Chen Tiejun

Chen Tiejun

Chen Tiejun (1904-february 6, 1928), female, from Foshan, Guangdong Province, graduated from National Sun Yat sen University. She was a revolutionary martyr during the agrarian revolution. She took part in leading the Guangzhou Uprising. After the failure of Guangzhou Uprising, he was betrayed by a traitor and arrested at the same time as Zhou Wenyong. Then the revolutionary wedding ceremony was held on the enemy's execution ground, which showed the fearless heroism.

essential information

Historical period: the period of Agrarian Revolution

Gender: Female

Nationality: Han

Native place: Taishan

Time of birth and death: 1904-1928-2-6

Overview of characters

Chen Tiejun (1904-1928), formerly known as Chen Xiejun. Born in March 1904 in Foshan, Guangdong Province. In the autumn of 1924 (13 years of the Republic of China), he was admitted to the preparatory course of the College of Arts of Guangdong University. During her study, in order to pursue progress and determined to go with the Communist Party, she changed her original name from Xiejun to Tiejun. In 1925 (the 14th year of the Republic of China), he took part in the propaganda work of the May 30th Movement and the strike between the province and Hong Kong. He joined the Communist Party of China in April 1926. In October 1927, after the failure of the great revolution, he was sent by the Communist Party of China to dress up as Zhou Wenyong's wife and took part in the Guangzhou Uprising. In 1928 (17 years of the Republic of China), on January 27 (the fifth day of the Lunar New Year), he was betrayed by a traitor and arrested at the same time as Zhou Wenyong during the spring riots in Guangzhou. In prison, they were tortured and unyielding. The enemy had no choice but to sentence them to death. In the course of the common revolutionary struggle, Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun fell in love. But for the sake of the revolutionary cause, they always buried their love in their hearts. At the last moment of their lives, they decided to disclose the love buried in their hearts to the public, and held a revolutionary wedding on the enemy's execution ground, thus showing their fearless heroism.

On February 6, 1928 (17 years of the Republic of China), in the execution ground of Honghuagang, Guangzhou, two angry young Communists, facing the muzzle of the enemy's gun, took the execution ground as the wedding hall and the sound of the reactionary's gun as the wedding salute, and held their wedding leisurely. The tragedy of his wedding is unprecedented.

Personal family background

Chen Tiejun, formerly known as Chen Xiejun. Originally from Taishan, she was born to an overseas Chinese sugar merchant family in Foshan City, Guangdong Province. Her sister Chen Xieyi was born in 1908 (later renamed Chen Tieer). Chen Tiejun's youth is in the era of China's democratic revolution. The tide of revolution of the times constantly impacts Foshan, a small city, and brings the dawn of revolution to their sisters. When Chen Tiejun was a child, he asked his family to send her to school and read like a boy. However, those sayings and poems were not the knowledge she wanted to pursue. When the May 4th Movement swept across the country in 1919 (the eighth year of the Republic of China), many young students came from Guangzhou to Foshan to publicize. Chen Tiejun, then 15, took his younger sister tie'er, who was four years old, to listen to speeches and read leaflets in the street. At that time, there was a propaganda team organized by students of Guangdong Provincial Women's normal school, which particularly attracted her. These young women, like Chunlei, awakened the Iron Army's childish and warm heart by shouting against imperialism, feudalism, equality between men and women, democracy and science.

Break out of feudalism

One year later, the first women's primary school with a new educational system appeared in Foshan City. It was called "Jihua second class women's primary school" (it has been renamed Tiejun primary school, located in Foshan City, Guangdong Province). It was amazing at that time, but it made many people dislike it. The old brain whispered behind his back that the school was innovative. She insisted on transfer. Her father, an enlightened overseas Chinese, agreed to her request. They work hard, not only in major subjects, but also in manual work. As for the new system and new courses, such as wearing uniforms and taking physical education classes, most parents don't understand it. They think that wearing a cloth shirt and short skirt is not as decent as a lady. But Chen Tiejun took the lead.

In the year when Chen Tiejun was about to graduate, she met with something unpleasant. Her parents betrothed her to the son of a rich local businessman when she was alive. At this time, the man urged her to get married and treat her grandfather. "Parents' orders, matchmaker's words", in the old society is a matter of course, not to mention the other side is a rich city's tycoon. No matter how Chen Tiejun opposed, the family would not cancel her engagement. Even her teacher advised her to meet each other. If she had a common ideological foundation, she could gradually build up her feelings. Chen Tiejun had to agree. After the salute and worship, Chen Tiejun talked with each other freely, and found that the other party was a vulgar boss. Disappointed, he put all his energy on his studies. Soon after graduating from Jihua girls' school, Chen Tiejun rushed out of her feudal family, left Foshan and went to Guangzhou to find her bright way out.

