After Mao Anying's death, when Chairman Mao reviewed his son's inscription, he said with tears in his eyes: "The inscription is very well written, with only one flaw. My name is on the inscription, but it is a pity that his mother's name is not included."

"Loyal bones are buried everywhere in the mountains, so why return them wrapped in horse leather."

Comrade Mao Anying perfectly interpreted this verse and volunteered to join the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea . He finally died in North Korea and was buried forever in North Korea.

After Mao Anying's death, when Chairman Mao reviewed his son's inscription, he said with tears in his eyes: "The inscription is very well written, with only one flaw. My name is on the inscription, but it is a pity that his mother's name is not included."

Mao Anying sacrificed

On November 25, 1950, Peng Dehuai learned the shocking news that Mao Anying had died in a US bombing.

He organized his speech to report this sad news to the central government, but he was affected by sadness. Every time he wrote Mao Anying's name, he couldn't control his tears.

As an elder, he was so sad, and he could not imagine what Chairman Mao would feel when he learned that his son had died.

The grief of losing a child in middle age is something that is difficult to bear, even if one is as determined as Chairman Mao.

The content of the telegram was modified several times. He finally finalized the content and reported the situation in detail in the telegram.

That morning, U.S. military planes attacked the Volunteer Army headquarters in North Korea.

htmlAt around 7 o'clock, all the comrades in the headquarters went to the air-raid shelter to avoid the attack. Only four comrades including Mao Anying were left in the headquarters.

html Around 011 o'clock, American pilots drove four planes hovering over the headquarters.

In order to avoid the air raid, they left the headquarters for shelter. When they thought the attack was over, they returned to the headquarters again.

However, what they did not expect was that the US military sent four more planes to attack and dropped a large number of incendiary bombs on the ground, more than 100 in number.

Only two comrades escaped from the scene safely, while Mao Anying and Gao Ruixin died heroically in this incident.

Because of his special status, where Mao Anying is buried has become a matter that troubles Peng Dehuai.

Due to the urgent war situation at that time, there was no way to take too much care, so we could only temporarily place his body on a nearby hillside, waiting for him to be resettled with other comrades who died in the Anti-Japanese War later.

After the end of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the remains of the Chinese Volunteer Army martyrs who died in the Korean War were gradually transported back to China and placed in the Cemetery of Martyrs to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in Shenyang.

Under normal circumstances, the remains of Comrade Mao Anying should also be transported back to the country and placed in this martyr cemetery.

However, due to the particularity of his identity, everyone has different opinions on whether Mao Anying should be buried in North Korea or China.

In 1954, the Support Headquarters requested that Mao Anying's remains be transported back to China. However, after Peng Dehuai saw this request, he put forward a different opinion. He believed that the remains should be buried in North Korea.

Peng Dehuai's point of view is that Mao Anying voluntarily devoted himself to the revolutionary cause of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea. His sacrifice witnessed the revolutionary friendship between China and North Korea and was of educational significance to both China and North Korea.

As the son of Chairman Mao, he was the pride of his father, and he never failed to live up to his father's expectations and became a loyal and courageous soldier.

But in the eyes of Chairman Mao, he was just an ordinary volunteer martyr and should not be treated specially.

He is buried here in North Korea, which is also a comfort to the families of other volunteer army martyrs buried in North Korea.

Peng Dehuai also wrote a letter to Premier Zhou, informing him of his considerations on this matter.

After reading the letter, Premier Zhou agreed with his opinion and forwarded the letter to Chairman Mao.

At this time, North Korea's supreme leader Kim Il Sung also sent a telegram to Chairman Mao, requesting that the remains of martyr Mao Anying be kept in North Korea and buried in North Korea.

Kim Il-sung believed in the telegram that Mao Anying died in the war to resist the United States and slow down North Korea. He made a huge contribution to the liberation of North Korea. His remains are buried in North Korea so that the people will always remember this kindness.

Chairman Mao agreed to this request, and at the same time made his own instructions to treat Mao Anying the same as other ordinary volunteer martyrs, and there was no need to arrange a separate funeral for him.

The text on the inscription

In 1954, North Korea began to build a cemetery for the Chinese Volunteer Army martyrs.

During the Qingming Festival of the next year, Mao Anying's remains were also moved to this martyrs cemetery .

Like other volunteer army martyrs, his mausoleum is no different, there is only a mausoleum and a tombstone.

The words "Comrade Mao Anying's Tomb" on the tombstone were written by Guo Moruo and then carved by craftsmen.

Behind the tombstone is an inscription introducing his life:

Comrade Mao Anying was originally from Shaoshan Chong, Xiangtan County, Hunan Province. He was the eldest son of Comrade Mao Zedong, the leader of the Chinese people.

In 1950, he firmly requested to join the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, and died heroically in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea on November 25, 1950. Comrade Mao Anying's spirit of patriotism and internationalism will forever educate and inspire the younger generation. Martyr Mao Anying will live forever!

Chinese People's General Association to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea

April 1955 in the Gregorian calendar.

After Premier Zhou learned about Mao Anying's move to the mausoleum, he told Chairman Mao the news.

Even though several years have passed since his son's death, Chairman Mao's sadness has not diminished.

After hearing the content on his son's inscription, his eyes still couldn't help but filled with tears.

He said sadly: "This inscription is very well written. The only shortcoming is that it only has my father's name and not his mother's name."

