He doesn't like to drink tea, play chess, sing and dance
However, he prefers to collect some old objects of the memory of the times
For decades
Chairman Mao's portrait and Chairman Mao's quotations
Statue of Chairman Mao, yellowed food stamps on the corners
……
Walk into the retired workers of Tunhe Farm in the 12th Division
Ma Zhilin's home
It's like a small red exhibition hall
Open the small cupboard under the balcony
Ma Zhilin held out a box with both hands
He carefully got out of the box
Take out a neat row of Chairman Mao's portrait seals
Ceramic, aluminum, copper
All kinds of Chairman Mao's portraits were neatly pinned on cotton plates
Although they are somewhat worn
Nor is it as bright as it used to be
But in Ma Zhilin's view
Each Chairman Mao medallion records a different story
"Under the leadership of the Communist Party and Chairman Mao, all the sons and daughters of China, including our Hui nationalities, have eaten well, dressed warmly, lived a good life, and we have deep feelings for Chairman Mao." Ma Zhilin said.
The medallion conveyed his reverence for Chairman Mao
It also records the years when passion was burning
It is also the significance of his red collection
Love
Among his numerous collections
The most noteworthy thing to tell
Ma Zhilin's first red collection
An Already Page-Turned-Page Selected Works of Mao Zedong
It is said that the children of the poor have long been in charge
Ma Zhilin, who came from an ordinary family when he was young
Start working with adults early
Share the stress for the family
He liked it best at that time
Listen to revolutionary songs and revolutionary stories told by the elderly
The elders in the regimental field told him
It was Chairman Mao who made the poor turn over
therefrom
Reverence for Chairman Mao
It took root in his young heart
1970s
Ma Zhilin, 17, at the toutunhe Farm brick factory
Take your first official job
After receiving your first salary
He bought the Selected Works of Mao Zedong.
I watched and watched, and I couldn't let go
The thoughts of the great men nourished his spiritual world
Gave him the strength to face difficulties
This book became his first red collection
Since then
Ma Zhilin, who likes to read and collect books
He began his red collection
All kinds of small items
Slowly gathered around him
Add up to more
When you are young
Due to difficult economic conditions
There are no conditions for storing valuables
He took small objects of commemorative significance in daily life
Sandwiched in a book
Over time, the accumulation of less becomes more
Decades passed
Medals, stamps, coins
Food stamps, tools, electrical appliances
For decades
From casual collection to consciously looking for collections
Ma Zhilin collected
Hundreds of small objects from various historical stages of New China
Every little object
They all carry historical memories
Record the bits and pieces of the past years
In order to collect more old objects
Ma Zhilin ran all over the area around the tuanchang
Old bookstores, used book stalls, second-hand markets
Wherever there are old objects, there is his figure
Just for love
presently
He classified the collection as
Mao Zedong portrait and sculpture series
Capital series, red publication series, etc
These collections are revealed
The glorious course and great achievements of the Communist Party of China
It also represents an ethnic minority worker
Love for the Chinese Communist Party
"Without the Communist Party, there would be no new China, and without countless revolutionary martyrs throwing their heads and spilling their blood in the smoke of war, we would not have the happy life we have today."
In order for the next generation to remember history
Ma Zhilin firmly embarked on the road of red collection
In his opinion
Draught does not forget the well digger
These red collections
It is the carrier of telling the red story and inheriting the red gene
It's worth him keep doing
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Reporter 丨 Li Lingwei
Photography 丨 Pastoral
Resident journalist 丨 XiangLang
Editor 丨 Guo Lili
Responsible editor 丨 Guo Lili