In December 2019, Toutiao Person Search cooperated with the Shaanxi Fumei Battle Martyrs Cemetery Management Office to help 2,149 martyrs buried in the cemetery find their relatives. These martyrs all died in the Battle of Fumei, and the cemetery has not yet established contact with their relatives.
"By cooperating with Toutiao's "Searching for Descendants of Martyrs" public welfare project, we help the martyrs buried in the cemetery find their relatives, so that those relatives of the martyrs who are still searching but have no news can get a piece of comfort." Fumei Battle Martyrs Cemetery Ren Xiaofeng, director of the Management Office, believes that it is very meaningful to help martyrs find their relatives.
This time we are looking for relatives for the following martyr:
Name of martyr: Han Xicheng
Date of birth and death:? -1949.7
Martyr’s place of origin: Sanyuan County, Shaanxi Province (under present-day Xi’an City)
Troop position: Soldier of the 9th Company of the 31st Regiment, 11th Division of the 4th Army
Sacrifice: Sacrificed in the Battle of Fumei in 1949
The Battle of Fumei was during the War of Liberation , The First Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army conducted offensive operations against the Kuomintang army in the Guanzhong area. In this battle, more than 3,000 PLA officers and soldiers died heroically.
Ren Xiaofeng said that the PLA officers and soldiers who died in the Fumei Battle came from all over the country. He hoped that Toutiao’s public welfare project of “Looking for the Descendants of the Martyrs” would gain wider attention and allow caring people from all over the country to participate in helping the martyrs “go home”. During charity activities.
Fumei Battle Martyrs Cemetery Monument
The Battle that Reversed the Situation of the Northwest War
The Fumei Battle was the largest battle on the northwest battlefield during the War of Liberation, and completely reversed the situation in the northwest region.
After the National Liberation War kicked off, the heroic First Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army successfully liberated Xi'an on May 20, 1949, in compliance with the " order to march across the country" issued by Chairman Mao Zedong and Commander-in-Chief Zhu De. After the liberation of Xi'an, Chiang Kai-shek was not willing to fail. He urgently ordered Hu Zongnan, director of the Xi'an Appeasement Office of the Kuomintang, Hu Zongnan, and united with the Qinghai Ma Bufang and Ningxia Ma Hongkui troops in an attempt to jointly counterattack Xi'an and block our westward advance. The First Field Army was first. The 2nd, 18th and 19th Corps, commander and political commissar Peng Dehuai Under the command of Mao Zedong, using Chairman Mao's strategic thinking of "concentrating superior forces and annihilating the enemy one by one" and implementing the combat policy of "clamping down the horse to defeat the barbarian, first barbarian and then horse", with Fufeng and Mei County as the center, starting from Xianyang in the east , Baoji in the west, Xilan Highway in the north, and the vast area bordering the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains in the south, launched a general offensive against Hu Zongnan's main force. "This is a strategic decisive battle with the troops of Hu Zongnan, Ma Bufang and Ma Hongkui of the Kuomintang." Ren Xiaofeng introduced.
On July 10, 1949, the gunshots of the decisive battle began. After four days and nights of fierce fighting, the First Field Army annihilated more than 44,000 people from the four armies of the Kuomintang Army Hu Zongnan Group, and liberated nine counties including Baoji, Fufeng, Meixian, Qishan. In this fierce battle, the PLA officers and soldiers bravely Killing the enemy and fighting bloody battles, more than 3,000 people died heroically.
Ren Xiaofeng said that from the perspective of the entire northwest war situation, the Battle of Fumei has far-reaching historical significance. This battle completely severed the connection between Hu Zongnan and the "Two Ma" groups, completely shattered all Hu Ma's attempts to jointly counterattack, consolidated the important results of the liberation of Xi'an, and fundamentally shaken the Kuomintang's rule in the northwest region. This transformed the First Field Army from a relative advantage into an absolute advantage on the northwest battlefield, and opened the prelude to understanding the northwest and marching into the southwest.
Fumei Campaign Martyrs Cemetery
2160 martyrs' tombs
Fumei Campaign Martyrs Cemetery is located in Changxing Town, Mei County, Shaanxi Province. It was founded in 1953 to commemorate Fumei, the largest battle on the northwest battlefield in the National Liberation War. A cemetery built by more than 3,000 PLA officers and soldiers who died heroically in the battle buries the loyal bones of 2,160 martyrs.
With the care of governments and leaders at all levels, since its establishment, the cemetery has carried out many repairs and renovations on the entrance roads, memorial gardens, memorial pavilions, memorial halls, monuments, battle group sculptures, martyrs' statues, and martyrs' tombs. At present, the martyrs' tomb area is distributed in a fan shape, with the sculptures of the martyrs of the Fumei Battle in the middle.
