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Li Gongpu is a great patriot of modern China, a staunch fighter for democracy, one of the famous "Seven Gentlemen" of the National Salvation Association, an early leader of the China Democratic League, and an outstanding social educator. In order to resist the dictatorship of the Kuomintang, he was shot and assassinated by Kuomintang agents in Kunming on July 11, 1946, and died a heroic death. Mao Zedong and Zhu De praised in a telegram of condolence to Li Gongpu's family in Yan'an: "Mr. has done his best to save the country and the cause of progressive democracy, and he is mighty and unyielding, rich and noble, and he is now poisoned by reactionaries for peace and democracy, which is a loss to the people of the whole country and an immortal glory of Mr. ”
Martyr Li Gongpu is a distinguished alumnus of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. The Hujiang Campus is the place where the young Li Gongpu once studied, lived and fought.
The gate of Hujiang University
Li Gongpu, formerly known as Yongxiang, the word Jinxiang, later renamed Gongpu, a native of Wujin, Jiangsu, was born in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province on November 26, 1902. Li Gongpu's family was poor in childhood, and he dropped out of school at the age of 13 to work as a three-year apprentice at the Jingguang Goods Store in Zhenjiang. After the outbreak of the May Fourth Movement, 16-year-old Li Gongpu mobilized shop assistants and some young people to organize a patriotic group to boycott the sale of Japanese goods, and was fired by the shopkeeper. Later, he studied in Zhenjiang Runzhou Middle School under the sponsorship of his brother, and after graduation, he was admitted to the Middle School Affiliated to Wuchang Wenhua University to continue his studies.
In the autumn of 1924, Li Gongpu, under the scientific name Li Jinxiang, transferred to the High School Affiliated to Hujiang University and began nearly four years of campus life in Hujiang.
The high school building attached to Hujiang University - Silei Hall
Because he dropped out of school as a teenager and became an apprentice for three years, Li Gongpu was 22 years old when he went to Hujiang High School, which was obviously older than his classmates. As an apprentice in Zhenjiang, he was part of the Patriotic League, a group that organized a boycott of Japanese products, and later served in the YMCA in secondary school. Because of these experiences, Li Gongpu showed excellent social activity skills during his studies at the High School Affiliated to Hujiang University and the University Department. He has a great appeal among his classmates in Hujiang, and has become a popular figure in student clubs and campus life, and has held positions in youth associations, student self-government associations, level associations, fellow associations and other community organizations.
The high school building attached to Hujiang University - Simeng Hall
He has served as the vice president of the YMCA of Hujiang High School, the vice chairman of the Student Government Committee of Hujiang High School, and the head of the Student Affairs Department of the Student Government Association of Hujiang University. In his third year of high school, he served as the prefect of the 1930 class, the vice chairman of the General Affairs Committee of the Chinese Book Expansion Movement, and the chairman of the Aftermath Committee. In addition, Li Gongpu also served as the vice president of the Yangzhen Township Association, the secretary of the Changzhou Township Association, the general affairs of the Sympathy Association, and the secretary of the Chinese Speech Association. He is also a good student of campus speech, and has participated in the Jiangsu Provincial Speech Competition, the Freshman and Pre-English Debate Competition, and the Chinese Speech Competition.
On May 15, 1925, the capitalists of the No. 7 Cotton Factory in Shanghai opened fire on the workers and shot Gu Zhenghong, a leader of the workers and a member of the Communist Party. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened an emergency meeting and decided to mobilize workers, students, and people from all walks of life to hold a demonstration against imperialism in the Shanghai Concession on 30 June under the central slogan of opposing the imperialist massacre of Chinese workers.
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On May 30, Li Gongpu, a second-year student of Hujiang High School and vice chairman of the Student Autonomous Association Committee, and many students from Hujiang participated in a street propaganda speech and demonstration held by Shanghai workers and students to help the workers of the yarn factory.
