introduction
In October 1956, in a small remote county town in Xinjiang, a peasant uncle named Kurban rode a small donkey, dressed in clothes he wore during the festival, and took gifts for Chairman Mao and some food prepared for himself to visit Chairman Mao in Beijing. The people around him were happy and persuaded Uncle Kurban to think that he could not ride to Beijing, he could not go so far!
However, Uncle Kurban just smiled and evaded everyone's advice and continued to ride a donkey to Beijing.
Uncle Kurban's persistence and persistence touched everyone, and everyone later admired him. So why did Kurban have to go to see Chairman Mao? This question confuses us, let's start with the experience of Uncle Kurban!
Pictured | Kurban shaking hands with Chairman Mao
There is a Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, China, and at the southern end of this desert, there is a county town called Yutian County. In 1883, Kurban was born into a poor family in this small county. His parents died of illness very early due to the oppression of the landlord. The young Kurban, on the other hand, could only beg around and live an inhuman life.
Slowly, Kurban grew up and began to work as his father, working for the landlord's family. But the workers here are devoid of humanity and dignity, they endure the long oppression of the landlords, they endure whipping and scolding, and they do not even have a place to rest. Kurban worked in the landlord's house for more than twenty years, and during this twenty years, Kurban did not save a penny, and even food became a problem. Kurban spent more than a decade under the bullying of the landlords, experienced various oppression and exploitation, and finally, Kurban finally escaped from the Taklamakan Desert with his family.
However, after coming to the desert, the family was miserable, and there was food and drink in the landlord's house before, but now it is desolate, and no one provides them with food and drink. Kurban could only take the whole family around in the desert in search of food and drink. In order to escape the pursuit of the landlord, they had to run around, and they were not in a good position.
Picture | Taklamakan Desert
After that, the Kurban family settled in a wood next to Yutian County, and their family lived in poverty, only able to eat some wild fruits and wild vegetables to fill their stomachs. Uncle Kurban was devout to the gods, and his life was indeed so difficult, which made Uncle Kurban look helpless and desperate.
Unfortunately, the pious man did not receive God's favor, and only the sadness of reality awaited him.
In the end, the desperate Uncle Kurban felt that he would spend his whole life in this grove. However, if you don't come, everything will turn around, and in 1949, Xinjiang declared an uprising, and the People's Liberation Army began to garrison Xinjiang.
In 1950, the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army came to Yutian and saw Uncle Kurban, a thin ethnic minority old man, and the soldiers immediately ran to him and asked where he was. Kurban was bullied by the warlords and landlords of the past, he was afraid that the People's Liberation Army was the one who came to arrest him, and Kurban struggled hard, talking nonsense in his mouth, scared to death. The warriors understood that the old man must have been treated inhumanly to become like this.
Pictured | (left) Kurban
When the fighters sent Kurban back to the village, some villagers immediately pointed out the identity of the old man. When the soldiers learned of the tragic experience of the old man of Kurban, they all secretly mourned and expressed their sympathy to him, and specially sent someone to find his wife and daughter to help their family reunite. All this made Uncle Kurban feel very surprised to lose too much, he felt that he was dreaming, he still couldn't believe what was in front of him.
Soon after, the provincial government began to fight against the landlords, and now the landlords in Xinjiang have lost their prestige, which makes Uncle Kurban feel much more comfortable. Later, at the urging of the government, Uncle Kurban was given land, houses and donkeys, as well as some agricultural tools, which made Uncle Kurban no longer worry about eating.
Pictured| The Kurban couple
Uncle Kurban has always been a man of gratitude, and he is like a relative to the People's Liberation Army, revealing his gratitude to them every time he sees them. Platon soldiers told Uncle Kurban that they had been sent by the Communist Party in Beijing and Chairman Mao of the Party Central Committee. Uncle Kurban's heart was full of respect for the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao, and he had experienced many storms, but he had never seen a leader who cared so much about the people.
From then on, Uncle Kurban had a thought: Go to Beijing to see Chairman Mao!
Pictured| a family from Kurban
Uncle Kurban rushed to the government, expounded his wishes to the leaders of the government, expressed his admiration for Chairman Mao, and must go to Beijing to see Chairman Mao. However, the leaders put forward many opinions to Uncle Kurban, and these opinions were indeed reasonable, and Uncle Kurban listened to the opinions of the leaders, and after returning home, he began to actively engage in production, always thinking in his heart to make some achievements. Uncle Kurban actively paid grain to the state, and for a time, he also won a lot of honors, and all he thought in his heart was to go to Beijing and meet Chairman Mao who rescued him and gave him a new life!