After arriving in Guangzhou, Chen Tiejun studied in kunwei women's middle school (now Xiguan Peiying middle school, located in Liwan District, Guangzhou). Before long, tie Er also entered the school. This is a school for ladies, and Chen Tiejun was soon dissatisfied with its education. So I found some other political books to read. Guangzhou was not only the birthplace of the revolution at that time, but also the focus of social contradictions. All kinds of political and ideological struggles were very fierce. When Chen Tiejun was hesitating in the whirlpool of various theories and thoughts, Tan Tiandu, a member of the Communist Party of China, pointed out the direction for her and introduced her to the progressive publications such as guide and new youth. Chen Tiejun and his classmates organized a "Reading Club" and "current affairs research society" to study the same topic and learn socialist theory in the light of the current situation of struggle.

Join the revolution

After the May 30th massacre in 1925 (the fourteenth year of the Republic of China), workers in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, held a world-famous strike in Guangdong and Hong Kong. On June 23, tens of thousands of workers returned from the strike and revolutionary masses in Guangzhou held a demonstration in support of the May 30th Movement. Chen Tiejun rushed out of the school with his classmates, waving the flag with passion and chanting anti imperialist slogans, "join the parade with the masses. When the procession passed through Shaji, the British and French troops in the Shamian concession opened fire on the procession cruelly, resulting in a bloody tragedy. In this March, Chen Tiejun felt the great power of the masses and saw the ferocious face of imperialism with his own eyes. The fact of blood taught her that if women want to be truly liberated and human beings want to be truly happy, they must struggle under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. Chen Tiejun soon joined the "new student society" and held high the banner of anti imperialism and anti feudalism together with the majority of progressive young people to fight unremittingly for the revolution.

In the summer vacation of 1925 (the fourteenth year of the Republic of China), Chen Tiejun was admitted to the school of Arts of Guangdong University (renamed Zhongshan University the next year). She often brought progressive teachers and classmates to Foshan to publicize the truth of the revolution, and attracted some of her sisters to Guangzhou, the birthplace of the revolution, to fight side by side with them. Qu xiamin and Qu Mengjue are her close comrades in arms. Li Shuai, the sister of Chen Tiejun's sister-in-law, had been engaged in the revolution with Chen Tiejun's sisters, and later died bravely.

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the mass revolutionary movement in Guangzhou is in full swing. Chen Tiejun consciously and actively went to the workers for training. She taught in the children's School of the handcart driver's Union, and worked with the families of the striking workers, playing straw sandals and sewing clothes with them to support the northern expedition. She even took off the student uniform of the white coat and black skirt, and put on a cardigan and wide legged trousers, just like an ordinary female worker. Chen Tiejun went to the women's home to ask for help. Workers regard her as their own, respect her and love her.

Join the Communist Party of China

After strict training, Chen Tiejun joined the Communist Party of China in April 1926. Once upon a time, her name was Xiejun. From then on, she changed her name to Tiejun, saying that she would break away from the old self and pledge to devote everything to the revolutionary cause of the party.

Before and after Chen Tiejun joined the Communist Party, it was a time when the right wing of the Chinese Kuomintang made "Zhongshan shipwreck incident" and "sorting out the party affairs case" successively. The right wing organizations of the right wing of the Chinese Kuomintang in the students of Sun Yat sen University, the "scholar's party" and the "great Alliance for women's rights", were also active at this time, in an attempt to usurp the leadership of the student union of Sun Yat sen University. Chen Tiejun and other revolutionary students fought against them resolutely. Her performance was loved by her classmates and she was elected a member of the CPC branch of Sun Yat sen University. At the same time, she actively participated in the working women's movement and was elected secretary general and member of the third session of the Guangdong Women's Liberation Association. She was also elected member of the women's Movement Committee of the Guangdong District Committee of the Communist Party of China. She was also assigned by the party organization to be the head teacher of cadre training for women's movement. In addition to inviting celebrities inside and outside the party to lecture on political and historical theories, she was also responsible for teaching "the purpose, tasks and methods of women's movement" and other courses, which was very popular among the students.

On April 12, 1927, Chiang Kai Shek betrayed the revolution in Shanghai. On April 15, the reactionary warlords in Guangzhou also slaughtered the Communists. In the early morning, a large number of reactionary army and police surrounded Sun Yat sen University. Chen Tiejun got the information, and at the critical moment, he climbed the wall, climbed the tree and escaped from the enemy. However, she didn't just care about her personal safety. Instead, she immediately carried out the order of the organization. With clever disguise, she escaped the eyes and ears of the military and police, ran from the city to Xiguan, and informed Deng Yingchao, who was in hospital due to dystocia, to withdraw. The Communist Party members' loyalty to the people moved the female president of the hospital who believed in God. She resolutely ignored the danger to cover Deng Yingchao who was ill.

Later, Chen Tiejun lost contact with the CPC organization. Her brother tried to find her, advised her not to take the risk of beheading, promised to send her

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