The Battle of Peking and Tianjin was the last of the three decisive battles of the Liberation War. It started on November 29, 1948 and ended on January 31, 1949. It lasted 64 days and liberated a large area of ​​North China, including Beiping and Tianjin.

"Find the relatives of the martyrs and requiem the souls of the martyrs." Recently, Toutiao's "Searching for the Descendants of the Martyrs" project cooperated with Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall , using the technical advantages of Toutiao today, to help 5,000 people who have not yet contacted their relatives on the wall of heroes and martyrs. Many martyrs are looking for their descendants.

This time, we are looking for descendants of relatives for the following martyr:

Name of martyr: Meng Xianting

Time of enlistment: 1947.6

Time of sacrifice: 1948.1

Martyr’s place of origin: Lingyuan County, Liaoning Province (now Lingyuan City, Chaoyang City)

Military positions: 403 regiment Soldiers

The Battle of Peking and Tianjin was the last of the three decisive battles of the Liberation War. It started on November 29, 1948 and ended on January 31, 1949. It lasted 64 days and liberated Peiping and Tianjin. A large area of ​​North China. From then on, the victory of the War of Liberation throughout the country was basically determined. In this battle, 7,030 People's Liberation Army soldiers gave their precious lives.

Interior view of the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall

In 1994, in order to commemorate the great victory of the Pingjin Battle, the 67th meeting of the 14th Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee made the decision to build the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall in Tianjin. On July 23, 1997, the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall was completed and opened. After more than 20 years of construction and improvement, it has become an important base for commemorating the revolutionary martyrs and carrying out education on patriotism and revolutionary traditions.

Exterior view of Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall

Every martyr is a history written in blood. It is red education that allows people to understand how our happy life today came from, what kind of sacrifices and how much it cost to achieve New China, and the historical meaning of " never forget the original intention and keep the mission in mind" The responsibility and responsibility of the base. Since its opening more than 20 years ago, the memorial hall has never stopped searching for relatives of martyrs. However, due to many factors such as too much time apart, incomplete information about the martyrs, and changes in administrative regions, the memorial hall still has no contact with the descendants of more than 5,000 martyrs.

Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall Heroes Achievements Exhibition Hall

Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall Wall of Heroes

These martyrs sacrificed their lives on the road to charge for their faith and to liberate the whole of China. The Republic will not forget, the people will not forget, and the descendants of the martyrs will not forget. Finding the descendants of martyrs is a glorious mission and a responsibility. "Today's Toutiao has technical advantages, with large number of visits, wide coverage and deep influence. We hope that the cooperation between Pingjin Pavilion and Toutiao's 'Looking for the Descendants of Martyrs' project can increase the chance of finding the descendants of the martyrs, unearth the deeds of the martyrs, and let More people feel the power of the revolutionary martyrs and the red spirit," said the staff of the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall.

In the next step, the Ping-Tianjin Battle Memorial Hall will allocate capable personnel to cooperate with Toutiao Searchers to find the descendants of the martyrs. On this basis, through oral history, cultural relic collection, tracking, interviews, etc., the influence of red culture will be expanded and the education of future generations will be carried out. people, and create an atmosphere of "respecting the martyrs and caring for the descendants of the martyrs" in the whole society.

Remember the achievements of the martyrs and comfort the heroic spirits of the martyrs; inherit the red gene and tell the red story well. headline search launched the "Searching for the Descendants of the Martyrs" project, and cooperated with the Ping-Tianjin Battle Memorial Hall to jointly release the "Searching for the Descendants of the Ping-Tianjin Battle Martyrs". In previous successful cases, the media relay has played a great role in searching for the descendants of martyrs. Toutiao Search 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, please contact Toutiao (email: xunren@toutiao.com; phone: 010-83434440, 010-83434485). Specialized staff will verify the information and follow up.