Chen Jiageng, a famous patriotic overseas Chinese,
Devoted his life to national liberation and national rejuvenation,
He is known as "overseas Chinese leader, national glory".
In 1940,
Chen Jiageng led a delegation of overseas Chinese from Nanyang to return to China to visit Yan'an.
It was a particularly magnificent page in his life.
When Chen Jiageng visited Yan'an, he sighed:
"China has a savior, victory is guaranteed,
China's hope is in Yan'an! ”
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The story of this patriotic overseas Chinese leader and the Chinese Communist Party!
The Southern Overseas Chinese are highly anticipated
In January 1949, the Communist Party of China won the three major battles of Liaoshen, Pingjin and Huaihai, and the liberation of the whole country was just around the corner. At this time, Chen Jiageng, who was far away in Singapore, was ready to return to China in response to Chairman Mao Zedong's invitation to attend the Political Consultative Conference.
The full text of Chairman Mao Zedong's telegram on January 20, 1949, is as follows:
Mr. Jiageng, Chinese the struggle for the liberation of the people, which is getting closer and closer to national victory, convene a new consultative conference, establish a democratic coalition government, unite the people of the whole country and the overseas Chinese compatriots, and complete the cause of the independent liberation of the Chinese people. Su Dian welcomed and prayed for restoration. Mao Zedong. January 20.
Chen Jiageng's reply is as follows:
Chairman Mao Junjian: The great achievements of the revolution will be completed, and the victory will be exciting! After the severe cold, he decided to return to China to pay tribute. Invited by The Electric Invitation to attend the New Political Consultative Conference, he dared not to do as he pleased. However, Geng geng is a layman in politics, Chinese and does not understand, impersonating corpses, and not suzhi. A thousand prayers for forgiveness. Chen Jiageng. February 8.
Chen Jiageng
On May 5, 1949, accompanied by Zhuang Mingli, Chen Jiageng set off from Singapore to China via Hong Kong and arrived in Peiping on June 4.
During his stay in Peiping, friends from all walks of life inside and outside the party expected Chen Jiageng to attend the preparatory meeting for the Political Consultative Conference and elected him as the chief representative Chinese of oversea Chinese s Chinese.
During the adjournment of the CPPCC session and the nearly six months after the meeting ended, MEMBER Chen Jiageng visited Shenyang, Fushun, Benxi, Harbin, Qiqihar, Hohhot, Siping, Changchun, Jilin, Dalian, Anshan, Jinan, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou, Hankou, Changsha, Nanchang, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Longyan, Ruijin, Guangzhou, and other cities.
In September 1955, when Chen Jiageng visited Yan'an, he spent a whole day revisiting the old revolutionary sites such as Yangjialing, Zaoyuan and Wangjiaping, where Chairman Mao Zedong lived, and described the scene of seeing Chairman Mao in the Yangjialing cave in June 1940, saying: "You see, there are three holes, one hole for office, one hole for accommodation, and one hole for children, where Chairman Mao is planning to overthrow the three mountains. Chairman Mao's banquet for me in the open air at the mouth of the cave was an unforgettable event of my life. He said that in Yan'an, he saw for the first time the feelings of equality between officers and soldiers, unity between the top and the bottom, and the feelings of the army and the people; and saw the Yan'an spirit of hard work, striving to be strong, producing self-help, and resolutely resisting Japan, so as to see the dawn in the darkness and draw the conclusion that "China's hope is in Yan'an."
On September 17, 1949, Chen Jiageng and Mao Zedong took a group photo in front of the Zhongnanhai Qinzheng Hall in Beijing.
In September 1954, Chen Jiageng was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the First National People's Congress, and in December of the same year, he was elected vice chairman of the Second National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In October 1956, he was appointed chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese.
On New Year's Day 1957, Chen Jiageng took advantage of the holiday break to visit neighboring counties and districts. The picture shows Chen Jiageng taking a photo at the ancestral shrine of Zheng Chenggong in Shijing Town when inspecting The Southern Anhui of Jinjiang.
Honor and disgrace and share the performance of duties
After attending the CPPCC National Committee meeting, Chen Jiageng conscientiously performed his duties and consistently did his utmost to this end. He kept in mind Premier Zhou's instructions: The CPPCC National Committee is of a consultative nature, and in order to solicit opinions, it should be attached to it together with the proposals of the State Council and the National Congress. The question of whether or not the proposals are proposed or not must be addressed in a practical manner. If there are those who are not satisfied, they can explain it as much as possible, and they will never fail to live up to the suggestion.
On September 21, 1949, Chen Jiageng put forward seven suggestions for the first time at the first session of the First National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference:
1 Case of popularization of science museums in secondary schools across the country;
2 The case for the establishment of fisheries and navigation schools in important coastal areas;
3 Cases of increasing the tax rate on paper cigarettes and stopping the rationing of public servants;
4 In the future, people's new residences should pay attention to the design of hygiene;
5. Establish leading institutions for overseas Chinese education in various places;
6 Relief for overseas Chinese out-of-school children;
7 Cases of guiding overseas Chinese to return to China for investment.
The 7 proposals he put forward, as well as the bills and proposals put forward during the two sessions, were absorbed by the relevant departments and implemented.
