China News Service, Ningde, April 5th (Reporter Lv Qiaoqin and Yemao) On April 5th, another year of Qingming, oranges and flowers were placed in front of the portrait of the frontier hero Chen Xiangrong at the Cemetery of Revolutionary Martyrs in Pingnan County, Ningde City, Fujian Province.
The cards were filled with thoughts of Chen Xiangrong, "Brother, eat oranges, sweet." "You were young when you left, and you return as a martyr."...
On June 15, 2020, in order to defend the country, Chen Xiangrong and his comrades from Pingnan County fought heroically and died gloriously, and were posthumously awarded first-class merit by the Central Military Commission.
At the time of his sacrifice, Chen Xiangrong was less than 19 years old.
"Brother Chen Xiangrong, your spirit of loving the motherland and not afraid of sacrifice inspires me. Your spirit of not being afraid of strong enemies and fighting to the death inspires me. You are a hero in my heart and an example for me to learn from." Gufeng No. 2 Primary School in Pingnan County Yu Yanting, a student in Class 2 of the fourth year, said that she will study hard in the future and pass on "clear love" forever.
Primary school students salute and pay tribute to the frontier hero Chen Xiangrong.
Photo by Gan Yebin
Pingnan County is a key Soviet area and county in Fujian Province. Ye Fei and other revolutionaries of the older generation fought here. It is the starting point for the Sixth Regiment of the New Fourth Army to go north to fight against Japan.
In the long-term revolutionary struggle, more than 320 revolutionary martyrs were identified, known as the "county where the red flag does not fall".
In 2001, Chen Xiangrong was born on this red land.
"Whenever my brother talks about being a soldier, he is always full of pride and glory, and his eyes are bright." Chen Xiangrong's sister Chen Qiaochai said in an interview with reporters earlier.
"Influenced by my cousin, my younger brother has been in the army since he was a child." Chen Qiaochai said that since he planned to join the army in Xinjiang, his younger brother got up at 5 o'clock every morning and ran along the road to exercise his physical fitness, just so that he would not fall behind when he arrived in the army. And he successfully enlisted in the army in September 2019 to guard the frontier.
People pay homage to Chen Xiangrong.
Photo by Gan Yebin
In memory of the martyr Chen Xiangrong, the Veterans Affairs Bureau of Pingnan County launched the "2022 Endeavour Online Festival of Heroes"; the Ningde Youth League Committee and the Municipal Youth Work Committee organized young pioneers and youth league members to carry out the theme of "Clear Love Only for China" online A series of activities, through the cloud team class, learn the heroic deeds of Chen Xiangrong, and carry out the "I Say to Brother Xiangrong" cloud message activity for the Young Pioneers.
"He is a good soldier of the people and a good son of our Chen family. We are extremely proud and proud." Chen Zhenxin, Chen Xiangrong's second uncle, said.
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