On the morning of April 3, the unveiling ceremony of the statue of revolutionary hero Zou Lanying was held in Hongfan Cultural Square, Weicun Street. The event was presided over by Shan Zhengzhong, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee and director of the office of Weicun Street.
All the comrades of the third patrol group of the district party committee, all the party and government leaders of Weicun Street, the heads of the organs and bureaus, the branch secretaries, the secretaries of the villages (communities), the heads of the relevant vertical units stationed in the street, the heads of primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, and health centers, as well as representatives of Zou Lanying's descendants and student representatives participated in the event.
Liu Shuliang, leader of the third patrol group of the district party committee, and Lu Jiangang, secretary of the Party Working Committee of Weicun Street, unveiled the statue of revolutionary hero Zou Lanying.
The statue of Zou Lanying stands next to the Orchid Pavilion, with a height of 2 meters (the statue is 1.5 meters high), the pedestal is engraved with the birth and death year of Zou Lanying, and the stone tablet standing next to the statue is engraved with Zou Lanying's revolutionary deeds.
The unveiling scene
All the personnel stood in silence, and the militia representatives presented flower baskets to the statue of Zou Lanying.
Lu Jiangang led the Communist Party members to review the oath of joining the party.
The Young Pioneers sang the Young Pioneers song and shouted loudly.
Zou Hongfang, the grandson of Zou Lanying and the former secretary of the party branch of Xiaodu Village, told everyone about the heroic deeds of Lao Jiniang.
In the summer of 1941, Zhang Pengyun, an anti-Japanese fighter, was pursued by the Japanese army. Zou Lanying didn't say a word, and pulled Zhang Pengyun into the house and hid. After escaping safely, Zhang Pengyun said to Zou Lanying: "If you save me, take me as your son!" Since then, many anti-Japanese fighters have become frequent visitors to Zou Lanying's house, and they regard Zou Lanying's house as the liaison station of the anti-Japanese revolution, and call Zou Lanying "Ji Niang" together, which is the origin of the title of "old Ji Niang".
Zou Lanying not only entertained the anti-Japanese fighters as relatives, but also took the initiative to become an underground traffic officer, often going east to Jiangyin from Gaoshu Bridge, west to Danyang, south to Changzhou, and north to cross the Yangtze River. She disguised herself as a beggar woman, an incense burner, a poor village woman, and a small trader, sewed letters into the placket of her clothes, stuffed them under the soles of her shoes, and hid them in her buns. In 1947, the "old Ji Niang" was arrested and subjected to various tortures as many as 13 times, and she was strong and unyielding until she was liberated and freed. In October 1951, "Lao Ji Niang" was invited to attend the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and participate in the National Day ceremony, and was also received by Premier Zhou Enlai. Deng Yingchao wrote an inscription for her, calling her a "strong heroine".
Source: Voice of Wei Min
Editor: Yuan Biao
Review: Wu Feng, Gu Jun
Proofreading: Rui Tianshu