In June 1950, at the second session of the first session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Chen Jiageng's proposal to build a Fujian railway was approved. He believes that after the founding of New China, fujian's most urgent requirement is to build a railway, "the province of more than 120,000 square kilometers, more than 12 million people, there is not an inch of railway, this backward situation should be rapidly changed." ”
Chen Jiageng's major motions and proposals on proposing the construction of the Yingxia Railway and the Xinglin Industrial Zone, and the construction of the Jimei Seawall and the Jimei Xinglin Seawall in Xiamen were all realized with the approval of Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai. Chen Jiageng has constantly appealed and made suggestions on how to develop Fujian's economy and culture, how to give play to fujian's coastal resources and sea transportation advantages, how to build roads, use coastal bays to create land, how to popularize education, and eliminate illiteracy.
Chen Jiageng and Premier Zhou are close friends, he said: "The premier knows people, understands people, and is considerate of people, which makes me always grateful, I propose to build the Fujian Railway, move mountains and reclaim the sea to repair the seawall, and finally the Yingxia Railway and the construction of the seawall are opened to traffic one year in advance, which is inseparable from the premier's deployment." I put forward 15 suggestions in the motherland, and all those who wrote to the prime minister had all fallen into place, and the prime minister really saw the spirit in the subtleties! ”
On August 2, 1955, Chen Jiageng began a journey to the motherland, departing for a visit to the northeast, north China, northwest China, and central and southern China, north to Xinjiang, south to Hainan Island, and visited a total of 16 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions.
Before leaving, Premier Zhou Enlai told him: "Mr. Chen's visit to 16 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions is indeed a feat, the construction of the motherland is advancing by leaps and bounds, and Mr. Chen is an expert in industry and has more opinions. Hainan Island planting rubber, there are still many problems, Mr. is a famous pioneer and operator in the world rubber industry, there must be good opinions, good methods. ”
During his months-long inspection trip, he was very excited at every place, and constantly wrote letters to Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to report on his observations, reflecting problems, and putting forward major proposals and suggestions; in August 1956, Tao Zhu, then governor of Guangdong Province, also sent a military plane to invite Chen Jiageng to Hainan Island to inspect the rubber plantations. After getting off the plane, he disregarded the rest, that is, he drove from Haikou to the old rubber garden to inspect, and put forward a set of suggestions, which were very helpful to the development of the rubber reclamation industry on Hainan Island.
Treat each other with liver and gallbladder and pursue "sincerity and perseverance"
The spirit of "sincerity and perseverance" is the moral code that Chen Jiageng has pursued throughout his life, and it is also the spiritual driving force that promotes his hard work. He said: "To be an honest person, to tell the truth, and to do honest things is for 'sincerity'; hard work and perseverance are for 'perseverance'." ”
The spirit of "sincerity and perseverance" is like a red line that runs through his entire business activities, school-running practice and social activities. Especially during his tenure as vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, "sincerity" is the key to his performance of his duties, not only as an active advocate of the spirit of "sincerity and perseverance", but also as a model of the spirit of "sincerity and perseverance".
He embraced the First Five-Year Plan, believing that its realization would gradually lift the country out of poverty and become rich and strong; after spending several months of investigations throughout the country, he came to the conclusion that "only socialism can make the country rich and strong and the people happy." He agreed with Ma Yinchu's "population theory" and repeatedly talked with old friends in Beijing, believing that if the population was not controlled at that time, problems would occur in the future.
Chen Jiageng has always been outspoken and willing to be in the heart, take care of each other with his heart, lead by example everywhere, and entertain guests without the flavor of his hometown. Chen Yi, Fang Fang, Cai Tingkai, etc. have all tasted his special sea oyster fried, fried rice noodles and pork trotter taro, and his motto is: "The money that should be used, don't be stingy, and don't waste a penny of the money that should not be used!" "Treat the country and yourself equally.
On September 29, 1956, Chen Jiageng talked with members of the Singapore Singma Industrial Expedition in the conference room of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing.
As Chen Jiageng wrote in 1946
In the Memoirs of Nanqiao Benyan, it is written:
"Gong - never-ending devotion;
Loyalty - unwavering patriotism;
Perseverance - never-say-die strength;
Sincerity - the proud bones of Zheng Zheng who will never destroy their promises. ”
He practiced his creed with a lifetime of action.
Chen Jiageng's great personality and noble qualities,
More become a spiritual torch,
Passed down from generation to generation.
(This article is synthesized from China News Network, People's Political Consultative Conference Network, China Discipline Inspection and Supervision Daily, Chen Jiageng Memorial Hall, China Education News Network, People's Publishing House, Guangming Daily)
Editor 丨Cai Yinping
Editor 丨 Cheng Chuanbo
Source 丨China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese
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