The Paper's reporter Chen Shaoying
On November 5, shen Pujian, the wife of the famous journalist Zou Taofen, was officially buried in Shanghai Fushou Garden. On the same day, the monument to Zou Taofen and Shen Pujian was unveiled.
Zou Taofen Shen Pujian and his wife monument unveiling and Shen Pujian funeral ceremony Scene This article is provided by Shanghai Fushou Garden
Zou Taofen is an outstanding journalist and publisher in china's modern history, and he and his wife Shen Pujian have a deep affection for each other. November 5 is also the birthday of Zou Taofen and Shen Pujian on the same day of the same month.
Zou Jiali, the daughter of Zou Taofen Shen Pujian, recalled at the scene that in early 1997, after the death of his mother Shen Pujian, the three brothers and sisters made a wish - their parents suffered together before they died, and the husband and wife had great affection and love, and they could be buried together after death. Later, for various reasons, the wish could not be fulfilled.
"Today, on their common birthday, our father's crown tomb and my mother's ashes were buried in the ground, and our original intention was realized."
Zou Jiali said: "Dear Father and Mother, you rest in peace in the beautiful homeland where you worked, lived and fought, and all our descendants will always remember you." ”
The monument of Mr. and Mrs. Zou Taofen and Mr. Shen Pujian is located in the Gentlemen's Garden of Shanghai Fushouyuan, next to the "Patriotic Seven Gentlemen" memorial group statue. The quaint Taishan stone is inlaid with color photos of the two and the dates of birth and death, and the rectangular black marble on the right is engraved with "Pushing mothers to love our nation and people", which is the book written by Zou Taofen when he was imprisoned during the "Seven Gentlemen" incident, and it is also a spiritual portrayal of Zou Taofen's lifelong pursuit.
A large bronze statue commemorating the Seven Gentlemen of the National Salvation Congress was inaugurated in 2004 in Shanghai's Fushou Garden. Yi Hua, director of the Shanghai Fushouyuan Humanities Memorial Hall, said that today, the erection of the Monument to Zou Taofen shen Pujian in the park not only fulfills the wishes of a family, but also is an important continuation of the Taofen spirit in Shanghai and a monument to the city.
"Love the people, serve the people sincerely, bow down to the best of your ability, and die later." Zou Taofen devoted his life to the pursuit of progress, light, and truth, founded and edited six periodicals and one newspaper, including "Life" Weekly, "Mass Life," and "Huashang Bao," and made important contributions to the independence and liberation of the Chinese nation, to the dissemination of ideas on democratic politics, and to the progressive and cultural undertakings of the masses of the people.
Shen Pujian is an adviser to the China Welfare Association, the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, and a close friend of Comrade Soong Ching Ling, and has always supported her husband Zou Taofen in his progressive publishing career and revolutionary struggle. The two reflect each other and are a model for The Chinese intellectual family. After the death of Zou Taofen, Shen Pujian always remembered Mr. Taofen's entrustment, threw himself into the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Movement and the cause of people's liberation, participated in the revolutionary activities of the People's Salvation Association, the Shanghai Women's Association and other organizations, and made great contributions to the development of the China Welfare Association. Song Zhongbei, a member of the party group and deputy secretary-general of the China Welfare Association, said, "Although Elder Shen has left us for more than 20 years, her spirit still remains in the hearts of each of us. ”
Zou Jiali, daughter of Zou Taofen Shen Pujian, representatives of the third and fourth generations of the Zou family, representatives of the China Welfare Association, Shanghai Taofen Memorial Hall, Taofen Foundation Shanghai Office and other units attended the unveiling of the monument and the burial ceremony of Shen Pujian.
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