 precious photos and 60 pieces of cultural relics and historical materials, including various writings, poems, letters, chronology, battle diagrams and battle record statistical tables, etc., the exhibition hall uses modern exhibition methods such as scene restoration, phantom imaging, and multimedia to vividly reproduce the glorious and great life of Marshal Chen Yi. In addition, the exhibition hall also displays inscriptions, calligraphy and paintings of celebrities from all walks of life.
Visitors learn about Chen Yi's life and deeds in the exhibition hall (photo courtesy of Ma Mingguang)
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On the half-slope of Yangjiawan, which is about 600 meters away from Chen Yi's former residence, there is another important part of Chen Yi's hometown scenic spot - Chen's ancestral hall. This is a small courtyard house with a wooden tenon structure, sitting south to north, with an area of 550 square meters.
Chen's ancestral hall (courtesy of Liu Yiman)
Passing through the gate of the Chen family ancestral hall, it is facing a Chen family enshrinement tablet "Yimen family style" ancestral hall. Under the eaves of the ancestral hall, there is a huge Chen clan emblem.
A corner of the Chen ancestral hall (photo courtesy of Zhang Ying)
Chen clan emblem (courtesy of Qi Xiaoling)
Chen's ancestors were astronomical officials of Emperor Yan, and their main job was to measure the shadow of the sun by standing a tree, and determining the time through the change of the shadow of the sun. They regarded the image of the sun shadow and the standing wood as the character "east", and combined the handrail with it as their own family emblem and became the character "Chen".
Introduction to the Chen clan emblem (photo courtesy of Zhang Keming)
The ancestral home of the Chen clan was originally Taihe, Jiangxi, in the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the ancestor Chen He was admitted to the Jinshi, and the official went to Guilin Mansion Yin. At this time, Zhu Di overthrew his imperial nephew Zhu Yunwen as emperor. Chen He was determined not to do anything about the two masters, and resigned and led his clan to live in seclusion in the Xinning Mountains of Hunan.
During the reign of Kangxi Jichou (1709) of the Qing Dynasty, Sichuan was sparsely populated after a long period of war, and the imperial court decreed to fill in Sichuan. The 16th generation of the Chen family, Sun Yaoqin, Yaojing, and Yaoming, and the three brothers of Yaoming, and their families came to Sichuan to settle down on foot from Baoqing Mansion in Hunan Province (now Xinning County, Shaoyang Prefecture). Yaoqin settled in Fushun County, Xufu, Yaojing and Yaoming settled in Shengjia Town, Zhongjiang County, Tongchuan Prefecture (later changed to Shengchi Township, and assigned to Lezhi County in 1953) Yantiangou Yuntai Mountain, reclamation and farming, and people multiplied.
During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, some of the descendants of Yaojing moved to Zhenggouwan (now the former residence village of Labor Town, Lezhi County).
In the eighth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1869), the Chen family built the Chen ancestral hall.
A corner of the Chen ancestral hall (courtesy of Gao Yubi)
In 1909, Chen Yi returned to Lezhi with his family from Lichuan, Hubei Province, and lived in the Chen ancestral hall.
In March 1918, Chen Yi enrolled in a free work-study preparatory school founded by Wu Yuzhang and others in Chengdu.
In October 1919, Chen Yi arrived in Marseille, France. Under the introduction of Cai Hesen, Chen Yi had a deep understanding of the Russian October Revolution and studied the Communist Manifesto.
In October 1921, 104 people, including Chen Yi and Cai Hesen, were escorted back to China by armed escort because of their participation in the patriotic movement of Chinese students studying in France.
In the early autumn of 1922, Chen Yi returned to Lezhi's hometown alone, and lived in the Chen ancestral hall with his parents, uncle, fourth uncle, and uncle, and rented more than ten acres of land for a living.
On Chinese New Year's Eve in 1922, Chen Yi wrote a Spring Festival for the Chen Family Ancestral Hall. The upper link is: "The year is sad, the year is sad, the year is sad, the year is sad." The next link is: "Nothing is done, nothing is done, nothing is done, nothing is done." The horizontal batch is: "Spring for the next year."
A corner of the Chen ancestral hall (photo courtesy of Peng Fang)
With excellent family traditions and good family style, the Chen ancestral hall has raised "one handsome and three generals" and created a generation of outstanding people.
