On May 17, 1980, painful sadness permeated Beijing city . All units in Beijing, including Tiananmen , Xinhuamen , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc., lowered the flag to mourn.
At this time, 11 years have passed since Liu Shaoqi's death, but neither the country nor the people have forgotten his outstanding contributions to the cause of China's revolution and the construction of the New China.
Liu Shaoqi died unjustly in a special era. In February 1980, the truth was revealed, and Liu Shaoqi's family finally waited for the "Resolution on Rehabilitation of Comrade Liu Shaoqi". After
, the central government issued a notice to restore Liu Shaoqi's reputation and decided to hold a memorial service for Liu Shaoqi.
Liu Shaoqi's funeral was held at the level of the head of state, with the highest specifications, with tens of thousands of people attending, and the country lowered half of the flag to express condolences. Deng Xiaoping, then Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, delivered a eulogy as a representative.
Although the memorial service is, just like Deng Xiaoping said to Liu Shaoqi's wife Wang Guangmei: "It's a happy event, it's a victory!"
died of unjustly illness in Henan
1898, Liu Shaoqi was born in Ningxiang County, Hunan Province. With his progressive thoughts, he joined the Chinese Socialist Youth League in 1920 and gloriously joined the Communist Party of China a year later.
Liu Shaoqi has been struggling for the cause of the motherland and the people for life. He is a tried and tested communist fighter and an outstanding leader of the Party and the country.
In the Anyuan Coal Mine , the railway workers' strike, the May 30th National Strike, and the provincial and Hong Kong general strike, Liu Shaoqi was not afraid of sacrifice and actively organized it.
And when white terror enveloped the entire China, Liu Shaoqi transformed into a bold and meticulous underground worker, insisting on fighting in places that the enemy could not see.
On the way to the Long March , Liu Shaoqi was brave and determined to move forward; in Anti-Japanese War , Liu Shaoqi led the army and the masses to create the anti-Japanese base in North China.
Since serving as Secretary of the Central Secretariat and Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Commission in 1943, Liu Shaoqi has realized that the responsibility on his shoulders has become heavier, and has always maintained his original aspiration and mission, and has worked hard for the cause of the Party and the people, and has a good meal.
Revolution will always have bloodshed and sacrifice.
In 1925, Liu Shaoqi was arrested in Changsha, Hunan. The enemy hated Liu Shaoqi very much and organized progressive activities and promoted revolutionary ideas, and wanted to execute him immediately.
But after the news of Liu Shaoqi's arrest spread, it immediately attracted the attention of the people of the whole country. Under the active rescue of the organization, Liu Shaoqi was detained for 52 days and was regained his freedom.
From the moment he embarked on the revolutionary road, Liu Shaoqi put his personal life and death aside. Although the arrest was very dangerous this time, it did not change Liu Shaoqi's confidence in the revolution.
But what no one expected was that Liu Shaoqi went through hardships throughout his life, and did not sacrifice in the terror of the white terror, nor under the swords and guns of the Japanese invaders, nor in the hands of the Kuomintang reactionaries. In the end, he died unjustly after the founding of New China in .
1959, Liu Shaoqi was elected as the President of the People's Republic of China, so he also became the number one target of some counter-revolutionaries.
In October 1968, Liu Shaoqi was removed from all positions inside and outside the party and expelled from the party.
Although the political environment at that time was very bad, with Liu Shaoqi's merits and influence, he could still usher in a turning point in his political career.
So in order to completely defeat Liu Shaoqi, the counter-revolutionaries began to secretly persecute him.
Liu Shaoqi was in poor health. After encountering the darkest moments of his life, he was worried day and night that the country's construction would be damaged, so his condition became worse and worse.
On October 17, 1969, Liu Shaoqi was forcibly taken on the plane alone, but he was not taken to treat the disease, but was secretly sent to the garrison prison in Kaifeng City, Henan Province.
Politics is ruthless. At that time, no one dared to sympathize with this old revolutionary who made great contributions to the revolution. Even if he was seriously ill, no one would lend a helping hand.
Every day in Kaifeng, Henan, no one knows what kind of torture Liu Shaoqi endured, both mental torture and illness.
In the early morning of November 12, Liu Shaoqi died in Henan with an unjust illness.
At the last moment of Liu Shaoqi's life, no relative was around and no last words were left.
In view of Liu Shaoqi's special identity, in order not to cause unnecessary trouble, Liu Shaoqi's body was secretly cremated in Kaifeng , and the ashes were temporarily in Henan.
A revolutionary soldier who devoted himself to the revolutionary cause quietly passed through his life in the darkness.
And Liu Shaoqi's family didn't know where he was, and the news of his death was only known three years later.
ending like this is really sad and lamentable!
