Zhao Fuji and Ma Shuzhen are the outstanding sons and daughters of the Hui people.
Zhao Fuji, formerly known as Zhao Deting, is a native of Taipingzhuang, Fushan Town, Ningyang County. Born in 1909. He joined the revolution in early 1938 and joined the Communist Party of China in the same year. He worked as a pro-democracy activist in the five districts and was later appointed as the district chief.
He often risked his life, witded and bravely haunted Japanese and puppet strongholds, reconnoitred the enemy's situation, skillfully captured prisoners, and led the masses to carry out the anti-Japanese struggle, and was called "tiger hero" by the masses.
In April 1939, he led a district guerrilla force to support the Jinpu detachment of the Eighth Route Army to complete the breakthrough of the King of Daliang. In the spring of 1941, he was arrested in Zhanglou Village, Feicheng County, for betrayal by traitors. Although he was severely tortured by the enemy, he remained unyielding and strictly guarded the secrets of the Party. On June 3, he was shot and killed by the Fifth District Team of Wang Shaowu's puppet government in The Village of Baima Temple.
Ma Shuzhen, born in the same year as Zhao Fuji, was born in the same year, and the two married in their early years. Under the influence of her husband, he participated in the anti-Japanese work in 1938 and was active in the three european and five districts of Ningyang. After the murder of her husband, she strengthened her revolutionary convictions and joined the Communist Party of China in 1941.
In August 1945, Ma Shuzhen was appointed president of the Women's Rescue Association of the Five Districts, and often went deep into the farmhouse to mobilize women to participate in the struggle against rape and suffering, rent reduction and interest reduction. On August 24, 1946, he was unfortunately arrested while on a mission and killed by the enemy.
