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September 1949
Cpc delegates attending the first plenary session of the CPPCC
Group photo at Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai
Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi are separated on opposite sides
Zhou Enlai stood in the second row
And the first row is in the middle
He is four of the five elders of Yan'an
Lin Boqu, Dong Biwu, Wu Yuzhang and Xu Teli
Among them, the latest to join the party is Xu Teli
He was 50 years old when he joined the party
Xu Teli is an educator
In the truth of seeking the truth of salvation
He tried education to save the country
Believe in Kang Liang
Later, it turned to Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles
But none of these roads work
At the age of 42
He went to France to work and study
After returning to China, he founded Changsha Normal School
Actively participate in the peasant movement
Join the torrent of the Revolution
After the defeat of the Revolution in 1927
The Ma-Ri Incident occurred in Changsha again
The Kuomintang suppressed the Communists in large numbers
Xu Teli refused to be wooed by the reactionaries
Hide in Li Shangjin's home more than 20 miles away from Changsha
Here he met his former student, Lee Wai Han
After the founding of New China, Xu Teli and Li Weihan took a group photo
Li Weihan and Xu Teli talked about studying in France
Some views on the Great Revolution were also exchanged
Li Weihan asked Xu if he wanted to join the Chinese Communist Party
Xu Teli was very excited to hear this
He thought that joining the party was a matter for young people
Unexpectedly, the Communist Party was also willing to absorb him, an old man who was more than half a hundred years old
He decided to follow the Communists
Take the initiative to apply for membership in the Party
When Xu Teli joined the Party
It was the darkest hour of the Chinese revolution
Xu Teli, who was more than half a hundred years old, risked joining the party
No swearing-in ceremony was held
There is no pre-rep period
But he was determined not to avoid all sacrifices to fight for the cause of the party
And immediately rushed to Wuhan to carry out underground work
In 1937
Mao Zedong said in a congratulatory letter to Xu Teli on his 60th birthday
"You are my husband twenty years ago
You are still my sir
You will certainly still be my husband in the future
When the revolution fails
Many Communists left the Communist Party
Some even ran to the enemy's side
You joined the Communist Party in the fall of 1927
And the attitude is very positive."
Lu Dingyi praised him for joining the party:
This textbook without words
Better than any textbook
It is also more important than any textbook
Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Zhang Peng, Yang Meng, Meng Ziwei, author Sun Hao
Editors: Zhang Peng, Yang Meng, Meng Ziwei, Sun Hao
Process Editor Wu Yue