The funeral was grandly held
Liu Shaoqi's wife Wang Guangmei was not spared. After being imprisoned for 12 years, Wang Guangmei finally ushered in freedom on December 22, 1978.
At this time, China's politics had resumed Qingming Festival, and the central government also began to investigate Liu Shaoqi's unjust, false and wrong cases.
In February 1980, Wang Guangmei and her children finally waited for the "Resolution on the Rehabilitation of Comrade Liu Shaoqi".
Although justice will be late, it will never be absent. Just like what Liu Shaoqi often said to his wife Wang Guangmei, "Fortunately, history is written by the people!"
Then the central government restored Liu Shaoqi's reputation and decided that the central government would take the lead in holding a memorial service for Liu Shaoqi.
At this time, Liu Shaoqi's ashes were still placed in Kaifeng City, Henan Province.
After careful arrangement and deployment by the organization, on May 13, 1980, Wang Guangmei and her children took a special plane to Henan accompanied by relevant personnel to welcome Liu Shaoqi's ashes back.
At that time, when Liu Shaoqi passed away, there was no relative around him. This was an irreparable regret for Liu Shaoqi himself and his family.
When Wang Guangmei and her children came to the place where Liu Shaoqi lived, they couldn't help but shed tears when they looked at the room with poor conditions.
Henan was once a place where Liu Shaoqi fought and worked. On May 14, representatives from the party, government and military circles in Henan Province held a grand welcome and see-off ceremony for Comrade Liu Shaoqi's ashes at the People's Hall of Henan Province.
When Wang Guangmei took Liu Shaoqi's urn, she touched her face tightly on the urn with affectionate feelings. The years of longing, waiting and waiting seemed to have all poured out at this moment.
As sad as Wang Guangmei, there are ordinary people in Henan Province.
Liu Shaoqi once said that as the chairman, he is also the people's orderly. Good cadres like
are naturally deeply loved by the people. After learning that Liu Shaoqi's ashes were about to be sent to Beijing, the people of Henan spontaneously stood by the road to the airport and sent Liu Shaoqi affectionately farewell to Liu Shaoqi.
When the hearse was moving slowly, the people on both sides bowed to the hearse and expressed their deep remembrance to Liu Shaoqi. Only in this way can people express their deep remembrance of Liu Shaoqi. After the special plane arrived in Beijing, the airport was filled with representatives from all walks of life who welcomed Liu Shaoqi's ashes back to Beijing.
Liu Shaoqi's ashes were placed in Great Hall of the People . The memorial service is scheduled to be held on May 17, and the specifications of Liu Shaoqi's funeral are unprecedentedly grand and special.
The Great Hall of the People was built in 1959. 21 years after its completion, this is the first time that the memorial service was held in the Great Hall of 10,000 people. The memorial service was arranged in an extremely solemn and grand manner.
The banner of the eye-catching "Comrade Liu Shaoqi Memorial Conference" and the tall portrait of Liu Shaoqi are hung in the center of the auditorium stage.
green pine and cypress , which are neatly placed on both sides, symbolizes Comrade Liu Shaoqi's revolutionary deeds, and will shine for thousands of years and be passed down forever.
Rows of neatly arranged wreaths convey everyone's deep nostalgia and deep condolences for Liu Shaoqi. On the high platform below the portrait, Liu Shaoqi's urn was placed, and the urn was covered with a bright five-star red flag. This is the highest praise and affirmation of Liu Shaoqi in his life.
On the day of the memorial service, more than 10,000 people, including the leaders of the Party and the state, came to bid farewell to Liu Shaoqi.
mourning music sounded, everyone lowered their heads and bowed three times, and then Deng Xiaoping delivered a eulogy on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
In the eulogy, Deng Xiaoping briefly reviewed Liu Shaoqi's great contribution to the revolution in different periods, and affirmed that he was a "tested and outstanding party and state leader who was loved by the whole party and people of all ethnic groups in the country."
is like the last sentence in the eulogy - "Comrade Liu Shaoqi will be immortal!" Although Liu Shaoqi left forever, his glorious deeds will be remembered by history and the people forever.
Return to the sea as I wish
After the memorial service, Deng Xiaoping walked to Wang Guangmei and his children to express his condolences and condolences. At this time, Deng Xiaoping said to Wang Guangmei: "It's a happy event, it's a victory!"
A brief sentence contains profound meaning. After the memorial service of
, the central government decided to respect Liu Shaoqi's advice during his lifetime and scatter his ashes into the sea.
Life is full of life, and the plants and trees are in autumn. As early as 1956, Liu Shaoqi told his lover Wang Guangmei about his life.
He instructed himself to cremate his body after his death and scatter the ashes into the sea, just like the great man Engels he respected.