Li Gongpu, as vice chairman of the committee of the student self-government committee of Hujiang High School, undertook a special task. He represented the Hujiang University Student Autonomous Association at the Shanghai Federation of Students, and was responsible for organizing workers' strikes and demonstrations. On May 30, 1937, Li Gongpu recalled in his diary: "Today is the anniversary of May Day. Looking back 12 years ago, I was representing Hujiang University at the Shanghai Federation of Students, serving as the head of the workers' section and organizing workers' affairs in various places. After the tragedy broke out, the affairs were busier, and the whole country responded in a short time. ”
On June 1, 1925, striking workers in Hudong, Shanghai, participated in a demonstration in the center of the city
When graduating from middle school in the early summer of 1926, the graduation message written by a classmate named Si Zhao to Li Gongpu was: "Jiaziqiu, Jun transferred to this school from Zhijiang, and the classmates were excellent in character and learning, enthusiastic in service, and highly respected. Therefore, from the beginning of the Yichou May Incident, the public was represented by the Shanghai Student Association, the Changgong League, and the leaders of the masses. The order of the syndicates depends on it. The speaker said that the courage and insight of the gentleman to do things are really outstanding. It can be seen that Li Gongpu, as a middle school student, exerted no less energy in the May Day Movement than the seniors of the University Department of Hujiang University.
Li Gongpu experienced the test of blood and fire in the May Day Movement and won the admiration of the whole school. In the public affairs of Hujiang University, he also had the courage to take on heavy responsibilities and played a backbone role.
In the early days of Hujiang University, the library's collection mainly came from donations from all walks of life, and its reference books, especially Chinese books, were quite scarce. In the fall of 1925, the then senior launched a "campaign to expand Chinese books." Later, the movement was responded to by the whole school, developed into a school-wide movement, and established the General Affairs Committee of the Expansion of Chinese Book Movement, which planned to raise funds among teachers, students, parents and alumni in Shanghai in the 1925-1926 academic year. At that time, the chairman of the General Affairs Committee of the "Movement to Expand Chinese Books" was Zhang Wenchang, a fourth-year student, and Li Gongpu, a third-year senior high school, served as vice chairman.
After the end of the fundraising for the Chinese Book Movement in May of the following year, Li Gongpu served as the chairman of the Aftermath Committee of the Chinese Book Movement, responsible for the custody and use of the fundraising. According to the records of Volume 15, Issue 15 of Tian Lai published on June 16, 1926, 1,497 yuan had been raised at that time, which was deposited in the Zhejiang Industrial Bank to earn interest and prepare for the purchase of the Siku Quanshu to be published by the Commercial Press.
In March 1926, the news of the "March 18 Massacre" came from Beijing, and the students of Hujiang University held a memorial service, and Li Gongpu was one of the organizers. There was a detailed record of the event at the time: "On March 29, the Autonomous Association of the Autonomous Council specially asked the school authorities to suspend classes to mourn the martyrs who died in Beijing. All arrangements will be made by the Autonomous Council with four members of the preparatory committee. The meeting began at 1:30 p.m., and the university and high school students gathered in the university auditorium. At that time, the four walls of the auditorium were full of various groups, and the atmosphere was sad. After reading out the memorial message and reporting on the tragedy, Li Gongpu and other members of the autonomous council took the floor to express their opinions on the tragedy and introduced the details of the preparations for the memorial service.
Li Gongpu Hujiang High School graduation photo
In June 1926, Li Gongpu graduated from middle school and entered the first year of Hujiang University, working and studying. Li Gongpu, who has entered his freshman year, is still active. On September 30, 1926, the Changzhou Association of Hujiang University held its inaugural meeting, and Li Gongpu served as the secretary, that is, the secretary. In the 1927 Annual of Hujiang University, there is a group photo of the Changzhou Association. In addition, he served as the head of the student division of the University Student Government Association.
In 1926, Li Gongpu (front row, first from right) took a group photo with the Changzhou Association of Hujiang University
At the beginning of 1927, Li Gongpu left the Hujiang campus, joined the National Revolutionary Army, and participated in the Northern Expedition. In 1928, he went to the United States for further study and returned to China in 1930. At that time, Japanese militarism was pressing forward step by step, and the state affairs were in jeopardy, and Li Gongpu was full of enthusiasm and actively participated in various anti-Japanese and life-saving activities. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he went to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War in North China, visited Yan'an twice, and was cordially entertained by Mao Zedong. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Li Gongpu actively participated in the democratic movement and died heroically in the struggle against the Kuomintang reactionaries.
Li Gongpu Revolutionary Martyr Certificate
Heaven and earth are heroic, and the autumn is still awe-inspiring. The patriotic feelings and sincerity of the martyrs are our precious spiritual wealth and deserve to be remembered forever. Stroll through the campus of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, where martyr Li Gongpu lived when he was a student, remember the deeds of the martyrs, continue the red blood, and inherit the red fire.
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Editor: Wu Baixin
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