On October 27, the commemoration of the 130th anniversary of the birth of the famous patriotic general Zhang Zhizhong was held in a hotel in Binhu, Hefei, where a number of Zhang's descendants and relatives, including Zhang Zhizhong's daughter Zhang Sujiu, and graduates of Huanglu Normal School gathered together to deeply remember General Zhang Zhizhong. At the commemoration event postponed to this year due to the epidemic, Ms. Zhang Sujiu, who is more than 80 years old, took the stage to give a speech about the life of General Zhang Zhizhong, and the past scenes were moving.
It is worth mentioning that Ms. Zhang Sujiu reported in March this year that "the former site of the Huanglu School founded by patriotic general Zhang Zhizhong became a chicken farm" (previous report: Patriotic general Zhang Zhizhong founded the old site of huanglu school into a chicken farm?). Local response: Immediate rectification has been deployed) was responded to. She said that her father has always attached great importance to the development of Huanglu School before his death, and she has also paid attention to relevant reports before, so that the local government department has rectified this in time and made full use of the old site of Huanglu School, and related matters are being promoted by Zhang Zhi Chinese Education Foundation.
Zhang's descendants and Huanglu Normal school graduates attended
At about 8:00 a.m. on October 27, reporters from Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News came to the scene of the event. In the lobby of the hotel, there are multi-faceted signs with the words "Commemoration of the 130th Anniversary of the Birth of Patriotic General Zhang Zhizhong".
The event started around 9 a.m. and the on-site lobby was packed. An event organizer introduced to reporters that in addition to the participation of Zhang's descendants, there were also some students who came out of Huanglu Normal School, as well as other relevant personnel. The reporter learned at the scene that this commemoration should have been carried out last year, but it was postponed to this year due to the epidemic.
After the speeches of the relevant personnel, Ms. Zhang Sujiu took the stage to give a brief speech, and her mental state looked good. When she looked back on the life of General Zhang Zhizhong, the audience was moved. Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, Dawan News reporters learned that Ms. Zhang Sujiu is the youngest daughter of Zhang Zhizhong, who has lived in the United States for many years, has been committed to promoting Sino-US non-governmental exchanges and exchanges, and is an active leader of the American overseas Chinese community in the frontline. Over the years, she has participated in and led a number of social activities in the Overseas Chinese community in Southern California, supporting the development of Chinese culture and education, and is an influential social activist in the American community.
In her speech, Ms. Zhang Sujiu also mentioned the Huanglu Normal School in Huanglu Town, Chaohu City, whose predecessor was the Huanglu Normal School founded by her father Zhang Zhizhong in 1928 in his hometown of Hongjiayan. Today, Ms. Zhang Sujiu is also the "Honorary Principal" of Huanglu Normal School, and she has introduced educational resources from home and abroad to make the education of Huanglu Normal School "international".
"Restoration works on the old school site are underway"
On March 22 this year, Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News exclusively reported that "the former site of the Huanglu School founded by patriotic general Zhang Zhizhong has become a chicken farm", which has aroused widespread concern from all walks of life. On October 27, Zhang Sujiu, the daughter of Zhang Zhizhong, said in an exclusive interview with Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News reporters that as a descendant of General Zhang Zhizhong, they had previously paid attention to the news on the Internet about the "huanglu school old site to raise chicken farms".
Zhang Sujiu was interviewed by reporters from Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News
"For various reasons, the Huanglu Normal Affiliated Primary School, a school on the old site, was discontinued." Ms. Zhang Sujiu told reporters that after the suspension of the school, how to plan in the future and what to do specifically, there may not have been specific arrangements at that time, so that there was a situation of "Huanglu School Old Site Becoming a Chicken Farm", "because this is after all the former site of Huanglu School that my father first founded, we have always paid attention to it, and it is good that the local department intervened in time to rectify it." Ms. Zhang Sujiu continued that her father Zhang Zhizhong has always attached great importance to education in his hometown before his death, and the restoration project of the old school site is currently underway, led by the Zhang Zhi Chinese Education Foundation, and the relevant matters of making full use of the old site are also being promoted.
Introduction: Zhang Zhizhong, born in 1890, formerly known as Ben Yao, character Wenbai, Hongjia Yanren, Huanglu Town, Chao County (now Chaohu City), Anhui Province, a backbone general of the Huangpu department, and a second-class general of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army. In 1932, he was the commander of the Fifth Army during the "1.28" Battle of Songhu, resisting the Japanese invasion of China in Shanghai. He has led and participated in many peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Republic of China, and is known as the "General of Peace".
Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News reporter Lu Huanhuan Wei Xinxin photo report
Edited by Wang Cui