We rode to Beijing-met Chairman Mao!
600 miles against the wind-go to Beijing to meet Chairman Mao!
Cycling to Beijing-I met Chairman Mao!
August 18, 1966-November 26, 1966, Chairman Mao received the National Red Guards at Tiananmen Square ten times. Except for the second time on August 31, where the number of people was the smallest, with only 500,000 people, the order was chaotic, traffic jams and wounding incidents occurred, the other nine interviews were organized very well and the scale was also large, each exceeding 1 million. The total number of ten interviews exceeded 12 million.
Accepting Chairman Mao’s reception and seeing Chairman Mao was regarded as the greatest aspiration and extravagant hope in life at that time, and it was the greatest fortune and glory in life. In my Hebei province, even more connected students have had the honor of being received by Chairman Mao twice. Therefore, in our school, it is a big fashion to infer and analyze when Chairman Mao can come out to meet the Red Guards and go to Beijing to wait in advance.
On April 20, 1967, I discussed and speculated with Zhou Changhu and other students in my class whether Chairman Mao would appear on May 1 on Labor Day in Tiananmen and received revolutionary masses. The conclusion of our discussion is that Chairman Mao will definitely come out to meet the Red Guards on Labor Day on May 1 this year. According to two reasons: (1): Since 1966, 10 large interviews, more than half a year, Chairman Mao has not appeared, and it is irregular if he does not come out again. (2): It has been nearly a year since classes have been suspended to cause a revolution, and the energy can not be let down. Chairman Mao can inspire the revolutionary enthusiasm of the people across the country. Based on the above judgments, on May 1, 1967, Chairman Mao will definitely appear on the Tianmen. And received the revolutionary masses.
Me and Zhou Changhu decided accordingly. On April 28, 1967, we went to Beijing by bicycle 2 days in advance to be received by Chairman Mao and went to meet Chairman Mao. The reason why we chose bicycles was because of the pressure on vehicles such as cars and trains. Very crowded. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and ride a bicycle to Beijing. How far is it, more than 300 kilometers, 600 miles, not to mention that there were no asphalt roads in those days. They were all dirt roads, and even a car could not go on a rainy day. Both of us’s bicycles are all old, they are very prone to breakdowns, and will not be able to reach the village by then.You can’t reach the shop, you have no place to cry. The most terrible thing is that Zhou Changhu’s bicycle beam is broken. The cyclist stabbed to death, the consequences are serious! I told Changhu that you must change a car or use a casing to reinforce the frame of the bicycle. Otherwise, for such a long distance, if you say something big, it will happen. Don't be kidding. Unexpectedly, Changhu replied, my eldest brother works in Tianjin, and I rode a broken car to Beijing, so that he can get a new car for me because of the broken car. If it's repaired, my eldest brother won't replace me with a new car. I said that your beam will stab you to death, and he said it’s okay. When the bike bumps, I will grab the beam with my hand and hold it tightly. It is as strong as a casing and won’t kill me. Do not worry. In this way, the two of us carried less than 10 yuan each and rode on old bicycles. Since April 28, 1967, we set off in the direction of Beijing with a Category 6 north wind.
Changhu wears a green military cap, and I wear an old dad's green yellow military uniform with a leather armed belt on the waist. It is really heroic. We talked and laughed to each other, headed up and sang, "The red flag of the motherland is flying all over the mountains and rivers, and there are thousands of rays of light rising from all over the world. Sing loudly for the beloved leader Chairman Mao. You are the red sun in our hearts, the red sun." The singing drifted across Hengshui. By the lake, passing through , Wuyi, , Wuqiang, green wheat fields, mixed with the sand of the earth road, drifting northward to the north. Really young and vigorous and full of blood. We are both 18 years old in the past years. We have braved the wind and sand, bent down and bowed our heads. We rode Hengshui, Wuqiang, Wuyi, Xianxian, and . Renqiu, it's been over 300 miles since I turned around, I was really out of breath, people were tired and tired. At the entrance of Renqiu Middle School, there was a beautiful girl on duty. Looking at our young guys, wearing red armbands, wearing military uniforms, and a standard Red Guard appearance, the girl on duty smiled with hot brows and asked where we came from. Where to go, the two of us replied respectfully, from Jizhong, we are going to Beijing to meet Chairman Mao, and if we want to eat and rest here, we will leave.The girl on duty enthusiastically took us to the room to fetch hot water and wotou pickles for us to eat and drink, and take a rest. It was about 12 o’clock in the evening, and we felt our physical recovery. We bid farewell to the enthusiastic girls and continue. According to the guidance of the girls, in Renqiu, he walked through the streets and alleys, and headed north with black lights.
