In 2016, the remains of a hero who had been missing for more than 50 years, were found in Lop Nur and what exactly went through

"A thousand-year-old barren hill, the yellow sand of the Gobi is looking at the harvest."

Lop Nur is located in the eastern tarim basin of Xinjiang, the easternmost end of the Taklamakan Desert, the world's second largest mobile desert, and is known as the "ear of the earth" because of its shape like a human ear.

The surrounding terrain is complex and the environment is quite harsh, so Lop Nur is also a terrifying forbidden area for life. The mysterious land of Loulan in ancient times is located here.

The Kingdom of Loulan disappeared out of thin air, so later generations of adventurous people often came here. In addition, many researchers, with a desire for the unknown, often come to Lop Nur to explore its secrets.

In October 2016, a team of expeditions arrived in Lop Nur and, due to bad weather, they stumbled upon the remains of a 50-year-old man while resting. Later, it was proved that this person was Li Zhonghua, a hero of the Volunteer Army to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea who had been missing for many years.

Posthumous experiences and disappearances

Li Zhonghua was born in 1931 in Bazhong City, Sichuan Province, to a very poor family, and his parents raised him and several other siblings with hard work.

Due to his poor family, although Li Zhonghua was very eager to study and go to school as a child, he never said what he thought in his heart because he was sensible. He worked diligently in the housework, went to the fields to farm, and tried to share the worries of his parents. Only in his spare time sneaked to the rich private school and looked at it from a distance.

Unable to read, Li Zhonghua listened around listening to the old people in the village telling stories of various gods and ghosts. At that time, Li Zhonghua, who was still young, naturally believed it, because feudal ideas prevailed in rural remote areas at that time, and even his parents often said some "fateful" words.

Although Li Zhonghua listened to the story, he always felt that something was wrong. It was not until later that he joined the Communist Party of China and was educated in advanced ideas. Since then, Li Zhonghua has always cherished the ideal of joining the army and serving the country.

In 1950, the United States attacked Korea. Although the country has just been founded, there are still deficiencies in development in all aspects, and there is a huge disparity in strength, the mainland leaders are well aware of the principle of "cold lips and teeth" and have decided to send troops to aid the DPRK.

Li Zhonghua actively enlisted in the army and became a volunteer soldier.

On the battlefield, Li Guanghua bravely did not retreat, tried his best to fight the enemy, and then had to go home early because of his injuries. Later, after the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the state issued a subsidy to every soldier who was injured on the battlefield, which Li Zhonghua did not expect, although he was moved, he refused, because he felt that it was worth it for the country.

Li Zhonghua, who refused the help of the state, had a large family and a bad life. During this time, the two daughters even starved to death because they did not have enough to eat.

This was a very big blow to Li Zhonghua. He wanted to improve his family's living conditions, so he proposed to go out and work.

Li Zhonghua's wife and brother could understand and did not stop him, only hoping that he would return home safely. Li Zhonghuahai, who first started working in Guizhou, kept in touch with his family, but soon moved to work on a farm in Xinjiang and sent a letter home to ask his family to carry cotton clothes for him.

However, after his wife Deng Guangming sent out cotton clothes, she never received a letter from Li Zhonghua again.

Since then, Li Zhonghua has become a "missing person" in Bazhong, whose whereabouts have been unknown for many years. It wasn't until 2016 that expeditions discovered his remains.

Buried in the sand sea for 50 years

In 2016, a small team of adventure-loving young people entered Lop Nur . When I first entered the area, the weather was still sunny. The endless yellow sand in front of you is also very spectacular.

However, just as they continued to travel inside for more than ten meters, the weather changed dramatically, and the wind and sand rolled up, as if to bury people. Several people quickly hid behind the rock and grabbed the edge of the rock to prevent being swept away by the wind and sand.

I don't know how long it took, but the surroundings finally calmed down. Everyone took a deep breath, and a few people inhaled the sand, and their throats were very uncomfortable, and they couldn't stop coughing. It took a while to get better.

This strong wind made several people a little timid, looking at each other, but did not say a word. Suddenly, a person pointed not far away and shouted, "Look, what is that place?" The other people who heard this looked over there, and the atmosphere became unconsciously tense.

"It seems, it seems, it's a person." Someone said. Several people stood up sharply, leaned close to each other, and slowly moved forward to check it out.

Take a closer look and take a breath: "It's really a person!" However, the body is gone, only the remains are left, if it were not for this dress, I am afraid it would never be found! There was a vibrato in his speech, and the rest of the people were silent.

It seems that he has been dead for many years, dying in such a place, I am afraid that no one knows it! If we hadn't caught Shi Yan with our eyes just now, wouldn't we have been like him? Thinking of this, several people looked at each other.

Then the captain said, "Shall we continue?" The others were silent for a long time, and finally another person said, "Captain, otherwise we will go back first, and when we are well prepared later, we can come again." The offer was fiercely agreed to by several other people.

The squad then left. After returning, they went to the local police station and, with their geographical knowledge, informed the police of the coordinate location of the remains they found. Fearing that the quicksand would soon submerge the wreckage, the police received the news and immediately sent someone to the location to collect evidence.

After investigation, relying on the wreckage of clothes at the scene, goggles, personal letters and other objects, it was finally determined that this was Li Zhonghua, who had been missing for more than 50 years.

Why did you disappear?

So, why did Li Zhonghua's body appear in Lop Nur ?

According to the information said by Li's family, he first went to Guizhou after leaving home, and then lost news after arriving at a farm in Xinjiang, so why did Li Zhonghua, who worked on the farm, run to a wasteland like Lop Nur?

The police naturally thought of this problem, and after repeated investigations, combined with what was found at the scene, the police speculated that Li Zhonghua had gone there to do nuclear testing missions. This is the best possibility, because the nuclear test was conducted in secret at the time, so Li Zhonghua did not tell anyone, including his family.

And there is a reason why the police are so speculative. In Li Zhonghua's backpack, police found a newspaper and goggles.

The date of the newspaper was September 13, 1960, and it was the local newspaper Luoyang Daily, which was issued by the local government, so Li Zhonghua must have been to Luoyang.

The goggles are the "breakthrough point", and Li Zhonghua's goggles are different from the goggles on the market at that time, such as military supplies. In order to prove the speculation, the police specially invited special personnel to check it. But Li Liangxi, a member who was involved at the time, remembered that there were no Sichuan members in the team at that time.

However, Li Liangxi's wife told the police that the goggles were indeed quite similar to the ones distributed by the troops that year, but because of their age, they could not be fully sure. And she told the police that there was another team from Luoyang that year, including many Sichuanese.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Li could no longer contact the members of the team at that time, and the clue was interrupted. But based on the available evidence, the police's speculation is also very likely.

epilogue

Li Zhonghua's deeds are not yet clear, but he participated in the volunteer war, this is certain, he has been on the battlefield, fighting to defend the country and the people, every soldier is a hero.

Now, Li Zhonghua's body has finally returned home, and he is no longer lying alone in the vast sea of sand. May all heroes who sacrifice for the sake of righteousness have a place to return!