In Fengshuping, two maple trees are close together, which has witnessed the landmark reorganization of Sanwan in the history of our party and our army, and now still tells the changes of Sanwan Village, Sanwan Township and Yongxin County.
At the head of Sanwan Village, Sanwan Township, Yongxin County, there are two tall and straight red maples. The two red maples are more than 80 meters high, and the green camphor next to them are close to each other and set off each other, which is particularly beautiful. In 1927, Comrade Mao Zedong announced to the troops that the reorganization would be carried out under these ancient trees.
Now, more than 90 years later, stopping at Maple Flat, we still seem to be able to hear the clear echoes of time and feel the red memories left by the years.
Three bays maple flat.
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Maple Tree Ping is a flat land at the head of Sanwan Village.
On this land, there is a large camphor tree, two maple trees, and they are close together. The camphor trees are tall and luxuriant, with layers of leaves, and the maple trees are full of branches and scattered branches. They are like old men who have gone through a hundred years of ups and downs, but they are still full of vitality, witnessing the landmark reorganization of Sanwan in the history of our party and our army. Sanwan Village also enjoys the reputation of "the birthplace of the Chinese military soul".
The big camphor tree is kind and kind, like an umbrella cover, like a kind old man who embraces the world with open arms and welcomes visitors from all directions. Two maple trees, high and low, stand tall, with vermilion leaves, like sentinels, dressed in early winter clothes, shining with dazzling golden light in the warm sunlight of winter.
The mountain breeze blows, the camphor tree and the red maple lean on each other, and the leaves are rustling, like whispering, as if telling the tourists about the red history and telling the changes of Sanwan Village, Sanwan Township and Yongxin County.
Sanwan Adaptation Memorial Hall.
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Every time we look back at history, it is a roll call of ideas and a spiritual outfit.
In 1927, after the defeat of the Autumn Harvest Uprising, which shook the whole country, Comrade Mao Zedong strongly advocated the transfer of troops in Wenjia City, Hunan, and decided to march to Jinggang Mountain in the middle of the Luoxiao Mountains to establish a rural revolutionary base area.
On September 29 of that year, Mao Zedong led the troops of the Autumn Harvest Uprising to Jiupi Village, Gaoxi Township, Yongxin County, and came to Sanwan Village, which has several natural villages such as the Chen family, the Zhong family, the Shang Li family, and the Xia Li family.
Sanwan is located at the northern foot of Jiulong Mountain at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, and is the junction of four counties and cities of Chaling, Lianhua, Yongxin and Jinggangshan, and is a mountainous township in Yongxin County.
Due to the continuous fighting, fatigue, hunger, and disease took turns to harass the rebel troops, and by the time they arrived at Sanwan, there were less than 1,000 men, but the strength was still the same as at the time of the uprising, so that there were many officers and soldiers, and there were few guns, which was very unfavorable for the battle. Although the majority of the members of the army are party members and backbone of the workers' and peasants' movement who have been tempered and tested in battle, there are also unreformed old intellectuals and former officers who are pessimistic and vacillating in the face of defeat in battle and in the face of difficult circumstances.
The former site of the 1st Regiment Headquarters of the 1st Division of the 1st Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. The former site of the 1st Regiment Headquarters of the 1st Division of the 1st Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army.
What should I do in the face of this situation?
On the evening of his arrival in Sanwan, Mao Zedong presided over a meeting of the former enemy committee, which decided to solve the major problems that had arisen in the course of the revolution and proposed that the troops should be reorganized.
The next day, the troops assembled at Maple Flat. Comrade Mao Zedong explained the significance of the reorganization to all officers and men, and made an encouraging speech in response to the pessimism and wavering mood of a small number of people. Immediately afterwards, the reorganization plan was announced, reducing a division to a regiment, and the number was set as the first regiment of the first division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. For those who are vacillating, on the basis of doing a good job in ideological work, let the fighters make their own choices according to the principle of "if they are willing to stay, they will stay, and if they are willing to pay for their journey."
Party organizations have been established at all levels of the troops, party branches have been established in companies, party groups have been set up in squads and platoons, party representatives have been set up at and above the company level, and party committees have been established in battalions and regiments. Mao Zedong served as secretary of the former enemy committee and unified leadership of the troops, and important issues had to be discussed and decided by the party committees, so that the troops had a strong core of leadership.
