"The scenery of the northern country, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting, looking at the Great Wall inside and outside the only reckless, the big river up and down suddenly lost the surging ......"
As we all know, this is the magnificent poem in Chairman Mao's eternal swan song "Qinyuan Spring and Snow", but many people do not know that this world-famous poem was created in a small mountain village on the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi, which is Yuanjiagou.
It is located 55 kilometers northeast of Qingjian County, Shaanxi Province, and it is difficult to find it on the map of the mainland, except for the song "Qinyuan Spring and Snow" that makes this small village famous, what is even more unexpected is that the village of only more than 500 people has walked out of New China 4 provincial party secretaries, 8 deputy provincial cadres, 28 prefectural division level cadres, and more than 70 county and regiment level cadres, which is a veritable "red resort". (Bai Rubing and Bai Dongcai later became the first secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and the first secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, respectively, Bai Zhimin was the secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, and the younger Bai Enpei was appointed secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee, and was sentenced to a suspended death sentence in 2016 for serious violations of discipline and law.) ）
Over the years, many people have attributed these honors to the fact that Yuan Jiagou has taken advantage of the time and place, is this really the case?
Looking back at history, only by placing Yuanjiagou in the context of history can we gain insight into why this small village is so outstanding, and the legend of the Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger is not accidental.
In 1936, in order to promote the national anti-Japanese armed struggle and expand the influence of the anti-Japanese national united front, so as to gradually realize our party's proposition of direct war against Japan, Chairman Mao personally led the Red Army's anti-Japanese vanguard army to start the eastward crusade.
On February 5, Chairman Mao and more than 100 people from the headquarters of the Eastern Expeditionary Red Army came to Yuanjiagou, because that area had been "popular" for more than ten years, and the underground party organizations and poor peasant associations had already carried out their work on a large scale, and the mass foundation was also very ideal, so it naturally became a temporary foothold for the group.
In the memories of the villagers, the terrain of Yuanjiagou is very suitable for combat, and the concealment is also strong, which may also be one of the reasons why Chairman Mao chose to spend 16 days of combat life here.
On the morning of February 6, Chairman Mao took his entourage to Gaojiawa, 15 kilometers away from the village, to survey the terrain, which is adjacent to the Yellow River crossing, and is also the only way and key node for the team's eastward crusade.
Facing the vast Loess Plateau in front of him, Chairman Mao couldn't help but be poetic, revolutionary pride spontaneously arose, after returning to the cave at night, he sat at the small kang table, guarding a sesame oil lamp, wearing a blue cloth coat and began to write hard, all the excitement was poured into the tip of the pen, "Qinyuan Spring • Snow" can be said to be completed in one go.
Although this poem was not published until the end of August 1945, the majestic revolutionary momentum once aroused Chiang Kai-shek's annoyance and anger, and he invited a number of reactionary literati to try to compete with Chairman Mao.
In addition, the famous "Eastern Crusade Declaration" also came from Yuan Jiagou, and "Qinyuan Spring and Snow" is also very emotional, which is the anti-Japanese mind that our party showed in the face of the Japanese invaders.
"The people of the whole country have a strong contribution, money to contribute, guns to shoot, knowledge to produce knowledge, one is ten, is my spirit, ten is one, is my strength. If the Chinese nation does not perish, Japanese imperialism will fall. ”
On 8 February, Chairman Mao once again surveyed the terrain and urged the troops to make preparations for the forced crossing, and on the 12th, he and Peng Dehuai officially notified the whole army to be on standby for the forced crossing, and specially required all commanders and fighters to keep the secret of the nearby residents before crossing the river.
After 16 days of getting along, Chairman Mao and other leaders of the Party Central Committee left a deep impression on the people of Yuanjiagou, especially their style of sharing weal and woe with the soldiers deeply moved the villagers, after hearing that Chairman Mao did not even have a decent shirt, the village party secretary Bai Fayun asked his wife to take out a piece of white muslin that had been treasured at home for many years, and carefully sewed a white shirt for Chairman Mao.
In the face of such deep friendship, Chairman Mao happily accepted it while giving his fellow villagers 4 Red Army tickets, and now, these Red Army tickets have long become priceless treasures, and they are also a love affair for the military and the people that make the people feel a lot of emotion.
On the evening of February 20, Chairman Mao and Peng Dehuai officially issued the order for the Eastern Expedition, and that night, the Yellow River ushered in this righteous army, and the anti-Japanese vanguard army successfully crossed the Yellow River in three ways.
On the morning of February 21, Chairman Mao led the headquarters of the Eastern Expeditionary Army to bid farewell to the villagers of Yuanjiagou, and then embarked on the arduous journey of the Eastern Expedition, which is gratifying that at that time, more than 20 young and middle-aged people emerged in this village to join the ranks of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, most of them later became the backbone of the revolution, such as Bai Dongcai, Bai Rubing, and Bai Zhimin, and three people also became senior generals of our party.
In the eyes of many people, Yuanjiagou is full of talents because of the short stay of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, in fact, this is only one of the reasons, and many historical reasons have made this small village.
First, the "popularity" that began very early on has made many villagers gradually grow into progressives.
Second, Chairman Mao and the Party Central Committee's 16-day stay planted the spark of revolution in the hearts of many villagers, and since then, their enthusiasm for participating in the revolution has become even higher.
Third, the more than 20 young men who went out with the army became revolutionary role models for the villagers, inspiring more aspiring young people to join the revolutionary ranks after that.
Fourth, Yuanjiagou has never stopped running schools since the Qing Dynasty, which further ensures that people with lofty ideals who go out can have basic cultural literacy and lay a solid foundation for subsequent development.
For many years, the villagers of Yuanjiagou have firmly believed that a good village style and education are the key to the village's talents.
Of course, to say that Yuanjiagou is really extremely lucky, with the advantage of the terrain surrounded by mountains so that Chairman Mao chose to stay here, this glory is indeed not every small village can enjoy.
Today, the permanent population of Yuanjiagou is only more than 500 people, as mentioned at the beginning, there are countless national cadres who have gone out from here, even ordinary villagers who have not embarked on their official careers, they have also relied on the village's jujube leading industry to live a progressive and happy life.
As for the cave where Chairman Mao lived in those years, the small kang table, sesame oil lamp, and blue cloth coat he used have all been well preserved, which also proves that his revolutionary spirit has never left, and has always inspired the villagers and new Chinese to forge ahead.