Zhang Fangxing: Twenty years as a volunteer preacher who has been spreading red voices without stopping

Luwang, January 21 (Reporter Zhuang Jiali) On January 21, the Propaganda Department of the Zibo Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China held a press conference to release the 2021 "Moving Zibo" annual person to the public. Zhang Fangxing, a retired cadre of Qilu Petrochemical Commercial Company, was elected as the 2021 "Moving Zibo" Person of the Year.

Zhang Fangxing, male, Han ethnicity, native of Zouping, Shandong, born in 1936, joined the army in 1956, and joined the Communist Party of China in 1961. In 1978, he transferred from the army to qilu petrochemical commercial company, served as the secretary of the discipline committee of qilu petrochemical commercial company, and retired in September 1996. In the past 25 years since his retirement, he has cared for the residents of the community, founded the "Red Sunset Forum" with the small square as the main position, preached the deeds of party history as a day for 20 years, traveled to many communities, enterprises and schools inside and outside the province, and told more than 1,000 times about the history of the party and the history of new China. The deeds have been widely publicized and reported in CCTV, Shandong Television, People's Daily, Workers' Daily and other media, and have been praised as "messengers of socialist values at red sunset" and "red anchors", awarded the glorious title of "Advanced Individual of Retired Cadres in the Country" by the Organization Department of the Central Committee, "Pacesetter in spiritual civilization construction" and "Moving Petrochemical Figures" by Sinopec Group Corporation, and "Star of Lifelong Learning for the People" by Shandong Province.

The residual heat is not reduced, the turbidity is clear, and the strongest sound is transmitted

After retiring from a leading post in 1996, Zhang Fangxing, who was originally able to relax at home, was walking in the square of his living area when he overheard that some of the masses did not understand the party's line, principles, and policies, and found that there were many residents around him who believed in "Falungong" and other cults, and the incident was extreme, public opinion was complicated, and the impact was extremely bad.

Faced with such a situation, he chose to fight back head-on, stepped forward, and founded the "Red Sunset Forum" on the green space of the Snow Palace Living Area Square to spread positive energy to everyone from the perspective of communists. Driven by Zhang Fangxing, the popularity of the "Red Sunset Forum" has increased greatly, and the number of residents attending the lecture has increased from more than a dozen to dozens or hundreds, becoming a daily compulsory course for residents. All year round, severe cold and heat, wind and rain. The nearly 90-year-old Sun Tianyun, a leading cadre of the former district traffic bureau, was hospitalized with heart failure, and the doctor told him not to get out of bed, but he still secretly carried the doctor to listen to the lecture; aunt Liu Changlan, 85, insisted on taking more than 20 miles by car to listen to the lecture. They listened to Zhang Fangxing's propaganda content, their mentality became better, their quality improved, and the "Red Sunset Forum" became a shining brand in the Xuegong community.

Thick accumulation of thin hair, ingenuity and craftsmanship, carry forward the main theme

Zhang Fangxing is well aware that only by studying diligently and extensively, increasing the accumulation of knowledge, and increasing the breadth of theoretical propaganda can we keep up with the pace of theoretical innovation. He often said that only by studying quickly can we keep up with them closely; only by studying deeply can we speak thoroughly; only by studying more can we understand deeply and speak well; can we use in-depth and simple language to make theories easy to accept and meet the different propaganda needs of the masses.

In the study room of Zhang Fangxing's home of less than 10 square meters, it is filled with theoretical works, party history textbooks and various documents, and the desk is filled with ancient books and poetry books, dictionaries and other books. In order to learn to often "supplement calcium" and "recharge", handwritten propaganda manuscripts every day, accumulating more than 6 million words, and the cards recording news points were stacked up more than 1 meter high. In order to keep up with the trend of information learning, he has learned various word processing and information retrieval techniques on his own at an advanced age, just to improve the speed of accessing and screening information and the efficiency of lesson preparation. Before and after the use of 3 computers, published more than 100,000 valuable, in-depth article information.

"Preaching is not a script, but a trigger for thought." This is a sentence that Zhang Fangxing often hangs on his lips. The key to explaining, clarifying, and thoroughly explaining theories and policies lies in making the audience happy, live, and moving. Zhang Fangxing sometimes adopts the seminar-style propaganda, through pre-class discussions, to have a general understanding of the theoretical knowledge to be taught, and then to explain; sometimes he also uses case-style propaganda, starting with cases familiar to the grass-roots cadres and masses, causing everyone to think, and then rising to the party's theory to explain and answer problems; he always uses the words of the masses to explain the party's theory to the masses, the classroom atmosphere is not informal, and the masses can put forward their own views on theoretical issues at any time, express different opinions, and receive good results.

As an excellent theoretical worker, speaking well is one thing, and writing well is also an indispensable part. Over the years, while conscientiously doing a good job in propaganda work, Zhang Fangxing has also been thinking about how theory can guide local practice. On the basis of in-depth investigation, he conscientiously studied the major policies of the central authorities, combined theory with the actual situation in the local area, and not only did what he said sound good, but also did more than he said to stand the test.

Spring wind and rain, silent moisturizing, gathering positive energy

A single branch is not spring, a hundred flowers bloom in the spring and fill the garden. As the "Red Sunset Pulpit" brand becomes bigger and stronger, Zhang Fangxing feels that the insufficient number of propaganda personnel will seriously affect the normal development of publicity work. Zhang Fangxing was determined to select and train a group of propaganda personnel with high political quality, strong professional ability, strong theoretical foundation, and good propaganda skills to solve the problem of "who will speak." He actively mobilized retired leading cadres of Qilu Petrochemical and the elderly who often listened to the lectures to join the "Red Sunset Pulpit", and as of now, the "Red Sunset Pulpit" has reached more than 40 people, and they are active in the grass-roots level to carry out theoretical propaganda activities all year round.

In the vast ocean of knowledge, in order to dedicate, he and his lover gave up all kinds of material and spiritual enjoyment, taking the pleasure of helping others as their greatest joy and the recognition of the community residents as their praise. At the age of 80, Zhang Fangxing was recommended as the president of the Community Civilization Construction Volunteer Association, and under his careful planning, he established more than a dozen branches such as "Good Family Style Reading Club", "Calligraphy and Painting Exchange Meeting", "Moon Old Queqiao Association", etc., and the volunteer activities were organized with great sound and color. Zhang Fangxing said: "The struggle of Communist Party members is endless, on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the party, in the new journey of setting sail, as an old party member, wherever you go, you must plant the party flag wherever you go, and where you go, you must let the party emblem shine." ”

Behind each practical event and honor is the concrete embodiment of Zhang Fangxing's spirit of taking root in the grassroots after retirement, selfless dedication, and serving the people with heart and soul, and what is passed to us is the energy of faith, the heart of great love, and the vigor of enterprising. He reached the big stage of the small post, silently adhered to the ordinary post for several years, and wrote a moving chapter that warmed people's hearts.

Source: Lu.com