Pictured| Kurban and the villagers
At that time, Uncle Kurban made full preparations for Chairman Mao, and he selected corn, peaches, cantaloupes and other good things in his home and put them in his storage room, ready to be given to Chairman Mao as gifts. Uncle Kurban's life is now even happier and happier, and he first asked him to write several letters to Chairman Mao of the Party Central Committee and expressed his gratitude to Chairman Mao. The Central Committee replied to him and sent him a photograph of Chairman Mao at his request. Uncle Kurban cherished the things sent by the central government, treated them like treasures, and treasured them as treasures.
In 1956, Uncle Kurban's family won a great harvest, which made Uncle Kurban feel that the day had come to visit Chairman Mao in Beijing, but the leaders in the township still advised him that Yutian was too far away from Beijing and that Kurban could not catch up. Therefore, the leaders hope that Kurban will be fully prepared. In this regard, Uncle Kurban still insisted on going to Beijing, and when he was free from work, he played with the people in the family, and played more than 100 pounds of bread in different pockets. Looking at these buns, Uncle Kurban felt that he should be able to reach Beijing.
Pictured| Kurban riding a donkey
Early the next morning, Uncle Kurban deliberately put on the clothes he wore during the festival, carried food on his back, and rode a donkey to Beijing. The villagers were afraid that the road was far away, Uncle Kurban would not be able to catch up, and he would encounter many dangers, so they all advised him not to go.
The advice of the villagers was naturally useless to Kurban, who still insisted on his original intentions. Later, a villager ran to the township government to report the situation. The secretary of the Yutian County Party Committee heard the news and personally drove to catch up with Kurban, and he drove for a long time before he saw Kurban eating bread on a donkey. The county party secretary stopped Uncle Kurban and asked him to take a car to see Chairman Mao. Uncle Kurban felt that the secretary of the county party committee was very reasonable, so he followed the secretary of the county party committee back to the village.
Pictured | Kurban Turpan Memorial
The next day, Uncle Kurban walked on the highway with dry food and gifts, and he had to stop every car and ask the car master to take him to Beijing. However, the masters all said that Beijing was too far away and they could not go.
For the rest of the day, Uncle Kurban had to stop the car every day. Later, Wang Enmao, the leader of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, came to Yutian County to inspect, heard the story of Uncle Kurban, felt very moved, and wanted to meet with Uncle Kurban. When Uncle Kurban learned that this was the first secretary of Xinjiang, he immediately revealed his wish to him, and the secretary was touched by his sincerity and persistence, and promised to help him create this wish.
With Secretary Wang's assurance, Uncle Kurban was overjoyed, he didn't sleep for several days, not to mention how happy he was!
Pictured| Kurban and Mao Zedong
In 1958, the 75-year-old Uncle Kurban had the opportunity to visit agricultural tools in Beijing, and he was very excited about this, because he could finally meet Chairman Mao! After a few days on the train, Uncle Kurban arrived in Beijing smoothly. Uncle Kurban was very eager to see Chairman Mao, and he could not wait for someone to help him write a letter to Chairman Mao, expressing his nostalgia for Chairman Mao.
At this time, the leaders of the autonomous region held a meeting in Beijing, and after consultation, they reported to the General Office of the CPC Central Committee about Uncle Kurban's desire to see Chairman Mao. Soon, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee issued a circular saying that Chairman Mao would receive all the members of the delegation.
Pictured| Chairman Mao
On the day he was received by Chairman Mao, Uncle Kurban immediately dressed himself, for fear of leaving a bad impression in front of Chairman Mao. Uncle Kurban got into a car and arrived in Zhongnanhai, and when Chairman Mao stood in front of him, Uncle Kurban was stunned, and when Chairman Mao greeted him, Uncle Kurban reacted. Chairman Mao walked up to Uncle Kurban and shook hands with him, and Uncle Kurban held Chairman Mao's hand tightly for a long time before he was willing to let go, after all, this was the moment when he was thinking about it.
Subsequently, Uncle Kurban presented Chairman Mao with gifts. Chairman Mao expressed his gratitude for this. The next day, Chairman Mao sent someone to Visit Uncle Kurban's residence.
Pictured| Kurban
epilogue
After returning to his hometown, Uncle Kurban actively devoted himself to production, was recognized by the party organization, and joined the Communist Party of China. Became a good Communist Party member. Although Uncle Kurban has received many honors, he is not proud and complacent. Instead, they continued to adhere to Chairman Mao's principles and policies, and also carried out patriotic education in their own homes, inspiring a large number of young people. In 1975, Uncle Kurban passed away, and his spirit was preserved forever as a fortune. And his deeds will be recorded in the historical record, will be remembered by future generations, and become a good story.