On July 1, 2021, to celebrate the party's 100th birthday, a number of retired leaders gathered on the upper floor of Tiananmen Square to watch the ceremony. As the eldest of them, Song Ping still looked in good spirits in the ceremony, and on this day, he witnessed the strength of the motherland on behalf of the late Premier Zhou and many revolutionaries who dedicated their lives to the party and the people. Song Ping's life was incorruptible and simple, and at the age of 104, he was still worried about the people, always thinking of doing his best to protect the interests of the people.
When he was young, Song Ping was born into poverty, full of enthusiasm, adhered to the creed that reading to change his destiny, and successively studied at Peking University Tsinghua. After joining the work, he was invited to serve as the political secretary of Premier Zhou because of his outstanding ability, and under the influence of Premier Zhou, he always cherished the motherland and cared about the people.
He studied hard and studied at Peking University Tsinghua University
In April 1917, Song Ping was born into a peasant family in JuXian County, Shandong Province, born into poverty and a very poor family. Song Ping did not want to be satisfied with the status quo, he was not willing to see his future life at a glance, he had a vision for the future, and believed that reading could change his destiny. Song Ping asked his parents to send him to study, and when he saw the child insisting, the Parents of the Song family sent Song Ping to school, and Song Ping cherished this hard-won learning opportunity.
In school, Song Ping was smart and studied hard, so he maintained excellent results in the class. Song Ping has been using his grades to prove that he has not lived up to his parents' expectations, and his parents are also very pleased with Song Ping's academic performance. Later, Song Ping also jumped the grade when he was studying, and became the object of praise between the teacher and the neighbor. Song Ping's excellence made his parents also make up their minds, although the family is poor, but still insist on doing all the strength of the family for Song Ping to study.
With the full support of his parents, Song Ping studied harder, kung fu paid off, Song Ping's efforts finally paid off, he was admitted to the College of Agriculture of Peking University. At the age of 17, she was admitted to a higher education institution like Peking University, which became a big news in the small village, and her parents were also very proud under the envious eyes of the villagers. Song Ping insisted that studying was the only way out, and when he was admitted to Peking University, he relied on his own efforts to get out of the closed small village.
Song Ping, who came to Peking University Agricultural College, encountered a bad thing soon after, Song Ping was wronged by the teachers in the school, he clashed with the teacher to show his innocence, the matter was very big, and the school insisted on punishing Song Ping. Song Ping insisted on his own proposition, he believed that he was not wrong, and he did not care in the face of the school's punishment, but the school also made another request to let Song Ping show his attitude of admitting his mistake at the school's public meeting, which made Song Ping unacceptable.
Song Ping insisted on his own opinion, and the school also insisted on the decision to punish, and the two sides were deadlocked. In the face of such "stubborn" students, the leaders gathered together again to discuss, and finally agreed that Song Ping's persistence was a challenge to the school rules, so the result of the discussion was to expel Song Ping from school. Song Ping stayed at Peking University for only one year, and after leaving, he did not wither, but found a new goal in life.
Song Ping, who left school, still insisted that reading was his only way out, and he calmed down and studied hard for another year, taking the exam again. This time, the score was even higher than the previous score, and he was admitted to Tsinghua University. Tsinghua University is full of talents, but Song Ping, who has been trying to move forward, has not been buried in it, and he has actively participated in various activities while juggling his studies. The school's various club activities honed Song Ping's personality and enriched his life experience, and Song Ping soon became the school's hero.
The time came to 1937, which was a very special year for Song Ping. He was both saddened by the trampling of his homeland by the Japanese and filled with blood for becoming a glorious Communist. Song Ping knew how to seize the opportunity, and at school, Song Ping was invited to become the head of the Xinhua News Agency in Beijing, and Song Ping knew that this was a good exercise opportunity, so he agreed without thinking. When Song Ping learned about the Communist Party of China by chance, he began to yearn for the Party, and joining the Communist Party of China was something he had always dreamed of.
After the outbreak of the July 7 Incident, the school could no longer continue classes, and the huge Beijing could no longer accommodate a desk, so Tsinghua University decided to move south to avoid chaos. In that turbulent era, several colleges and universities huddled together to keep warm, and after moving south together, they joined forces to form the Southwest United University, and Song Ping also followed the school that moved south to continue his studies. After graduating from school, Song Ping went to Yan'an, which was his starting point and the beginning of his brilliant future.
Outstanding ability, was appointed as the secretary of Premier Zhou
The leaders of Yan'an were very happy to see this high-achieving student from the Southwest United University, and they wanted to focus on cultivating Song Ping, and first sent Song Ping to the party school for training and study. Song Ping said that he had no objection to the party's arrangement, so he started as an officer at the Yan'an Party School, and after continuous efforts, he was transferred to the Southern Study Bureau and promoted to secretary of the Study Bureau. Song Ping accumulated a wealth of experience in the post of secretary, and was later assigned to Xinhua News Agency to become a journalist, mainly responsible for the party's propaganda work. Song Ping walked forward on his own road, and finally, his excellence was appreciated by a nobleman, who was Premier Zhou, who influenced his life and was the bright light on his way forward.