Renqiu of that year and month was not like the central city of today’s North China Oilfield. At that time, Renqiu was like a big market town, with broken city walls, ponds inside and outside the city, thick reeds, and tall grass with no people. . The streets and alleys are all dilapidated brick houses or loess houses. They are really old and lifeless for decades. Out of the city to the north is Xiongxian . People know that Xiongxian, Renqiu, and Anxin are all part of Baiyangdian Lake, the Pearl of North China. The road here is soil, and the soil is wet. On both sides of the road, the sky connects with the water, the water connects with the sky, and the fog is deep in the middle of the night. It was so big that the thin clothes on her body were soaked and water penetrated. At intervals along the road, there are piles of stones and sand. It seems that Renqiu is about to build an asphalt road to Beijing via Xiong County. "To get rich, build roads first" is a good saying, and it is a great progress in society. Congratulations to the people in Baiyangdian area, you have made progress again, and you are making a real progress towards modernization. It may be that the dirt road is too wet and soft, and the bicycle can't move. There was another big pile of stones in front of us. We were out of breath and we were too tired. After all, people were not beaten by iron. When we reached the pile of stones, we only had one bicycle, and we were paralyzed, without saying a word. Just lying on the gravel, he immediately fell asleep.
I don't know when, when I wake up, the sky is bright and my body is drenched. Baiyangdian Lake and the reeds are full of the cheers of waterfowl and the croaking of frogs. In front of you are the boundless green lotus, lotus , wheat waves and rice fields. It is really the southern part of the Northland! Duomo’s beautiful Baiyangdian, I really can’t imagine that there is such a beautiful place in my hometown of Hebei Province. "Ah" Changhu woke up with a long cry and asked me where is this? I said this is Renqiu Baiyangdian. He exclaimed that neither of our bicycles were locked. If a thief patronized us, we would sleep like a dead pig. If the car was stolen, we would be miserable.Looking at the traffic on the highway and the pedestrians passing by, we both silently read "Amitabha! Thank the thief for being merciful."
Renqiu, Hejian, Suning, Anping, Anxin, Baiyangdian, Although they are behind now, they are taking off because they are the old district, the holy land in the hearts of the people of Hebei, and the center of the anti-Japanese beacon. The three districts, namely Anping, Suning, and Renqiu. Among them, the Yanling team in Baiyangdian made the Devil’s motorboat frightened. The anti-Japanese struggle of the predecessors is the pride of the people in Jizhong.
Anxin and Baiyangdian are the largest water areas and wetlands in Hebei Province. They are rich in products and outstanding people. Now they have become Xiong'an New District, and the people in the old district have ushered in a new era of real take-off.
Baiyang Lake is composed of 143 large and small lakes, among which there are 5 lakes with the largest water surface, namely: 1—Baiyang Lake, 2—Shaoche Lake, 3—Yangjiao Lake, 4—Chiyu Lake, and 5—Houtang Lake. It has a water area of 336 square kilometers with a total water storage capacity of 1.3 to 500 million cubic meters. There are Yongding River , Hutuo River , Daqing River , Juma River , Dasha River and other 9 major rivers converge here. There are more than 50 kinds of fish and crabs, and more than 20 kinds of water birds. The chicken, duck, and goose eggs of Baiyangdian are well-known all over the world, especially in Tianjin in Xiasao of Jiuhe, and they have a soft spot for duck eggs of Baiyangdian. In addition, the reeds, weavings, rice, lotuses, etc. of Baiyangdian are not only products, but also beautiful scenery. Today, Baiyangdian has built a national 5a scenic spot and a red revolution education base, which is thriving and developing! It is the pride of Hebei people, and it is also a return to the anti-Japanese ancestors in Jizhong.
Seeing the beauty of Xiong’an and thinking of the anti-Japanese achievements of our predecessors, we both rejoiced and continued to drive north through Xiong County, Benba Prefecture, through Wen’an , to Gu’an , through Daxing,Directly to Tiananmen Square in the middle of the night. It was the night of April 29th, and it was another 300 miles in one go. We were happy and proud of ourselves and the broken car. But when I saw the ground of Tiananmen Square, the wheels of our bicycles didn't turn. Because the bearings of our bicycles were worn through, big grooves and holes were made. All the balls were missing and lost, and the spokes were broken. The bicycle really stopped spinning completely. There is no way, where can I repair my bike in the middle of the night? Can only stay in the future! Push away.
Check out Tiananmen Square. The reception station of the Central Cultural Revolution Group is a residential building in the north of Dongdan today. Each unit is covered with straw and has bedding and is clean and comfortable. There is a dining car serving meals at the door of the unit in the morning, noon, and evening. Everyone comes here, including petitioners and teachers, but most of them are students. Some have been there for 3 months. I also saw a few classmates from Jizhong here. It seems that everyone coincided with each other, and it was decided that Chairman Mao wanted to see the Red Guards in May or 1st.
On April 30th, we came to the entrance of the Workers' Gymnasium. People of the People's Liberation Army soldiers repaired bicycles for everyone. Our bicycles were repaired with high quality and high standards, and only the cost of materials was charged. I am really loyal to the People's Liberation Army for helping others and helping others. Now I am afraid I can't see the People's Liberation Army set up a stall and repair bicycles. But the times are advancing. First, most modern cars have self-driving cars, and second, cities have shared bicycles. After the bicycle was repaired, I believed that Ma Youyan wandered around Beijing, and came to the embassy area unknowingly.
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