Meng Zhaorui’s note: The Leningrad Hospital built by the Soviet Union - 301 Hospital, was the purpose of the military commission’s direct agency hospital at that time. The exterior view of the east-west surgical building.
During the Republic of China, Fuchengmen was sparsely populated, and robbers appeared from time to time, and many people did not dare to walk alone. For safety, some people who went to the west of Beijing often made an appointment to gather in Wukesong, and then went with help. Gradually, "Wukesong" was called Kai as the place name. Later, a village formed on the north side of Wukesong, and Wukesong Village was found. The "Wukesong" place has a special historical memory in the modern history of Pei . In 1937, the war fires ignited at the Lugou Bridge. As a result, the Japanese invaders occupied Beijing. Not only were bunkers built and artillery towers built, but they also named the built road "Xinya Road". After the liberation of Beijing, the road was renamed " Fuxing Road ". You can reach here directly by traveling 28 miles west from Tiananmen .
301 Hospital was built here and has since become the arm of the place name "Wukesong". Because before the construction of the hospital, the land of Wuke Pine was still covered with weeds and the graves were covered with wild beaches. And when the medical hall of the 301 Hospital that saved lives and healed the wounded was built here, Wukesong occupied a place in the huge Beijing city . It was also the famous medical hall of the 301 Hospital that allowed people to see hope, sunshine and life, which made the "Wukesong" a place named after the tree so loudly.
301 Hospital, the real name is the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army of China, established on August 5, 1953. At that time, fierce battles were being fought on the battlefield of resisting U.S. aggressing U.S. aggressing Korea. The Republic's army had just celebrated the 26th August 1st Army Day. The Central Military Commission decided to create a general hospital for the entire army in Wukesong, a rocky and deserted land.
The predecessor of the 301 Hospital was the Second Clinical College of China Union Medical College. With the order of the Central Military Commission, outstanding medical workers from all over the country gathered here with the joy of the new generation of the Republic and began their own business from scratch. In October of this year, the hospital was officially renamed the hospital directly under the Military Commission of the People's Liberation Army of China.
Meng Zhaorui’s note: Pu Rongqin, the appointed director of the 301 Military Commission’s direct agency hospital, spoke at the opening meeting.
In July 1954, the entire army implemented a new number organization, and according to its organization, the hospital was renamed "301 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army of China". The name "301" comes from this. Because these three numbers are simple and easy to remember and easy to write, they can spread quickly. However, due to the special tasks undertaken by the hospital at that time and the special objects of medical care, the hospital was stained with a mysterious color. Although in June 1957, when the Central Military Commission officially named the "301 Hospital" as the "General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army of China", people still used to talking about the "301 Hospital".
In 1984, the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army began to open to ordinary people, and treated patients from all over the country with a broad mind, solving the problem of difficulty in seeing a doctor in the people. The hospital's opening to the outside world has further expanded its popularity, thus spreading the name of the 301 Hospital throughout China.
1993, on the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Jiang Zemin wrote the name of the hospital "General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army of China". Ten eye-catching big words stand tall on the medical building. These ten big words of gold distilled gold can be seen clearly on the aircraft channel of Xijiao Airport in the dark night more than ten miles away. Despite this, people still have the title of 301 Hospital on their lips. It can be seen that 301 Hospital has been deeply rooted in people's hearts and may last for several years.
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Since its opening in 1954, the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army has long been the largest comprehensive hospital in the army. It integrates medical care, health care, teaching, and scientific research. It is one of the important national health care bases. It is responsible for the medical care work of the Central Committee, the Military Commission and the headquarters, and is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of difficult diseases in all military regions and military branches of the army. It also treats local patients from all over the country.
From an inpatient building and an outpatient clinic in 1954, with an area of only 60,000 square meters, it has grown to a high-rise building with an area of 412,200 square meters and a building area of 509,200 square meters. There are eight courtyards including medical and living rooms, which support the blue sky and vast space for the development of the General Hospital.
Meng Zhaorui’s notes: On the day of the hospital opening, all medical staff and guests took a photo with the newly built east building.
From 400 beds prepared by the hospital in 1954 to more than 4,400 beds today, the annual outpatient volume is 3.8 million, the annual hospitalization capacity exceeds 100,000, and the number of surgeries exceeds 58,000, and the number of surgeries is increasing by 20% every year. This shows that the hospital has developed from its original small sailboat to a veritable "medical aircraft carrier" and has set sail on its journey to create a modern research hospital.
301 Hospital created a myth in the history of medicine.
301 Hospital has created a brand in the history of medicine.
301 Hospital, from a simple field hospital in the revolutionary war era, to a large comprehensive hospital, and then to a strategic leap in the construction of research hospitals, has been the hard work, hard work over the past 60 years, hard entrepreneurship over the past 60 years, and pioneering and enterprising for the past 60 years.
Meng Zhaorui’s notes: At the opening ceremony of the hospital of the directly affiliated organs of the Military Commission, medical workers from all walks of life in Beijing came to congratulate them.
The future indicates tomorrow, reality writes today, and history remembers yesterday. When we see the 301 Hospital, a medical aircraft carrier, embarking on its journey to build a research-oriented hospital, there is always a touch deep in our hearts, and there is always a flash of memories, recalling the glorious years of the 301 Hospital’s past.
What was the situation when the 301 Hospital was founded?
Did the 301 Hospital leave an image at the opening ceremony?
By chance, I found 12 photos of the opening ceremony of the 301 Hospital at the home of the famous military photography master Meng Zhaorui. These photos are extremely precious. These photos have been covered with nearly 60 years. The first appearance of these photos not only fills the gap in the history of the 301 hospital, but also fills the gap in the history of Chinese military medicine.
