Retired in 2000.
April 5th, 2005 was an unusual Tomb-Sweeping Day. This year coincides with the 60th anniversary of the victory of China people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Located in Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Martyrs Cemetery in Handan City, Hebei Province. People have been coming here since early morning to pay homage to the cemetery. Because the cemetery is full of the Eighth Route Army martyrs who died for their country in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
A couple who came by train from Beijing walked into the cemetery gate with flowers in their hands and slowly walked to a main tomb hidden among pines and cypresses. On the front of the tombstone, there are six Chinese characters inscribed by Zhou Enlai: "Tomb of General Zuo Quan". "Dad, we saw you coming!" Accompanied by his inner call, Zuo Taibei put flowers on his father's grave. Looking back, she was filled with emotion and mixed feelings. ...
"My father and I"
Zuo Taibei and her husband Sha Zhiqiang live on the14th floor of a tall building in Sanlihe, Beijing. When I went, they were sorting out the information about General Zuo Quan. There is a letter from General Zuo Quan edited by Zuo Taibei on the tea table.
"Dad, 1940 in August, you sent NianLia to Yan 'an to see us off, and you took a photo with my mother with me. I have always treasured that photo. You see, I am so happy and happy in my father's arms. The baby was born less than100th day. How do you know that this is actually about you? Where will you go ... "This is a passage written by Zuo Taibei in" To Dear Mom and Dad ".
Zuo Taibei was born on1May 27th, 940. She is the only daughter of her parents. Born at the northern foot of Taihang Mountain, her father Zuo Quan named her Taibei. When Zuo Quan died, Zuo Taibei was less than two years old, and her father's image was very vague in her memory. Only when she was sensible did she know that her father was born in a poor peasant family in Liling, Hunan Province in March 1905. 19 years old, admitted to Wujiang School of the Army presided over by Sun Yat-sen in Guangzhou, and transferred to the first phase of Huangpu Military Academy in the same year. 1925 joined the China * * * Production Party in March, and then studied at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow. After returning home, my father devoted himself wholeheartedly to the liberation of the Chinese nation. As the deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army, he fought bravely in the forefront of the Anti-Japanese War and was the highest general of our army killed in the anti-Japanese battlefield. ...
Talking about his father, Zuo Taibei was distressed: "I really feel that my father loves our mother and daughter deeply. What a happy family we would be if Japanese imperialism did not launch a war of aggression! "
"My mother and I"
On May 3rd1982, Liu Zhilan solemnly sent his daughter Zuo Taibei three historical treasures, including 1 1 letters from Zuo Quan. At the same time, Liu Zhilan wrote a letter to her daughter, recalling and pouring out her short emotional experience. After reading these letters, Zuo Taipei will burst into tears.
Zuo Taibei, my mother's messenger, knows more about the feelings between my parents. She understands her mother and knows her mother better. "My mother grew up in Beijing, and her six sisters are all as beautiful as flowers and pure as jade, and they are called the Seven Fairies. She once studied in the girls' middle school affiliated to Beiping Normal University with Pu, the wife of Deputy Commander Peng, and participated in the "December 9" student patriotic movement, and was one of the organizers of the school. 1936 took part in the revolutionary work, 1937 joined the China * * * production party in February, and served as the team leader of xian county District, Xicheng District, Beiping.
"Dad's sacrifice gave mom a big blow. At the age of 25, she raised her daughter by herself and worked hard. The happy life with her father for just over a year has become a memory and pain in her heart forever! "
199 1 Liu Zhilan was diagnosed with lymphoma in May this year and began to receive chemotherapy. On June+10, 5438, when she was seriously ill, she wrote the last piece of paper with trembling handwriting: "Life really passed so fast, and my mind was full of difficulties and troubles until I closed my eyes ..."
Although the mother passed away, she gave her daughter the most precious thing in her life, that is, her 1 1 letter from Zuo Quan, which she "preserved for decades". In 2002, Zuo Taibei completed a very important task: editing and publishing a letter from General Zuo Quan in memory of his beloved parents.
"My life"
65438-0965 After graduating from Zuo Taipei University, he successively worked in the national defense industry construction in the State Economic Commission, the State Planning Commission, the Ministry of Space and other units. Her marriage was facilitated by the daughter of a central leader. Sha Zhiqiang is three years older than Zuo Taipei. He grew up in rural Hebei and graduated from Tsinghua University. His father is also an old revolutionary. Zuo Taibei smiled and recalled that when two people met for the first time, Sha Zhiqiang wore an old military uniform with two patches on his knees, which looked simple, sincere, mature and reliable. Sha Zhiqiang also likes pure and sincere Zuo Taibei. So, the two quickly determined the relationship.
Zuo Taibei never forgot his father's noble qualities and tried to learn from him in life. Day after day, year after year, she always warmly received and helped the people in the Taihang Mountain base area, and did a lot of work and practical things for the old areas to get rid of poverty. She often leaves the villagers at home to eat and live. To this end, she and Sha Zhiqiang once spent all their wages and worked for decades without any savings, so that the government called for buying public houses a few years ago. Although the price after converting the length of service is very low, they still looked at the house and sighed. Finally, they borrowed money to buy a house. Now, in the floor where they live, only their home is not equipped with a "security door". Zuo Taibei explained: "Our family has nothing to steal!"
Time flies. In a twinkling, Zuo Taibei and Sha Zhiqiang both retired from their leadership positions. She devoted all her energy to finding the land where her father fought and studying and sorting out information about her father. She said: "Every time I take part in such activities, I will leave a deep imprint on my heart: my father Zuo Quan is a real national hero with unyielding iron. It is precisely because he is a national hero that the people of China will always miss him! "