The Martyrs Cemetery was built on the original ground. When you walk into the cemetery, a towering monument is located in the center of the cemetery. The red five-pointed star shines in the sun. On the front of the monument are engraved 9 characters "Monument to the Martyrs of the Fumei Campaign". The monument is tall. 19.49 meters, symbolizing the victory in the Fumei Battle in 1949.
Aerial view of Fumei Battle Martyrs Cemetery
They are looking for them
Fumei Battle Martyrs Cemetery Management Office staff Cao Jie has been guarding the martyrs here for 5 years. In his daily work, he has directly contacted many people The cemetery looks for the families of the martyrs. "My experience is that this is the power of family affection that is thicker than water, which has prompted some relatives of the martyrs to search hard. Therefore, although 70 years have passed since the Battle of Fumei, some family members are even one or two generations apart. But they are still running around looking for her. "
On Qingming Festival in 2018, a gray-haired old man came to the cemetery. His ancestral home is Shanxi, and he has been working and living in Baoji after retiring from the army. He said that he and his cousin participated in the revolution at the same time, and his cousin died in the Battle of Fumei. The old man provided his cousin's name and place of origin. At that time, the cemetery conducted inquiries and found no information about this martyr. Later, the cemetery reviewed the archives and verified with the relevant government departments in the martyrs' place of birth, and confirmed that the martyrs died in the Battle of Fumei. During subsequent repairs and renovations, a tombstone was built to commemorate this martyr.
On this year’s Qingming Festival, the old man took his family to the Martyrs Cemetery again. With the support of his children, he stood in front of his cousin’s tombstone with tears in his eyes. He said excitedly: "Although there are no remains, we feel that the souls of the martyrs finally have a home, and their relatives also have a place to pay their respects."
Of course, this is only a small and very lucky part. Cao Jie also received many relatives who came to the cemetery for consultation and looking for martyrs, but in the end they returned with regret. Cao Jie was also very sorry to meet these relatives. "Many family members of martyrs came to us from Shanxi, Gansu, Hebei and other places. They must have searched in many places and spent countless efforts. In the end, they could not find them here. They were very disappointed."
Relatives of martyrs come to the cemetery to pay homage to the martyrs
Relatives of martyrs are welcome to pay homage to the martyrs at the cemetery
As the place where the souls of martyrs return, the Fumei Battle Martyrs Cemetery Management Office hopes that more relatives of martyrs can come to the cemetery to pay homage to their loved ones.
Ren Xiaofeng, director of the Fumei Battle Martyrs Cemetery Management Office, is very much looking forward to cooperating with Toutiao's "Looking for Descendants of Martyrs" public welfare project. He said: "With the help of Toutiao's technical means, we can more efficiently find more relatives of martyrs. For the souls of martyrs, the memorial service of their relatives is the best comfort. For the relatives of martyrs, their long thoughts and Waiting to finally have a place to express our grief."
Ren Xiaofeng said: "Looking for the relatives of the martyrs is very important to us. The Martyrs Cemetery is very meaningful because there is still too little information about the martyrs. Contacting more relatives of the martyrs can also complete a lot of information. "
The Fumei Battle Martyrs Cemetery welcomes the relatives of the martyrs to come and pay tribute. The cemetery will provide conveniences as much as possible and provide services for the relatives of the martyrs to pay tribute and commemorate them. The cemetery will hold activities from time to time, and we also hope to invite the relatives of the martyrs to the cemetery to commemorate the martyrs together.
Relatives of martyrs pay tribute to their loved ones
Remember the achievements of the martyrs, comfort the heroic spirits of the martyrs, inherit the red gene, and tell the red story; Toutiao Search launched the "Searching for the Descendants of the Martyrs" project, and cooperated with the Fumei Battle Martyrs Cemetery and other institutions to jointly search for the martyrs. Relatives. In previous successful cases, the media relay has played a great role in finding the descendants of martyrs. Toutiao sincerely invites media from all over the country to participate in the "Media Volunteer Service Group to Search for Descendants of Martyrs".
If you have any clues about the descendants of the martyrs, or want to join the search for the descendants of the martyrs, please contact Toutiao Search (email: [email protected]; Tel: 010-5834177 6. 010—8343485)
If you have any clues about the descendants of the martyrs, please contact Toutiao (email: [email protected]; Tel: 010-83434440, 010-83434485 ), there will be dedicated staff to verify and follow up on the information.
