Liu Hulan

Liu Hulan

Liu Hulan (October 8, 1932 - January 12, 1947), female, Han nationality, formerly known as Liu Fulan, was born in yunzhouxi village, Wenshui County, Luliang City, Shanxi Province. He is a famous revolutionary martyr and excellent Communist Party member.

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Life of the characters

Liu Hulan was born in a poor peasant family in yunzhouxi village, Wenshui County, Shanxi Province in 1932.

In November 1945, Liu Hulan took part in the women's training class organized by the Party of Wenshui County. After returning to the village, she served as the Secretary of yunzhouxi village women's Rescue Association. Together with the party members, she mobilized the masses to overthrow the landlords, send public grain, make military shoes, and mobilize young people to join the army. In June 1946, she was approved as an alternate member of the Communist Party of China. This year, she was 14 years old.

In October 1946, Kuomintang troops invaded Wenshui County. In order to preserve the revolutionary forces, the county Party committee decided that most of the comrades should be transferred to the mountains, leaving some comrades to fight. She took the initiative to stay because she was young and familiar with the environment. Together with the remaining comrades, she conveyed the party's instructions to the village Party organizations, organized the masses to bury grain, and cooperated with the armed forces to suppress the reactionary village leaders.

On January 12, 1947, the Kuomintang Yan Xishan army and the landlord armed "revenge self defense force" surrounded the West Village of Yunzhou and rushed the masses to the site. Liu Hulan was arrested for betraying. In the face of the threat of the enemy, she was unyielding and righteous. The enemy asked her, "what did you do for Balu?" "I've done everything!" said Liu Hulan "Why do you want to join the Communist Party?" "Because the Communist Party works for the poor." The enemy became angry: "you're so tough when you're young! Are you not afraid of death? " Liu Hulan answered firmly: "fear of death is not the Communist Party!" In order to make her yield, the cruel enemy killed six revolutionary people arrested at the same time with a guillotine in front of her. Without fear, Liu Hulan calmly went to the guillotine and made a heroic sacrifice. He was only 15 years old.

Liu Hulan went to the village primary school at the age of 8 and joined the children's League at the age of 10. In 1945, she joined the training class for women cadres of the Communist Party of China. In 1946, she went to yunzhouxi village, Wenshui County, Shanxi Province to do women's work. She served as the Secretary of the women's Salvation Association, later as the director, and became an alternate member of the Communist Party of China. At the age of 14, he was recruited as a probationary member of the Communist Party of China. At the age of 15, he died bravely. Chairman Mao was very sad when he knew that, and wrote a special inscription for Liu Hulan: "the greatness of life, the glory of death.". She is also the only hero for whom three generations of leaders have inscribed.

On September 10, 2009, he was rated as one of the 100 heroes and models who made outstanding contributions to the founding of new China.

Memorial Hall of Liu Hulan

Character achievement

At the age of 14, Liu Hulan was unconventionally elected as an alternate member of the Communist Party of China to lead the local land reform movement.

In May 1946, Liu Hulan was transferred to the women's office of the "Anti Japanese Federation" in the Fifth District to organize and participate in the local women's revolutionary work.

In June 1946, Liu Hulan was transferred back to yunzhouxi village to lead the local land reform activities.

In October 1946, Kuomintang troops invaded Wenshui County. In order to preserve the revolutionary forces, the county Party committee decided to transfer most of its comrades to the mountains, leaving some of them to fight. Together with the remaining comrades, she conveyed the party's instructions to the village Party organizations, organized the masses to bury grain, and cooperated with the armed forces to suppress the reactionary village leaders.

In December 1946, Liu Hulan cooperated with the military workers to execute Shi peihuai, the reactionary village head of yunzhouxi village.

On August 1, 1947, the Jinsui branch of the CPC Central Committee recognized her as a member of the CPC.

Character evaluation

On February 6, 1947, the Jinsui daily published a detailed report on Liu Hulan's heroic death and made comments, calling on all the Communist Party members and the PLA and the people in the liberated area to learn from Liu Hulan. On the same day, Yan'an Jiefang Daily also published an article entitled "as long as there is a breath of life, we must do everything for the people - Liu Hulan, a female Communist, died generously.". The Jinsui branch of the CPC Central Committee recognized Liu Hulan as a full member of the CPC.

In late March 1947, on the way to northern Shaanxi, Mao Zedong led the central organs of the CPC. Ren Bishi, Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and commander of the central column, reported to him the heroic death of Liu Hulan. Mao Zedong asked, "is she a party member?" Ren Bishi said: "he is an excellent Communist, only 15 years old." Deeply moved, Mao Zedong wrote down the eight characters of "the greatness of life and the glory of death".

Comrade Deng Xiaoping wrote: "Liu Hulan's noble quality and her spiritual outlook will always be an example for Chinese youth to learn from."

On February 2, 1994, General Secretary Jiang Zemin wrote an inscription for Liu Hulan during his inspection work in Shanxi Province: "carry forward Hulan spirit and devote himself to the great cause of the four modernizations."