Premier Zhou attached great importance to Song Ping's ability and personally recommended him to return to Yan'an and set foot on the land of Yan'an again, Song Ping's state of mind was very different, but what did not change was a firm heart. After coming to Yan'an, Song Ping first contacted the organization to report on the work, and after the report, the organization began to ask Song Ping's opinion, asking him if he was willing to serve as the secretary of Premier Zhou. Song Ping hurriedly expressed his willingness to serve as Premier Zhou's political secretary, and soon Song Ping moved to the place where Premier Zhou worked, mainly responsible for helping with some daily tedious work.
Song Ping was careful and meticulous in his work, and many of the documents that Premier Zhou needed to deal with were sorted out very carefully by him, which greatly improved premier Zhou's work efficiency. However, when he first started with Premier Zhou, Song Ping was very unfamiliar with many other jobs, and he was not discouraged. When encountering problems that he did not know how to deal with, Song Ping would sincerely ask some old secretaries for advice, and the quality of diligence and studiousness would be appreciated by others at any time, so Song Ping also learned a lot in the secretariat, and gradually helped Premier Zhou deal with more affairs.
With the improvement of Song Ping's ability to work, Premier Zhou often entrusted Song Ping to deal with large and small affairs, and the work filled Song Ping's time, but he was willing to eat, because he could be by Premier Zhou's side, he had a lot of benefits. Premier Zhou has a great influence on Song Ping in work and life, and in his work, Premier Zhou has handled things seriously and thoughtfully, and has always adhered to a simple style in life, staying with Premier Zhou for ten years, which has become the wealth accumulated by Song Ping. Even though Song Ping later left Premier Zhou and was transferred to work elsewhere, he also brought all these lessons to a new post.
Head to the place and bow down
The clouds were finally about to clear, China was about to usher in the light under the leadership of the party, and in 1947, Song Ping left the post of political secretary of Premier Zhou and prepared to work in Harbin. Song Ping's dispatch this time was instructed by Premier Zhou, who already had great trust in Song Ping's ability and wanted to send Song Ping to a bigger stage, hoping that he could contribute to the party's cause on a platform that could fully display his ability.
Song Ping, who came to Harbin, worked for the district party committee, and after taking office, Song Ping found that the biggest dilemma facing Harbin at present was the management of the city. Faced with harbin's problems, Song Ping immediately made a decision, he visited the field, formulated policies suitable for the local area, put Harbin on the right track after the war, and proved his ability. Since then, Song Ping has traveled to many places, and in his work, he has emulated premier Zhou's spirit of serving the country and the people, and has done many practical things for the places where he once served.
Song Ping's last stop before he went to the central government was Gansu Province, and during his tenure as secretary of the gansu provincial party committee, he won unanimous praise from the people, he did not ignore any small matter in the mouth of the masses, kept the needs of the masses in mind, and some people who were grateful to him praised him. From the local government to the central government, Song Ping relied on the ability accumulated over many years of experience, he became a member of the Standing Committee, and he still did not forget his original intention when he held a high position.
Song Ping is conscientious in his work and maintains a simple style in life. Colleagues who are familiar with Song Ping know that Song Ping has always been very frugal, except for Song Ping who wears formal clothes when attending important meetings, and usually wears old clothes that have been worn for many years. Song Ping often went to the grassroots level to investigate the achievements of development, and this old dress was a good way to close the distance between him and the people, and Song Ping always cared about the interests of the people and ran for the people for decades.
Song Ping later retired from the central government when he was old, but he did not enjoy his old age at home, but continued to be active in the field within his ability and insisted on doing practical things for the people.
Retreat to the rear and actively devote himself to education
Although Song Ping is old, he still pays attention to major state affairs, and when the Eighteenth National Congress was convened, Song Ping insisted on attending the Eighteenth National Congress despite his ninety-five-year-old age, and he listened carefully to the reports of all parties and the development suggestions, and was very pleased with the development trend of China's steady progress. After the meeting, Song Ping stopped attending the meeting, he set his sights on education, began to involve the field of charity education, the main goal is to help children in poor areas to realize the dream of reading.
Song Ping can feel the desire of children in poor areas to go to school, and he sometimes thinks back to himself when he was young, when he never abandoned the belief in insisting on reading. Song Ping supports various public welfare activities involving education, and sometimes personally comes to the event site to comfort the cadres who organize the activities, and Song Ping's appearance encourages the cadres who organize the activities. Song Ping's support for education does not stop there, he adheres to the purpose of doing practical things for the people, sets up an education fund, and every year poor students use the power of the fund to realize their dreams.
Song Ping is now 104 years old, he has been working for the party and the people without regret all his life, and his sweat has been sprinkled on the road of running for the people. He has the teachings of Premier Zhou in his heart, always holding the people, and burning with all his strength in every post that can shine. In the ranks of the older generation, there are many people like Song Ping, who work hard for the prosperity of the motherland and are examples that we must always keep in mind.