As the son of Chairman Mao and martyr Yang Kaihui, Mao Anying's deeds Totally worthy of parents being proud of.

His inscription only records Chairman Mao’s name, but does not have the name of his mother Yang Kaihui engraved on it. It is a pity.

Premier Zhou once proposed to rewrite the inscription and add Comrade Yang Kaihui's name to it to make up for this shortcoming, but Chairman Mao rejected this suggestion.

Chairman Mao felt that Mao Anying should be treated as an ordinary volunteer martyr and should not enjoy special treatment because of his special status as his son.

Although rewriting the inscription is a trivial matter, it is also an unfair thing to the other volunteer martyrs.

In the Volunteer Army Martyrs Cemetery, there are still many martyrs waiting to write inscriptions. He cannot add more workload to the staff just because he is Chairman Mao's son.

Comrade Mao Anying, who heroically devoted himself to the revolutionary cause, was not willing to receive special treatment. This was also contrary to his ideals.

Chairman Mao’s thoughts

As a father and a national leader, Chairman Mao could not go to North Korea to visit his son as he pleased.

His longing for his son has never diminished, but he keeps this longing deep in his heart and rarely mentions it to others.

After the death of his son, he suffered the pain of losing his son alone. He was worried that his daughter-in-law Liu Siqi would not be able to bear the pain of losing her husband, so he chose to hide the news of his son's death from her.

It was not until three years after her husband's death that Liu Siqi learned that her husband had already passed away.

The huge pain of losing her husband quickly enveloped her like a dark cloud, and she cried until she broke down emotionally.

After Chairman Mao heard the news, he immediately came to comfort her. Relying on the mutual encouragement of her relatives, she finally got through the most painful period.

After getting over the pain of losing her husband, Liu Siqi asked Chairman Mao the question that her husband wanted to know most during his lifetime. As Chairman Mao's son, is Mao Anying qualified?

Mao Anying once asked himself this question in his diary: Is he qualified to be Chairman Mao's son?

After becoming a volunteer to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, and before embarking on the road to North Korea, he finally plucked up the courage to ask his father, as the son of Chairman Mao, was he qualified?

Chairman Mao just touched his son's head with a smile and said to him: "When you get home from North Korea, I will tell you the answer to this question."

Unfortunately, he could never come back from North Korea. I will never be able to hear my father's answer with my own ears.

After Chairman Mao heard his daughter-in-law's question, his face was full of loneliness. He could no longer answer this question to his son in person.

He said to his daughter-in-law with certainty: "Whether he is Mao Zedong or Chairman Mao's son, Anying has always been qualified. He never knew it. He will always be my pride."

Peng Dehuai died just after Mao Anying At that time, I was very ashamed of Chairman Mao. The Chairman entrusted his son to him and trusted him very much, but he caused the Chairman to lose his son forever.

He took the initiative to apply for punishment from Chairman Mao to punish him for his negligence on the battlefield.

Even though he was immersed in the pain of losing his son, Chairman Mao still did not forget to comfort him.

Chairman Mao said to him: "Sacrifice on the battlefield is common. How many volunteer soldiers sacrificed on the front line on the Korean battlefield. Their sacrifice for the revolutionary cause is glorious. The same is true for Anying. He is just a soldier." Ordinary volunteer soldiers "

Chairman Mao once served. When chatting with his old friend Zhou Shizhao, he showed a sad and decisive emotion. He said: "As the leader of the party, Anying is my son. If he doesn't defend his family and country, who else can he sacrifice?" Where is his son going to the battlefield? "

He can still recall the appearance of his son when he was born, gradually growing from a little kid to a real man.

Because both the couple devoted themselves to the revolution, the son spent almost all his childhood in displacement. This was also his regret as a father, not being able to give his son a good childhood life.

Chairman Mao was a father, but he was also the revolutionary leader of the Chinese people. He was destined to devote more time and energy to the revolutionary cause. He was also full of guilt for his son.

originally thought that after his son returned to China from the Soviet Union, the father and son would spend more time together in the future.

But not many years after the father and son were reunited, the son joined the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, became a member of the Volunteer Army, and died in a foreign country.

Chairman Mao had many things to say before he could express them to his son. Just like the answer his son expected, he would never have the chance again.

On September 9, 1976, Chairman Mao passed away in Beijing due to illness. The whole country was deeply saddened.

In 1990, when sorting out Chairman Mao's belongings, the staff discovered a cabinet that he used during his lifetime.

The cabinet contains Chairman Mao's carefully organized clothes, which were all left by Mao Anying during his lifetime.

He has been carefully keeping his son's clothes, using clothes to express a father's longing for his son.

These clothes include two cotton shirts, a blue military cap, a pair of gray sand socks, and a towel.

After his son died, he quietly kept these clothes for 26 years.

Even his personal guards didn't know about it. The staff around him often accompanied him and never noticed it.

In the past 26 years, these clothes have witnessed his indescribable longing for his son.

Even if he is as strong as Chairman Mao, he is just a kind father when facing his son.

Chairman Mao once said to the mother of martyr Huang Jiguang: "You sacrificed a son, and I sacrificed a son. They are both worthy of our pride and glory."

He understood that his son's sacrifice was valuable and worthy of his pride. , but in turn, he silently endured the grief of losing his son, which is worthy of everyone's memory and admiration.

References:

"Mao Anying, Martyr of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army" - Branch Construction

"Qualified, he is my pride" - Research on Party Building in Institutions