Liu Hulan, a national hero bred by patriotism and communism, with her lamentable noble character, revolutionary integrity and heroic feats, composed an impassioned song of revolutionary heroism, and created the "Hulan spirit" that enlightens and inspires future generations. Her spirit, her reputation and heaven and earth coexist, with the sun and the moon

Artistic image

Lu Xiaoya and Hu Zongwen in the 1950 film Liu Hulan.

In 1996, the film Liu Hulan is decorated by Chi Huaqiong.

In 1999, Zhang Yajun played the role of dance drama "Aoxue Huahong".

Commemoration of later generations

In February 1947, Shanxi Jinsui daily published the news of Liu Hulan's heroic sacrifice. Liu Hulan's name spread widely in North China. At that time, the "battle drama society" of the 120th division created the opera "Liu Hulan" in more than a month, based on the glorious deeds of martyr Liu Hulan. Each performance gave the audience a lot of education.

After Hu Jinlan was officially recognized as a member of the Communist Party of China on August 18, 194, he decided to turn to the Communist Party of China.

After the liberation of the whole country, Liu Hulan's deeds were written into books and adapted into dramas, movies and TV dramas. The village where he lived was changed to "Liu Hulan village".

In 1956, Liu Hulan memorial hall was established in Wenshui County, Shanxi Province, and a martyr's cemetery was built in yunzhouxi village, the hometown of the martyrs, to commemorate Yongzhi. Liu Hulan's remains were moved to the cemetery alone. With a total construction area of more than 60000 square meters, it is composed of square, monument, exhibition room of Liu Hulan's life story, film and television room, painting and calligraphy room, Memorial Hall of the seven martyrs, group sculpture, Mausoleum, statue of Liu Hulan, stele Pavilion, and the original site where the martyrs were arrested and killed. The monument and mausoleum are symmetrically distributed with 74 relics of the martyrs. There are inscriptions by Party and state leaders Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Dong Biwu, Wu Lanfu, Guo Moruo and Xie Jueya in the exhibition room.

On the 10th anniversary of martyr Liu Hulan's death in 1957, the martyr Liu Hulan cemetery was built locally. In front of the martyr's tomb, there is a full-length statue of Liu Hulan carved from white jade (Liu Hulan, who lives in the countryside, has never been photographed before. This image was created by his stepmother Hu Wenxiu's oral introduction of Liu Hulan's appearance, and the original was enlarged and processed by the famous sculptor Wang Chaowen).

On January 31, 1977, China issued a set of commemorative stamps "j12 commemorating the 30th anniversary of martyr Liu Hulan's heroic death" to commemorate revolutionary martyr Liu Hulan.

In 1978, China Youth Publishing House published biography of Liu Hulan written by Ma Feng.

In 1996, in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Liu Hulan's heroic death, a large-scale maintenance and renovation project was carried out for Liu Hulan memorial hall, with the addition of Liu Hulan's story film and television room, calligraphy and painting room and inscription tablet of Party and state leaders.

On September 10, 2009, the "100 heroes and models who have made outstanding contributions to the founding of new China and 100 new China leaders" were jointly organized by 11 departments, including the Central Propaganda Department, the Central Organization Department, the central United Front Work Department, the Central Literature Research Office, the Central Party History Research Office, the Ministry of civil affairs, the Ministry of human resources and social security, the all China Federation of trade unions, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the all China Women's Federation, and the General Political Department of the people's Liberation Army Liu Hulan was named "100 heroes and models who have made outstanding contributions to the founding of new China" in the "people who have moved China since the founding of the people's Republic of China". Mao Zedong proposed to her "the greatness of life, the glory of death".

Anecdotes and allusions

Liu Hulan had two Betrothals, one love affair and one ghost marriage. In early 1946, Liu Hulan was betrothed to Chen Delin, a young man from a neighboring village. However, both parties advocated free love, so they agreed to go home to persuade their parents to terminate the engagement. In June of the same year, another person came to the door to propose marriage. Because he was an apprentice in Taigu County and didn't often go home, Liu Hulan refused because he didn't know the real situation of the man. At that time, Liu Hulan had made up his mind to pursue independent love and marriage.

In the autumn of the same year, Wang Gengu, the commander of a PLA regiment, was wounded in battle and sent to the West Village of Yunzhou for training. Wang Gengu suffered from severe scabies, which was contagious. Liu Hulan, with longing for revolution and sympathy for patients, took the initiative to take care of the sick and wounded. Because Liu Hulan often went to cook and apply medicine for Wang Gengu, they had more contact, and they fell in love. At that time, in the countryside where feudal thought was more serious, this kind of behavior just showed a kind of anti feudal ideological liberation.

Because of the dangerous war environment and Liu Hulan's young age, she and Wang Gengu have not talked about marriage. At that time, company commander Wang only gave a blanket, a pen and a pair of glasses to Liu Hulan's family, which was regarded as a keepsake of engagement. When he returned to the army due to the need of fighting, he gave Liu Hulan a handkerchief as a souvenir. Before Liu Hulan's execution, he gave this handkerchief to his stepmother Hu Wenxiu as the most precious object. After Liu Hulan was killed, he was run by his uncle Liu Guangqian

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