Marshal Chen Yi's cousin, Chen Xiuhe, was the director of the Shenyang Arsenal during the Nationalist Government. On the eve of the liberation of Shenyang, he resolutely broke away from the Kuomintang political camp and protected China's largest arsenal. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as the director of the Shenyang Arsenal, the first specially invited representative of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the counselor of the Government Council, and a member of the Cultural and Historical Materials Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Marshal Chen Yi's brother Chen Mengxi was at least a general commander during the Nationalist Government. On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he led an uprising in Leshan to join the revolutionary camp. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as a researcher at the Chongqing Museum of Culture and History, a member of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and a member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.
Marshal Chen Yi's younger brother Chen Jirang, at least a deputy division commander during the Nationalist Government. On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he united with local progressives to maintain law and order and welcome liberation. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as the deputy head of the Lezhi County People's Government, a member of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the deputy secretary-general of the second and third provincial CPPCC.
A corner of the Chen ancestral hall (courtesy of Wang Lin)
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Chen ancestral hall was distributed as public property to poor farmers who did not have a house to live in.
In 1958, the commune moved out the households and converted them into village primary schools.
In 1959, Chen Yi returned to his hometown to inspect. He praised the silkworm culture in his hometown, cared about the development of the silkworm industry, and left a poem "Hometown": "The commune is all over the hometown, and there are mulberry gardens everywhere. There are 20,000 silkworms, and there are eight silkworms a year. ”
A corner of the Chen ancestral hall (courtesy of Guo Yuying)
In 2000, the village primary school was moved out of the Chen ancestral hall.
In 2006, the Lezhi County People's Government announced the Chen Ancestral Hall as a county-level cultural relics protection unit, and instructed the Chen Yi Memorial Hall to be responsible for the maintenance of the ancestral hall and restore its original appearance.
In November 2022, the Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics announced the second batch of revolutionary cultural relics in the province, and the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall in Lezhi County was selected as the second batch of movable revolutionary cultural relics in the province.
A corner of the Chen Ancestral Hall (photo courtesy of Hu Zhijun)
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One day in January 1972, when the author and the comrades-in-arms of the 3rd Battalion and 7th Company of the "579th Regiment of the 1st Red Division" were carrying out a winter camping and training mission in the northern border of the motherland, everyone was very saddened to learn the news of Marshal Chen Yi's death. Company commander Liu Changyi told the officers and men in front of the queue: "Chairman Mao personally attended the memorial service of Marshal Chen Yi, and Premier Zhou delivered a eulogy." Instructor Wang Ruixin recited Marshal Chen Yi's poem "Green Pine" to everyone: "The heavy snow presses the green pine, and the green pine is straight and straight. You must know that the pine is high and clean, and stay until the snow melts. During the march, Tang Musheng, the leader of the author's squad, said to the soldiers in the class: "Marshal Chen Yi's hometown is in Lezhi County, Sichuan Province."
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Chen Yi's handwritten book "Green Pine" (courtesy of Yuan Ying)
Chen Yi's poem "Green Pine" (courtesy of Zeng Cheng)
The former residence of Marshal Chen Yi far transcends the physical attributes of its buildings and has an immortal soul. It stands proudly and shows its style, and it has become a place that people yearn for. As long as the articles are still circulating, as long as the sages and sages are still inspired, there will always be people who come to pay their respects and continue the spirit.
Visitors to Chen Yi's former residence (Photo courtesy of Zhan Changwen)
Since the opening of Chen Yi's former residence, it has received millions of tourists at home and abroad. Among them are foreign friends from Japan, Egypt, Tanzania, and other countries, as well as domestic guests from 29 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, party and government cadres at all levels at the central and local levels, workers, peasants, PLA soldiers, and school teachers and students.
After visiting Chen Yi's former residence, Wu Xuechun, the author's old leader, improvised a poem: "Young is determined to cast the soul of the country, and travels to Europe to pursue the truth." The letter from September is in the right direction, and the three chapters of Meiling see the spirit. Lead the army to conquer Kaixinyu and make friends to express pride. He was a true gentleman of the country all his life, and the marshal's name will live forever. ”
Visitors to Chen Yi's former residence (Photo courtesy of Ma Mingguang)
At present, Chen Yi's former residence has become a sacred classroom for education in revolutionary traditions and revolutionary ideals.
Written on April 29, 2024
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Text/Photo: Yuan Zheng (Born in Beijing in 1955, his ancestral home is Langzhong, Sichuan, and he now lives in Chengdu. Before his retirement, he was a deputy inspector of the Sichuan Provincial People's Procuratorate)