December 12 of each year is designated as the anniversary of the "Xi'an Incident". Originating from December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched a military campaign in Xi'an to force Chiang Kai-shek to stop the civil war and unite to resist Japan, which was the Xi'an Incident, also known as the Double Twelve Incident.
【Origin】
On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched a military campaign in Xi'an, forcing Chiang Kai-shek to stop the civil war and unite to resist Japan, which was the Xi'an Incident, also known as the Double Twelve Incident. The occurrence of the Xi'an Incident and its peaceful settlement finally ended the civil war, achieved internal peace, promoted the re-cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the establishment of the anti-Japanese national united front, and won the final victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan. Therefore, December 12 every year is designated as the anniversary of the "Xi'an Incident".
【Commemorative Figure】
The "Xi'an Incident" was a move by Generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng to force Chiang Kai-shek to resist Japan and influence the world anti-fascist war, which will go down in the annals of the history of the world anti-fascist war.
Excerpt one poem from General Zhang Xueliang and General Yang Hucheng and pay tribute to them:
"Youhua Mountain Feelings"
Chang
Looking east at the Great Wall, the country and mountains are still the masters.
Deep hatred and resentment should be snowed, and the armor returns to the hometown to play Kaigui.
"Ying Yin Ji Spring Pain When Difficult Puppet"
Yang Hucheng
Ten thousand surnames hang upside down my heart, when will the smoke on the ground be harvested?
Unite the people to support the crisis situation and sweep away the group of demons to fix the divine state.
Generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng were hailed as the "heroes of the Chinese nation through the ages" for their lofty patriotic deeds, which will forever be recorded in the annals of history and will be remembered by future generations.
【Historical Evaluation】
The Xi'an Incident is of great significance and far-reaching influence in China's modern history. In 1931, Japanese militarism brazenly launched the September 18 Incident, invaded and occupied the three northeastern provinces of our country, and then stepped up its attack on north China in a vain attempt to occupy the whole of China. At the critical juncture when the Chinese nation was facing the threat of national subjugation and extinction, under the influence of the CPC's policy of the anti-Japanese national united front and the inspiration of the people's anti-Japanese salvation movement throughout the country, generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, feeling bitterly that "the power of the country is overriding and the territory is getting worse and worse," resolutely launched the Xi'an Incident on December 12, 1936, demanding that Chiang Kai-shek stop the civil war and unite with the Communists to resist Japan. After the Xi'an Incident, the Communist Party of China put forward correct principles and policies, which made the Xi'an Incident resolved peacefully and contributed to the establishment of the Anti-Japanese National United Front. The Xi'an Incident and its peaceful settlement ended the ten-year civil war, led to the second Kuomintang-Communist cooperation, and became a turning point in China's transition from a long-term civil war to a popular war of resistance, and became a pivot to reverse the situation. (Excerpt from Yu Zhengsheng's "Speech at the Symposium Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Xi'an Incident")
【Significance of the times】
The Xi'an Incident and its peaceful settlement played an important role in promoting the establishment of an anti-Japanese national united front based on the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The occurrence and peaceful settlement of the Xi'an incident became the hub of the change of the situation. It smashed the conspiracy of the pro-Japanese faction and Japanese imperialism and played a major role in promoting the kuomintang and the Communist Party to cooperate again and unite against Japan.
The best way for us to commemorate the Xi'an incident is to unite all forces that can be united, mobilize all factors that can be mobilized, continue to push forward the great cause for which Generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng and other patriotic martyrs fought, and strive to create achievements worthy of the times, the people, and the ancestors: vigorously carry forward the spirit of patriotism; resolutely safeguard national unity and national unity; and work together to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. (Excerpt from Yu Zhengsheng's "Speech at the Symposium Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Xi'an Incident")
【Literary Reproduction】
Looking back at history, the suffering Chinese nation can only change its humiliating fate if it rises up to resist the wanton trampling of imperialism. At the historical juncture that has a bearing on the future and destiny of the country and the nation, only the interests of the nation and the destiny of the country are the responsibility and responsibility of every son and daughter of the Chinese nation. Walk into history, remember history, and move from nostalgia for history to rebirth and to the future.
The film "Xi'an Incident" is a feature film on the theme of revolutionary history directed by Cheng Yin, co-starring Jin Ange, Xin Jing, Wang Tiecheng and Sun Feihu, and was released in 1981. The film tells the historical story of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, two generals, who launched the "Xi'an Incident" and promoted the establishment of the anti-Japanese national united front.
The stage play "1212 Xi'an Incident" was created by the team of Li Hanzhong, the original director team of the dance drama "Long Hate Song", and on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Xi'an Incident, "1212 Xi'an Incident" was officially performed. The 60-minute play, through ten acts of the ancient city of beacon fire, intensification of contradictions, hasty conspiracy, arrows on the string, pillow waiting for Dan, the imminent war, the sound of gunfire, the united front, the vicissitudes of the world, etc., using high-tech stage means, combined with the expression of film art and drama art, truly and vividly reproduces the little-known historical original appearance of the "Xi'an Incident".
Xiang Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, two generals,
To the patriots who contributed to the Xi'an Incident,
To all the predecessors and martyrs who fought for national independence and national liberation,
Express high respect and deep remembrance!
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