At that time, the country was implementing funeral reforms. Liu Shaoqi actively responded to the country's call and took the initiative to talk to his lover.
The staff of the funeral committee have inspected the location where the ashes were scattered into the sea in advance.
On May 19, Wang Guangmei and her children boarded the plane again with Liu Shaoqi's urn in their hands.
Before entering the cabin, Liu Shaoqi's son Liu Yuan raised the urn high above his head and thanked and said goodbye to the people who came to see him off. After the plane arrived in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, Shandong Province held a brief memorial ceremony, and then the hearse slowly drove towards the Navy Pier according to the pre-planned route.
Shandong Province has arranged all memorial activities in advance, including organizing 200,000 people to watch the hearse on the roadside board the warship.
However, the people of the funeral committee disagreed at the beginning, because there were leaders who scattered the ashes into the sea before. The ceremony of scattering the ashes into the sea was very simple, with only relatives and a few accompanying staff. This time, the ceremony of scattering the ashes into the sea should not be held too grandly.
But no one can stop the masses. Liu Shaoqi's ashes were scattered into the sea with the approval of the central government. If the masses' actions are forcibly stopped, it will cause unnecessary trouble.
The final ceremony of Shandong Province bid farewell to Liu Shaoqi was carried out according to the original plan.
Qingdao All units and enterprises in the city lowered the flag to mourn. The people of Shandong, like the people of Henan, spontaneously stood on both sides of the road and said goodbye to Liu Shaoqi after learning the news.
"Sending mourning to President Liu Shaoqi!" The shouts were like tsunamis of mountains and seas. People watched Liu Shaoqi's relatives boarded the 101 destroyer in this way.
More than 500 naval officers and soldiers lined up at the dock to welcome Liu Shaoqi's ashes on the destroyer . All officers and soldiers on the 101 destroyer also wore white flowers to express their condolences. The destroyer of
set sail, all ships in Qingdao yelled their flutes and mourned, and there were 4 frigates and 4 fighter planes escorted along.
People hope that time can be slower, slower, as if this will keep Liu Shaoqi for a moment.
When the 101 destroyer arrived at the designated area, with the consent of Wang Guangmei, a sorrow and joy sounded on the warship. According to the highest specifications and courtesy of the head of state, all the officers and soldiers observed silent observations, and Liu Shaoqi's ashes were officially scattered into the sea.
Wang Guangmei and her children burst into tears at this moment. This will be their eternal farewell to Liu Shaoqi.
When Wang Guangmei and her children slowly scattered the petals and ashes into the sea, Liu Shaoqi's last wish in his life was also fulfilled.
"If you don't work hard for a day, you won't be able to catch up with Mao Zedong.""If you don't study for three days, you won't be able to catch up with Liu Shaoqi." Chairman Mao once praised Liu Shaoqi like this, and Liu Shaoqi also responded humorously,
Liu Shaoqi not only famously loves reading within the party, but also made outstanding contributions in party building, mass work, national defense construction in New China, etc.
In November 1969, Liu Shaoqi died unjustly in Kaifeng City, Henan Province, but the organization and the people still gave him fairness and justice.
In May 1980, Liu Shaoqi's memorial service was held in the Great Hall of Ten Thousand People in Beijing. Tens of thousands of people attended. The whole country lowered the flag to mourn, and Deng Xiaoping delivered a eulogy as a representative.
After the memorial service, the central government approved the scattering of Liu Shaoqi's ashes into the sea, which was urged by Liu Shaoqi and his wife Wang Guangmei many years ago.
On May 19, according to the level of the head of state, Liu Shaoqi's ashes and petals were scattered into the sea by his family.
Premier Zhou, Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping all chose to scatter the ashes into the sea to imply that they dedicated everything they had to the Party and the people without reservation.
References:
【1】Fu Xuezheng: "Special Funeral of President Liu Shaoqi"
【2】Fu Xuezheng: "Grand Funeral of President Liu Shaoqi"
【3】Li Chunfa: "Liu Shaoqi: Diligent love for the people, honest and honest (Part 1)"
【4】Liu Chunfa: "Liu Shaoqi: Diligent love for the people, honest and honest (Part 2)"
【5】Li Ying and Wang Gang: "Liu Shaoqi: Be willing to suffer a little loss for everyone's affairs"
【6】Wang Yuqiang: "Liu Shaoqi and the original mission"
【7】Mao Wenting: "Liu Shaoqi's Book Rhyme Life"
【8】Chen Yan: "Liu Shaoqi: I am the chairman and the serviceman of the people"
[9] Liu Baodong: "Liu Shaoqi, who is good at "reading books""
[10] Li Guifang, Zhou Qi: "Liu Shaoqi: A glorious role model for learning diligently and integrating knowledge and action"
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