In Meng Zhaorui's home, there are nearly 10,000 photos and thousands of negatives. This is his lifelong hard work and a memory of a series of major historical events. "This time I read old photos, wrote pictures and notes for old photos and negatives. In the recent compilation of photos, I accidentally found two very precious photos. One was the photos when Mao Anying was translated before going to North Korea to join the war. Mao Anying wore very special clothes and was very fluent in Russian. Mao Anying didn't make many public appearances, but I took more than 10 photos of this appearance. Due to Mao Anying's special identity, these photos have not been published publicly. One was the set of photos from the 301 Hospital. At that time, I took the only one. . These 12 photos freeze the situation at the opening ceremony of the 301 Hospital. At that time, these photos were planned to be published in " PLA Pictorial ", but for some reason, they were not published, so these photos were returned to me. I moved several times, and I threw everything away, but none of the photos and negatives were lost. The photos I saved, to be smaller, were my lifelong efforts; to be larger, these were all national historical archives. "Mr. Meng told me with the photos.
Meng Zhaorui told the author about the situation during the shooting
Meng, who is already in his 82 years old, pointed to this set of photos of the 301 Hospital and kept saying that this is the only one! This is the memory of history! Afterwards, Mr. Meng told me about the content and characters in the photos one by one. Mr. Meng’s memory surprised me! He can tell who was speaking at the opening ceremony in the photo and which foreigner attended the opening ceremony. Mr. Meng is already an octogenarian, but he has such memories of this photo that has been buried for 60 years, which shows his love for his career, his love for his motherland and the army. He has been invited to the TV station many times to use his personal experiences to tell the development and changes of the motherland with the photos he took.Because he joined the army at the age of 18, he worked as a photographer at the North China Military Region Pictorial. He participated in the Pingjin Battle , interviewed and filmed a series of major historical events, including the Peaceful Liberation of Peking, the Preparatory Meeting of the CPPCC, the New CPPCC Conference, the Founding Ceremony of , the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the launch of two bombs and one satellite, and the trial of 10 main culprits of Lin Biao and Jiang Qing's counter-revolutionary group. He is a witness to many major events.
His photography works such as " my country's first atomic bomb exploded successfully ", "my country's first hydrogen bomb exploded successfully", "Peace Dove", " Peking City-entry ", "Celebrating the liberation of Peking with the tank soldiers", "Founder of the founding ceremony", "Welcome the founding of the country", "Bonestone of the founding of the country", "Chairman Mao meets the hero squadron", "Long live the people", "Chairman Mao meets the Red Guards", "Premier Zhou in 1968", "Premier Zhou and Youth", "Commander-in-Chief Zhu and Children", "People's Army", "Signing the Korean War Armistice Agreement", "Peng Dehuai Parade", "Kim Il-sung and Peking Opera Actors" have won awards across the country and across the army.
He held the "Meng Zhaorui Photography Art Exhibition" in the Military Museum, exhibiting more than 400 works. These works have a large historical span, from the war years to reform and opening up; they have a wide range of subjects, including military, politics, industry, agriculture, commerce, culture, diplomacy, etc.; they have a variety of varieties, including news, figures, scenery, and flowers. As a colleague in the photography industry said this, Meng Zhaorui's photography practice formed a major feature. He firmly grasped the pulse of the times, left the mark of the times, and shaped the image of the times. Over time, the historical value displayed by his works will become higher and higher.
It is these works that undoubtedly determine his due status as a famous photographer and old photographer in the press and photography industry. Meng Zhaorui's practice shows that in the new socialist China, a capable photographer should be the trendsetter of our era. This trendsetter must have a clear mind, sharp eyes, firm beliefs, and tenacious fighting spirit. We must overcome all difficulties, create all conditions, aim the camera at the hot spots and highlights of the times, depict the beautiful scenery of the times, and write the strong voice of the times.
He has published a large-scale photography collection "Moments of History". When he was 80 years old, he published "The Founding Ceremony" and "China Mushroom Cloud". He enjoyed the government's lifelong special allowance issued by the State Council. He was selected as a photographer of outstanding contribution by the Chinese Photographers Association . Although he had already retired, his legs were cold and he was inconvenient to walk, he still maintained a rigorous and orderly living habit and his sensitivity to news about new things and major events, which he developed in his long-term photography work.
"For more than 60 years, I have kept in mind the purpose of the Party serving the people wholeheartedly, strengthened my ideals and beliefs, and be a revolutionary photographer. Praise the times and record history. This is also the eternal theme of my revolutionary photography work. I wish the great, glorious, and correct Communist Party of China!" This is the insights of military photographer Meng Zhaorui looking back on his career as a reporter on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Party.
"Although I am retired, my thoughts are not retired. I still study every day. I have read the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Deepening Cultural System Reform and Promoting the Great Development and Prosperity of Socialist Culture" adopted by the Sixth Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee. I have read it several times. I am still working. Although I am not carrying a camera to go deep into the front line and sitting in the office, I organize the historical photos and negatives taken at home every day, write photo descriptions, and write memorial articles. This is also historical heritage, cultural heritage, and also a contribution to the great development of culture." 82-year-old Meng practices the inheritance of culture with his unique perseverance of soldiers.
from a set of historical photos of a 301 hospital, writes a brief history of the development of the 301 hospital;
from a set of historical photos of a 301 hospital, writes the photographer's unremitting pursuit of life.
In fact, for tomorrow, everything about today is the past and history. What we have to do is to remember today and write about today in order to inherit today's glory and usher in a brilliant tomorrow.
(On November 19, 2014, Meng Zhaorui, a famous photographer and famous military photographer in my country, died at the 301 Hospital in Beijing due to ineffective treatment at the age of 85.)
