Looking for descendants of Shang Fengshan, a martyr from Daqing, Heilongjiang who died in the Battle of Pingjin and waited for his relatives

Pingjin Battle is Liberation War The last battle of the three decisive battles, starting on November 29, 1948 and ending on January 31, 1949 , Which lasted 64 days, liberated large areas of North China including Beiping and Tianjin. Since then, the victory of the Liberation War in the country is basically determined. In this battle, 7030 PLA ​​soldiers gave their precious lives.

Interior view of Pingjin Hall

1994,In order to commemorate the great victory of the Battle of Pingjin, the 67th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee made the decision to build a memorial hall for the Battle of Pingjin in Tianjin. On July 23, 1997, the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall was completed and opened. After 22 years of construction and improvement, it has become an important base for remembering revolutionary martyrs and carrying out patriotism and revolutionary tradition education.

Exterior view of the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall

"Every martyr is a history written in blood." said Wang Peijun, secretary of the general branch and curator of the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall, to let people understand how our happy life comes from today. It is the responsibility and responsibility of the Red Education Base to understand the historical meaning of " not forgetting the original intention, keeping in mind the mission".

Since its opening 22 years ago, the memorial has never stopped looking for the relatives of the martyrs. However, due to many factors such as a long time interval, incomplete information about the martyrs, changes in administrative regions, etc., the memorial still has no contact with the descendants of more than 5,000 martyrs.

The famous wall in Pingjin Hall

"These martyrs, for their faith, for the liberation of China, died on the road of charging. Republic will not forget, the people will not forget, descendants of the martyrs I won’t forget it.” Curator Wang Peijun said loudly, “Finding the descendants of martyrs is a glorious mission and a responsibility.”

“Toutiao today has technical advantages, a large number of visits, wide coverage, and influence. Deep. I hope that the cooperation between Pingjin Pavilion and Toutiao’s "Finding Martyrs" project will increase the chance of finding martyrs, discover the deeds of martyrs, and let more people feel the power of revolutionary martyrs and the red spirit." Long said.

Curator Wang Peijun said that in the next step, the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall will mobilize elite forces and cooperate with Toutiao Xunren to find the descendants of the martyrs. On this basis, the red culture will be expanded through oral history, collection of cultural relics, tracking, interviews, etc. Educates descendants, and creates an atmosphere of "respecting the martyrs and caring for the descendants of the martyrs" in the whole society.

Remembering the achievements of the martyrs,Congratulations to the heroes of the martyrs; inherit the red gene and tell the red story well. Toutiao Xunren initiated the "Looking for Descendants of Martyrs" project, and cooperated with the Pingjin Battle Memorial Hall to jointly release the "Looking for Descendants of Martyrs". In the past successful cases, the media has played a very important role in finding descendants of martyrs. Toutiao Xunren invites media from all over the country to participate in the "Media Volunteer Service Group for Finding Martyrs."

If you have any clues about the descendants of the martyrs, please contact Toutiao Tracking (Email: xunren@toutiao.com; Tel: 010-83434440, 010-83434485). There will be dedicated staff to verify the information and follow up. Enter.