On the eve of "July 1st"
A Martyrs Memorial Garden
located in Houshan Town, Jinsha County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province
welcomed a group of visitors
...
The
they commemorate together is an outstanding Chinese Communist
Me A legendary figure on the party's hidden front - Qian Zhuangfei
Qian Zhuangfei
In April 1931,
Gu Shunzhang, who was an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and participated in the leadership of the Central Special Section, was betrayed by a traitor in Hankou. After being identified and arrested,
immediately rebelled.
At the critical moment,
Wuhan secret service agency
6 urgent top-secret telegrams
all fell into the hands of
confidential secretary Qian Zhuangfei, who was on night shift alone.
Qian Zhuangfei risked his life to pass the information to
located in Shanghai. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Comrades such as Zhou Enlai, Qu Qiubai, Deng Xiaoping, and Deng Yingchao
were safely transferred
"If it weren't for Comrade Qian Zhuangfei
, all of us would have died at the hands of the Kuomintang reactionaries."
Zhou Enlai once mentioned Qian Zhuangfei
affectionately many times. Photos of Qian Zhuangfei’s life. (Photo courtesy of interviewee)
Qian Zhuangfei
was born in Huzhou, Zhejiang
into a wealthy small businessman family
He has acted in movies, practiced medicine, is proficient in calligraphy and painting, and understands design
...
In 1926
Qian Zhuang Fei joined the Communist Party of China
to carry out secret work
In 1934, Qian Zhuangfei wrote "Quickly Complete 200,000 Pairs of Straw Shoes to Send to the Front" and the comic "Grow Up and Be Strong" created for the article was published in "Red China" (file photo)
While working at the
Shanghai Sales Office of the Kuomintang Radio Management Office,
Qian Zhuangfei was favored by his boss, Xu Enzeng. Qian Zhuangfei was transferred to Nanjing
and appointed as his confidential secretary
The oil painting "Three Heroes of Longtan" displayed in the exhibition room of Qian Zhuangfei's martyrs' deeds. Photo by Xinhua Daily Telegraph reporter Li Jingya
The Central Special Branch led by Zhou Enlai decided
to send Li Kenong, Qian Zhuangfei, and Hu Di
to form a three-person special party group
to "help" Xu Enzen
establish a secret command organization for the spy organization. and
Four cover agencies
occupied key parts of the enemy's special agencies
and obtained a large amount of intelligence
However,
such a legendary figure who helped the Chinese Communist Party avoid an unprecedented serious disaster
was on the way to the south of Guizhou on the Long March Comrade Qian Zhuangfei disappeared mysteriously in Wujiang
Comrade Qian Zhuangfei's portrait
Zhou Enlai learned the news
He sent people to look for
but no trace of Qian Zhuangfei was found
It became a "mystery case" in the history of the party
Guizhou Provincial Party Committee Party History Research Office Deputy Director Qin Aihua said:
"Some experts and scholars
went to the field to conduct careful investigation and research.
Gradually formed two opinions. One is the Xifeng theory for those who died on the south bank of the Wujiang River. The other is the Jinsha theory for those who died on the north bank of the Wujiang River. '"
According to the recollections of most comrades of the Second Bureau of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission
Qian Zhuangfei, who was ill,
did not cross the Wujiang River at that time
On April 1, 1935
Red ArmyAfter various troops successfully crossed the Wujiang River south
A tall man, The long-faced Red Army man with a provincial accent
did not cross the river because he fell behind.
When he was traveling to Yantian Rock near Tiziyan Ferry in Jinsha County, he was killed by local stubborn Nie Congshan.
He was only 40 years old when he died.
Qian Zhuangfei stopped to ask. Farmers asked.(Photo courtesy of Houshan Town Government, Jinsha County, Guizhou)
The Party History Department, through interviews with
villagers and other insiders who had seen this Red Army man, believed that the Red Army
who died at Yantianyan was the deputy director of the Second Bureau of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission,
Qian Zhuangfei, deputy secretary-general of the General Political Department of the Red Army
Between 2000 and 2001
Guizhou Party History Department and others participated in forming a joint investigation team
and conducted another investigation.
The final opinion was:
The place where martyr Qian Zhuangfei died is
"Houshan Township, Jinsha County, Guizhou Province"
The time of sacrifice was "April 1, 1935"
This conclusion was approved by the relevant national departments of
The mystery of Qian Zhuangfei's disappearance
The truth came to light
The place where Qian Zhuangfei was killed . (Photo courtesy of Houshan Town Government, Jinsha County, Guizhou)
According to reports,
A few days after Qian Zhuangfei’s death, local people discovered his body.
They took great risks and buried him on the spot.
“At that time, everyone only knew that there was a The Tomb of the Unknown Red Army
Every Qingming Festival
People come here to pay their respects
To offer flowers and cultivate new soil"
Song Zhixiong, the mayor of Houshan Town, Jinsha County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, said
In the 1970s, hydropower stations were built
The water level in the reservoir area rose
The local party committee and government organized the masses to bury the martyrs' bones in coffins
and moved them to Zhangjia Pass, 500 meters away from the township government.
And erected a tombstone of the "Grave of the Red Army Martyrs"
.
In 1991,
local cadres and the masses spontaneously
visited the martyrs' tombs. We carried out the reconstruction of the tomb of the martyrs
and actively raised funds
tomb of the martyrs Zhuangfei. Photo by Xinhua Daily Telegraph reporter Li Jingya
After research and demonstration by relevant departments of the state and Guizhou Province
it was confirmed that the owner of the Red Army martyr's tomb is Qian Zhuangfei
Now
Qian Zhuangfei's martyr's cemetery and martyrs' deeds exhibition room
have been named "National Security" Education Base"
Every year, 100,000 tourists come to visit and learn.
In memory of the revolutionary martyrs
Qian Zhuangfei Martyr Memorial Park. Photo by Xinhua Daily Telegraph reporter Li Jingya
On the hidden front of the struggle against the enemy
there are many loyal defenders like Qian Zhuangfei
who have made great contributions to the Chinese revolution
Victory cannot be promoted
Failure cannot be explained
They, Secret and great
Source: Xinhua News Agency official account
Process editor: TF016
