Yang Sihong, a national hero who cannot be forgotten, was born in Suqian, Jiangsu Province

Suqian News In 2015, the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, people across the country and all over the country and compatriots at home and abroad are carrying out a series of activities to commemorate national heroes. In the history of modern Chinese people resisting foreign aggression, a large number of famous national heroes such as Lin Zexu, Guan Tianpei, Zuo Zongtang, Feng Zicai, Zuo Precious, deng Shichang, and so on have emerged. Today, we commemorate the heroic deeds of the martyrs with the intention of remembering their great national spirit with patriotism at the core, carrying forward the spirit of the times with reform and innovation as the core, and stimulating new impetus for reform and development.

In commemoration of Yang Sihong, we have to look back at the moving historical years. In 1894, during the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War, Yang Sihong and Taiwan's deputy Liu Yongfu were stationed in Tainan and served as co-commanders of the Black Flag Army. In April 1895, the Qing government signed the "Treaty of Maguan", which humiliated the country, and he burned and killed the Japanese invading army to the bone, and he was willing to be the so-called "rebel general", giving up glory and wealth, not crossing inward, not official, not ordering, resolutely standing with the masses of the people, and vowing to defend the territory. Yang Sihong proposed with the tragic and magnificent feelings of driving away the enemy and restoring the land and the determination to resist the war: "At the moment of the great enemy today, Liu Gong is willing to support the banner of righteousness, and I will kill the enemy with one heart and one heart. Yang Sihong, as a deputy commander, because of his long time in Taiwan and his familiarity with the situation in all aspects, assisted Liu Yongfu in strengthening coastal defense, supervising the battles of various forts, commanding the land troops to march north, and limiting the war to the land route in Taichung; on the one hand, uniting armed forces of different factions and different places to jointly resist Japan. In the war, Yang Sihong fought bravely, and in every battle, he would be the first soldier and kill in the front. Because this anti-enemy team is marked by the black flag, Yang Sihong is known as the "Black Tiger General". In 1895 (the twenty-first year of Guangxu), on the night of the 20th day of the seventh lunar month, Yang Sihong was martyred at the age of 49.

National hero Yang Sihong once made the French aggressors and Japanese aggressors feel frightened, and once made the Taiwanese people rejoice and encourage them! This name should have been inscribed in the annals of the Chinese nation along with Liu Mingchuan, Liu Yongfu, etc. The people of Taiwan have not forgotten Yang Sihong. In June 1968, the "Ministry of the Interior" of the Taiwan authorities issued a commendation order, posthumously recognizing Yang Sihong as a "martyr martyr of the Anti-Japanese Resistance." After the founding of New China, relevant experts and scholars throughout the country excavated Yang Sihong's heroic deeds and searched for relevant historical materials, and his historical research results were constantly published in the newspapers. Hometown people have not forgotten Yang Sihong, county-level Suqian City built Yang Gongting and Yang Cemetery for posterity to hang, in 1995 was identified by the Jiangsu Provincial Government as a provincial cultural relics protection unit, in 2010 set up Suqian Yang Sihong Research Association, excavation and research of Yang Sihong's historical merits, heroic deeds, national spirit and so on.

In Suyu, Jiangsu Province, Yang Sihong, like Xiang Yu, Wei Sheng, Liu Rong, Zhu Rui and other Suqian heroes Hao Jie, was praised and promoted by the locals with reverence. His achievements and style, as well as the immortal spirit of inheriting a hundred years, are a good foundation and great staying power for promoting the economic and social transformation and development, green development and innovative development of Suqian today, and are the historical source and driving force of the times for promoting the great cause of the reunification of the motherland.

Since March this year, organized by the Suyu District Committee of Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, and led by the Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the CPPCC District Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPPCC District Committee, the "Unity Cup" has been launched to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the martyrdom of national hero Yang Sihong. More than 90 scholars and relevant leaders held symposiums and other commemorative activities of great historical and practical significance.

On August 26, the Suyu District CPPCC Committee held a solemn gathering to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the 120th anniversary of the martyrdom of national hero Yang Sihong in the War of Resistance Against The Wuweitai, to commemorate the heroic deeds of the martyrs and to remember the great national spirit and the spirit of the times. On the day of the event, the participants also collectively visited Yang Cemetery and watched a TV special film commemorating Yang Sihong's Anti-Wei Wei Tai.

Today, when we remember Yang Sihong, we must learn from his patriotic feelings of rising and falling in the world and having a responsibility. Historical experience tells us that only when a nation stands up spiritually and becomes strong can it never be decadent and invincible. The great spirit of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression has enriched the treasure house of the national spirit and is a precious spiritual wealth of the Chinese people. When we commemorate the sages and remember the heroes, we must draw strength from that tragic history and unswervingly defend the history written with blood and life.

Today, our remembrance of Yang Sihong is to pursue the value orientation of the times. The Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to advocate the core values of socialism of prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity and friendliness. Whether a person and a nation can grasp themselves well depends to a large extent on the guidance of core values. The developed contemporary China is more yearning for a better spiritual life and more in need of strong value support. In order to arouse people's spirit and strengthen the spiritual ties of the whole nation, we must actively cultivate and practice the core values of socialism and forge the Chinese spirit that stands on its own among the nations of the world.

Today, when we remember Yang Sihong, we must have the responsibility to guard the land, work hard to rejuvenate the country, and dare to take responsibility. It is necessary to strengthen the sense of responsibility and mission, transform the spirit of responsibility into a driving force for promoting economic development, enhance the ability to take responsibility, and more importantly, have a practical attitude, a practical spirit, and a belief in hard work. The process of realizing the modernization of the motherland requires our generations to work hard without avoiding hardships and dangers, working in a down-to-earth manner, and working hard in unity and hard work, which is the source of vitality for our nation and this country to pass on the torch and flourish.

Today, when we remember Yang Sihong, we should attach importance to giving play to the role of the CPPCC in unity, coordination, and unification. CppcC organizations have the duty and obligation to unite the strength and wisdom of all parties, and the gathering of qualified personnel and the wide range of contacts are the advantages of the CPPCC, and we should continue to strengthen our work in this regard in the future, actively expand exchanges with people from all walks of life, including Taiwan compatriots, enhance friendship, and make due contributions to the reunification of the motherland and the unity of the nationalities. (The author Wang Zhanjun is the chairman of the CPPCC Suyu District and the secretary of the party group)