At the same time, cadres were reappointed, a democratic system was introduced, shooting deserters was prohibited, officers were not allowed to beat or scold soldiers, cumbersome etiquette was abolished, soldiers had the right to speak at meetings, officers and men were treated equally, and companies established soldiers' committees to carry out propaganda and organize mass work under the guidance of the party branch, organize and lead soldiers' recreational life, and supervise the troops' economic expenditures and food management.
Establish a democratic system within the army, sweep away the style of feudal mercenary troops, and fully arouse the enthusiasm of soldiers. A whole new set of strategies for administering the military, such as "the branch is built on the company" and "officers and men are equal," have ensured the party's absolute leadership over the army politically and organizationally.
Comrade Mao Zedong stayed in Sanwan for five days and personally went deep into the homes of villagers to visit the poor and inquire about their suffering, and conducted social investigations. Seeing that the well in Sanwan Village had collapsed, he led the soldiers to repair the well dam, and while digging a deep well, he also dug an adjacent well to ensure the supply of well water, and named it "Hongshuang Well".
On October 3, Mao Zedong led the troops to assemble and set off at the foot of Fengshuping, leaving Sanwan, with a new style and firm steps, facing the rising sun to Jinggangshan, opening the road to the victory of the Chinese revolution.
It is also when the red maple is bright red. One day in October 1972, when the sky was high and the clouds were light, and the autumn was crisp, Comrade Deng Xiaoping came to Sanwan by car. He stood with his head held high on the maple flat, looking at the green hills around him, firm and confident. He came to Sanwan for an education as a starting point for his comeback. Since then, China has opened the door to reform and opening up.
The flowers are similar every year, but the people are different every year. The red maple and ancient camphor that have experienced the vicissitudes of life in Sanwan Maple Flat continue to wither, and continue to grow, blooming with red power. They have witnessed the unforgettable years, and felt the feelings and thoughts of a generation of great people, which are so shining and so obscure.
A bronze statue of Chairman Mao under the maple tree.
Three
Sanwan is a small mountain village, but it is not just a small mountain village. The footprints left by the Red Army have made this place an important coordinate of the Chinese revolution.
More than 90 years have passed, and now the two red maples, which are more than 700 years old, are more luxuriant, just like the changes in Sanwan Village and Sanwan Township, which are changing with each passing day and thriving.
Walking into the village, the country roads are clean and tidy, the farmhouse houses are staggered, and the fresh fruits and vegetables are tempting to pick in the winter greenhouse...... A beautiful and peaceful picture of rural revitalization is presented everywhere.
Sanwan Township has jurisdiction over 5 administrative villages, including Sanwan, Hanjiang, Shikou, Jiulong and Gaocheao, with a population of 5,359 people in 1,440 households. Sanwan Township has vigorously developed sweet potato, honey, water wine, tourism and other industries according to local conditions, actively cultivated and strengthened business entities, continuously improved the mechanism for linking the interests of industries with poverty alleviation households and monitoring households, enhanced the ability of industrial poverty alleviation, and consolidated the effective connection between the achievements of poverty alleviation and rural revitalization.
At the same time, with the improvement of the rural living environment as a breakthrough, we will focus on rectifying the phenomenon of "eight chaos" in rural areas, control rural domestic sewage, carry out toilet revolution, and promote harmless classification and collection of garbage, so as to completely solve the phenomenon of dirty and disorderly rural environment, and the happiness index of the masses is increasing day by day.
Here, the red resource becomes a tourist resource. The old site of the adaptation, the Red Maple Camphor Forest, the Sanwan Adaptation Memorial Hall, the Adaptation Memorial Tower, the Adaptation Square, the Mao Zedong Sculpture, the Former Residence of Mao Zedong, the former site of the First Regiment Headquarters of the First Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, the former site of the Soldiers' Committee, the Red Shuangjing, the Red Maple Lake...... A series of red scenic spots with the elements of Sanwan have been excavated and created, relying on the tourism industry, the people's living standards are becoming more and more prosperous, red as red as red maple, so warm.
Standing under the red maple tree of Sanwan Maple Flat, looking up at the red maple, the maple leaves are full of stories and changes. Looking at the dancing body of the red maple, listening to the sound of the maple leaf hunting, marveling at the abundance of the red maple, and admiring the persistence of the red maple.
Under the backdrop of red maple, the small mountain village is beautiful, and Yongxin County is also beautiful.
Author: Dragon Resistance
Source: "Contemporary Jiangxi" WeChat public account