Dongfang.com reporter Fu Wenjing reported on May 10: East China University of Science and Technology is known as "the cradle of Chinese chemical engineers". In 1952, when East China Institute of Chemical Technology (the predecessor of East China University of Science and Technology) was established in Shanghai, Comrade Ding Xisan was one of the eight party committee members at the beginning of the school's establishment. Ding Xisan, who was born in 1921, is 100 years old this year and has been in the party for 80 years. He has devoted himself to the revolution since his youth, participated in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, and witnessed and witnessed the establishment and development of the East China Institute of Chemical Technology. Today, the "post-00" old man told the young students about his life experience of "following the party forever".
Mr. Ding Xisan communicates with young students
Saving the nation from the war of resistance against Japan
Ding Xisan's revolutionary thought starts from the school. "At that time, the teacher taught us some revolutionary songs in class, which I still remember. I loved reading when I was a child, and I used my spare time to learn a lot of knowledge by myself. At that time, the conditions were difficult. After school, I went to sell kerosene lamps and make money to buy books. Study." Ding Xisan recalled.
html At the age of 119, Ding Xisan began to serve as the village head, and has been engaged in revolutionary work since then. His loyalty and love for the party were also cultivated in the revolutionary work. In 1941, he became an honorable Communist Party member. In the spring of 1943, Ding Xisan joined the anti-Japanese army, mainly to mobilize the masses to fight against guerrillas, carry out mine warfare and "sparrow warfare".
Ding Xisan was awarded the "70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" commemorative medal
"I knew about the Anti-Japanese War at that time, but my father wouldn't let me go. I still said, no, now it will not work without the Anti-Japanese War." He recalled, "One time During the battle, the enemy was more than ten miles away from us. Every day at four or five o’clock, we finished our dinner and set off together. We walked forty or fifty miles overnight to the campsite. The soldiers fell asleep as soon as they were so tired.The next day, the enemy's troops caught up in two or three hours... I was lucky enough to survive. "
Although he risked his life from time to time, Ding Xisan not only fought on the front line of the anti-Japanese war, but also mobilized his younger sister and younger brother to participate in the revolutionary work, practicing the belief of a Communist Party member with a strong revolutionary will and practical actions. .
Ding Xisan threw himself into the revolution when he was young
Became a Huahua officer to start a business
After the liberation of Shanghai, the East China Bureau dispatched more than 200 county and regiment-level cadres to study policies at the Second Academy of Jinan University on Baoshan Road in Shanghai at that time. Including Ding Xisan. This also laid the foundation for him to enter the field of education later.
In 1952, the East China Institute of Chemical Technology was established, and Ding Xisan participated in the whole process of building the school. "At that time, there were few teachers and students in the school, and the experience of college management Almost blank. However, we always adhere to the basic policy of 'the Party's leadership over all school work'. "
Speaking of Zhang Jiangshu, the first principal of the school, Ding Xisan said: "He is very serious about business and has devoted a lot of effort to the development of the school. He attaches great importance to old professors and old teachers, and also pays attention to the training of new teachers. He respects the party and respects every party member and comrade. "
During the construction of the Southwest Branch, Ding Xi, the third class, participated in the school's construction work.
In order to implement the leadership of the party committee over the university, the school at that time adopted the following measures: first, to focus on political study and organize teaching staff to carry out political learning activities; second, to focus on ideological reform The third is to attach great importance to the training of party members. At that time, party members and cadres had a very close relationship with the masses, attached importance to making friends with professors and teachers, and cared about solving the difficulties of the masses in life and work, so as to think what the masses think and worry about the masses urgent.
At that time, the school also established a Marxist-Leninist teaching and research section. As the builder of the teaching and research room, Ding Xisan consciously assumed the task of teaching. When he was busy with work during the day, he used the time at night to prepare lessons, and it was common to stay overnight. In order to better carry out his work, he also went to Renmin University of China for further study and became a student of the Department of Philosophy. "My desire to be a student is very strong, because I feel that as an educator, without educational knowledge and philosophical foundation, it is impossible to do a good job." , In order to implement the national strategic decision, as a key university of the Ministry of Education, the East China Institute of Chemical Technology moved some majors inwards, chose Zigong, Sichuan, and established the Southwest Branch of the East China Institute of Chemical Technology.
Under the call of the state and the arrangement of the organization, Ding Xisan participated in the construction of the Southwest Branch, and was mainly responsible for the logistics work and material allocation. He takes the bus to and from local agencies such as the Grain Bureau every day, and does his best to provide logistical support and material support for the construction personnel to solve their worries.
"At that time, in order to save the cost of building houses, we took the initiative to ask to live with the masses, and the two families lived in one room. Although the conditions were difficult, I felt that there was a lot of fun. At that time, comrades did not distinguish between you and me, and got along very well. ” Ding Xisan recalled.
Ding Xisan was with the students during the construction of the Southwest Branch.
During the construction of the Southwest Branch, all the cadres, faculty and staff who participated in the construction work not only paid with hard work, sweat, wisdom and talent, but also full of enthusiasm and no regrets years. Everyone overcame all kinds of difficulties, stayed away from home, and fought with the local people in Huangpoling in obscurity, pouring blood and dedication for the national defense construction and education of the motherland.There, the school recruited and trained more than 2,000 students. Most of these students are from the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan region. They have a strong learning momentum. After graduation, they were assigned to all parts of the country and contributed to the development of the country's chemical and chemical industry.
Over the past few decades, the Southwest Branch of East China Institute of Chemical Technology has developed into Sichuan University of Light Chemical Industry with more than 30,000 people. The Huangpoling spirit of "diligence and truth-seeking, hard work, tenacious struggle, pioneering and innovative" forged in the process of building the Southwest Branch of East China Institute of Chemical Technology has now become a force that connects East China University of Science and Technology and Sichuan University of Light Chemical Technology and jointly develops great plans. and source.
Breathe with the party and walk with the party forever
Looking back at the road of growing together with the school, Ding Xisan felt deeply: "We must keep up with the party, closely follow the party's policy line, and pay attention to development and innovation. Without development and innovation, innovation is impossible." You have to be bold, you can’t do it if you are not aggressive, so you must be brave in your career.”
Ding Xisan wrote “Always follow the party” on his 100th birthday
Ding Xisan, who is now 100 years old, still cares about education , The heart is the party. Not long ago, when facing the Huali students who came to visit him, he also sent an affectionate message: "I hope young people will inherit the red genes, strengthen their ideals and beliefs, always follow the party, and build our great motherland even better."
