Beijing, October 16 (China Youth Daily, China Youth Daily reporter Sun Qingling) 57 years ago today, for Zhu Guangya, one of the winners of the "Two Bombs and One Star Meritorious Service Medal", it was a special day. On this day, he got up early in the morning and began to be busy, "without eating a grain of rice, without drinking a drop of water, he began to check the condition of the various test sites." Until two o'clock in the afternoon, he hurried back to the research institute in the northwest desert where he was located at the time to observe the situation when the "mushroom cloud" rose, but before he arrived, he heard a loud noise - the explosion of the first atomic bomb developed by China itself! Since then, China has become the fifth country in the world to possess nuclear weapons.
"At the celebration feast that night, he (Zhu Guangya) got drunk for the first and only time, and he was happy!" Today, 57 years later, the "Two Bombs and One Star and Haidian" tour exhibition opened in Beijing, and Zhu Mingyuan, the son of Zhu Guangya, shared his memories of his father and that time. He remembers that on that day, Beijing "beat gongs and drums everywhere", which was very lively and celebrated the success of the atomic bombing. Zhang Biao, a college student at the time, was also rushing to buy a number about this important news on the streets of Beijing, not only him, but "everyone was rushing to buy."
Zhu Mingyuan, son of Zhu Guangya, one of the winners of the "Two Bombs and One Star Meritorious Service Medal". China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Sun Qingling / photo
"If we hadn't had atomic bombs, satellites, and later scientific developments, what would our country look like now, according to the logic of the world's predation of the weak?" As the former editor-in-chief of Science and Technology Daily and the consultant of the "Two Bombs and One Star" Historical Research Association, Zhang Biao came to the opening ceremony today and wrote a poem: "The flames rush to the sky, and the thunderbolts roll the rainbow." The mushroom clouds rose up in Huaxia, and the sky was cracked. Break through the blockade of ten parties, wash the snow for a hundred years of humiliation, and sing 600 million donghong. Su Mei eclipsed the opposite, curbing the sigh of poverty..."
In Zhang Biao's view, the spirit of "two bombs and one star" is first of all patriotic dedication, such as Wang Ganchang's resounding "I am willing to pledge myself to the country", and as Peng Kaijia said, "I am a Chinese, I cannot go to the United States to shout long live the United States, I only shout long live China." It is reported that 21 of the 23 winners of the "Two Bombs and One Star Meritorious Service Medal" are returning from studying abroad. Zhu Guangya not only returned to China after completing his studies, but before returning to China, he also jointly issued an "Open Letter to Students Studying in the United States" with 51 students studying abroad, which wrote, "Does the construction of the motherland urgently need us, and the motherland and the people are urgently calling us." We are still hesitant, what is wandering, go back! Sprinkle our blood and sweat on the land of the motherland and water the splendid flowers. ”
Today, photos of the letter and other stories about the recipients of the "Two Bombs and One Star Meritorious Service Medal" appeared on the "Two Bombs and One Star and Haidian" touring exhibition. Huang Ying, executive director of the Propaganda Department of the Haidian District CPC Committee of Beijing Municipality, introduced that the "two bombs and one satellite" have deep roots and close ties with Haidian, and this touring exhibition takes the historical origin and practical connection between the "two bombs and one satellite" and Haidian as the starting point to show the great course of the older generation of scientific and technological workers in developing the "two bombs and one satellite" under extremely difficult and difficult conditions, so as to pay tribute to the contributors to the great cause of "two bombs and one satellite" and to the great Communist Party of China. In addition, Yu Xin, son of Yu Min, the founder of the "Two Bombs and One Star", and Chen Xiaodong, the son of Chen Fangyun, the founder of the "Two Bombs and One Star", also came to the exhibition site to communicate with the visitors.
At the exhibition site, a group of students from the Hot Spring Campus of Beijing No. 101 Middle School shouted in unison under the leadership of the leading teacher, "Learn the spirit of 'two bombs and one star', start from small things" and "The strong country has me, use our name to light up the starry sky of a strong China." One of the students told reporters that participating in this activity made him have a greater interest in the history of "two bombs and one star", "I always felt that that history was a bit far away from myself, and today there are descendants of the founders of 'two bombs and one star' who come to the scene to talk to us, and suddenly feel that the distance is close, and now I will go back to see the relevant content."
It is reported that the exhibition is sponsored by the Beijing Haidian District New Era Civilization Practice Center, the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Haidian District CPC Committee, the Office of the Beijing Haidian District Spiritual Civilization Construction Committee, and the Beijing Haidian District Yuanyuan New Culture Promotion Center and the Beijing Haidian District Cultural Center (North Hall). From today, the exhibition will be on display at the Haidian District Cultural Center (North Hall) in Beijing until November 16 this year.
Source: China Youth Daily client