On February 6, 1928, two young Communists were escorted to the Honghuagang Execution Ground in Guangzhou. At the last moment of their lives, they turned their heads to look at each other affectionately and loudly announced to the world: "We are going to have a wedding, let the gunshots of the reactionaries be used as a wedding salute!" ”
Their sincere and touching revolutionary love, which regarded death as a homecoming, touched countless Chinese people and was called "the wedding on the execution ground". The two young men were Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun, a member of the Communist Party.
Zhou Wenyong Right Chen Tiejun martyr Zhou Wenyong, born in August 1905 in Kaiping, Guangdong, joined the Communist Party of China in 1925. Martyr Chen Tiejun was born in Foshan, Guangdong Province in 1904 and joined the Communist Party of China in 1926.
Revolution does not bow its head Blood is really romantic
In 1927, according to the instructions of their superiors, Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun disguised themselves as husband and wife to carry out underground work. In this way, the common ideals and beliefs closely linked the fates of these two young people.
After the test of life and death, the two developed a sincere relationship. But in the face of the harsh environment of struggle at that time, for the sake of the revolutionary cause, they could only hide this feeling deep in their hearts.
Listen to Ma Shen, an expert on the history of the Communist Party of China, talk about how Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun carried out revolutionary work in Guangzhou
On December 11, 1927, the Guangzhou Uprising, which shocked China and foreign countries, broke out. Due to the frenzied suppression by Chinese and foreign reactionary forces, the Guangzhou Uprising was declared a failure. Zhou Wenyong led some of the rebel forces to withdraw from Guangzhou and reached Hong Kong.
In January 1928, according to the instructions of their superiors, Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun returned to Guangzhou to rebuild the party organs. In order to do their job better, they play husband and wife again. Unfortunately, however, due to the betrayal of the traitors, Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun were arrested by the enemy.
The iron window was severely tortured and determined to never die
In prison, two young Communists were tortured, but they never bowed to the enemy.
Listen to Ma Shen, an expert on the history of the Communist Party of China, tell about the life and death tests that Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun endured after being arrested and imprisoned
The enemy forced Zhou Wenyong to write a "letter of surrender," and Zhou Wenyong took the pen and wrote on the prison wall: "The head can be broken, the limbs can be broken, and the revolutionary spirit cannot be destroyed." ”
And Chen Tiejun, like Zhou Wenyong, has always refused to reveal the party's secrets. Faced with this pair of indomitable revolutionary couples, the enemy had nothing to do and decided to sentence them to death. Before the death penalty, Zhou Wenyong, who had long been prepared for sacrifice, made a request to the enemy, that is, to take a group photo with his wife Chen Tiejun.
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The revolutionary couple, with their love and faith, wrote an immortal and extremely romantic page in the history of the century-old Party.
--Ma Shen, an expert on the history of the Communist Party of China
On February 6, 1928, the enemy escorted Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun to the Honghuagang execution ground. On the way, they passionately chanted slogans, showing the revolutionary spirit of the Communists who regarded death as a homecoming!
The young lives of Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun stopped at this moment, but their unwavering love bloomed like a blossoming kapok. Their lofty ideals and beliefs have condensed into spiritual coordinates through time, forever inspiring future generations!
Episode of the movie "Wedding on the Execution Ground"
In 2009, the painters Wang Mingming and Cai Yushui created and completed the Chinese painting "Wedding on the Execution Ground" based on the tragic revolutionary love story of Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun. As soon as the work was published, it aroused strong repercussions.
Tenacity and Unyielding Faith-born Fearless Chinese Painting "Wedding on the Execution Ground" skillfully combines the realistic painting style with the concise and solemn ink language, and the painter vividly expresses the spirit of the two people's fearless sacrifice for the noble faith and romantic feelings.
Click on the video art critic Liu Wanming to take you through the classic paintings
In the picture, the characters are clearly outlined and decisive with the pen. From Zhou Wenyong's clenched iron fists and difficult parted legs, you can imagine the hardships he has endured, and you can feel the tenacious and indomitable faith in his heart.
Behind Zhou Wenyong, Chen Tiejun supported him, his body leaned forward slightly, his right hand was on his arm, and his face was gently leaning against Zhou Wenyong, these subtleties revealed romantic true feelings.
The painter's treatment of the environment is simple and abstract and profound, and the large area of white space creates an atmosphere that is both sad and holy. The wind sensation created by the dry brush rubbing in the background plays a tragic prelude to the "wedding on the execution ground".
In the picture, red kapok petals are scattered and scattered, creating a shocking romance. Red is not only a symbol of the party and the revolution, but also a praise for the blood of revolutionary heroes, but also an ode to the beautiful love of Wen Yong and Chen Tiejun who transcended life and death last week.
Work together to create a romantic feeling
In 2006, the painters Mr. Wang Mingming and Mr. Cai Yushui received the creative task of "National Major Historical Theme Art Creation Project" sponsored by the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Finance.
How the painters Cai Yushui and Wang Mingming used painting to create this theme became the biggest problem for the two painters in their artistic conception.
Interview with painter Wang Mingming
Interview with painter Cai Yushui
It took the two painters nearly four years to complete the work "Wedding on the Execution Ground". The work was later collected by the National Art Museum of China.
Zheng Zheng iron bone hero tree, fiery red hero flower. The bold loyalty of the two martyrs, Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun, to the revolutionary cause has become a spiritual monument admired by future generations.
Without sparing the head of the new homeland, Gan will be enthusiastic about China. The unique romantic feelings of communists are still hot through the time and space of history.
Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, the vast number of young people have taken the spiritual heritage of the martyrs as the road signpost, fought tenaciously in the front line of reform, were willing to dedicate themselves in the battlefield of poverty alleviation, and had no complaints or regrets in the persistence of defending the country on the border. The broad masses of young people are advancing their dreams on the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country and composing more magnificent songs of youth for the new era.
What kind of life and death test did this revolutionary couple go through? How does the painting "Wedding on the Execution Ground" write a tragic poem? Let's follow Ma Shen, an expert in the history of the Communist Party of China, and Liu Wanming, an art critic, to understand the story behind "Wedding on the Execution Ground".
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