Shanxi Daily new media reporter Liu Yan reported that Qingshan had the honor of burying loyal bones, and the long wind silently sent mourning. On the morning of April 2, Wuxiang County held the 2022 Qingming Festival centralized burial of martyrs at the Eighth Route Army Martyrs' Cemetery, and this place of rest for martyrs welcomed 57 comrades-in-arms to "return to the team".
"It is precisely because of the thousands of martyrs and warriors that we have such a peaceful day as today." The elderly Li Yinsuo, 90 years old this year, with the support of his family, buried the remains of his father Li Jianye martyr, the old man touched his father's tombstone, and carefully read the deeds of the heroic father who had sacrificed for 78 years.
Wuxiang County is a red hot land, as a famous old revolutionary area and "anti-Japanese model county", this land is full of heroes. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was stationed in Wuxiang five times, and in order to resist the invaders, many officers and men of the Eighth Route Army fought bloodily and sacrificed heroically in the Taihang Mountains. Due to the frequent fighting, the remains of many fallen soldiers can only be buried on the spot.
The 57 martyrs were buried in the Eighth Route Army Martyrs' Cemetery
In order to welcome the martyrs' "return" before the Qingming Festival, since March 26, the townships and towns in Wuxiang County have begun to collect the bones of martyrs, and batches of scattered martyrs' bones have been transported to the martyrs' cemetery. This year, Wuxiang County has a total of 57 scattered martyrs, including 40 martyrs and 17 unknown martyrs, and in accordance with the principle of "relocation and centralized management", the relocation of unknown martyrs, unrelated martyrs and martyrs with relatives into the martyrs' cemetery is centrally managed.
The militia escorted the coffins of the martyrs to the burial site
"In 2012, Wuxiang County carried out the search for scattered bones of martyrs, and so far, 20 tombs have been found, and centralized burials have begun in 2015. The martyrs died from 1937 to 1945, mainly in the battles of Guanjia'an, Panlong, and Duancun in Wuxiang. At present, agreements have been signed with the families of the martyrs and burials have been carried out. Chen Jinping, director of the Wuxiang County Veterans Affairs Bureau, introduced.
The entire crew bowed to the 57 martyrs
Green pine and cypress comfort the soul, and white chrysanthemum yellow flowers send mourning. In the respect and mourning of the revolutionary martyrs, everyone slowly moved forward, offering flowers, bowing and saluting, gazing fondly at the names and heroic deeds of each martyr on the tombstone, and remembering the revolutionary poems they wrote with their blood.