A hundred years of journey, the story of Guizhou. One hundred years ago, under the guidance of Marxism, the sons and daughters of Guizhou walked out of the mountains, joined the Communist Party of China, threw themselves into the new democratic revolution, and made indelible contributions to the Chinese revolution. Excavate and protect the Guizhou elements in the history of the party - the relics of revolutionary martyrs, relive the revolutionary stories of the Chinese Communists who went out of Guizhou in the era of awakening, and let the red gene be passed down from generation to generation and integrated into the blood of the people of Guizhou. From the relics of the revolutionary martyrs, understand the party history stories behind them, feel the homeland feelings and faith strength of the revolutionary martyrs, keep firmly in mind the party's earnest entrustment, and consciously undertake the historical mission. In order to celebrate the centenary of the Party, the Guizhou Provincial Museum grandly launched the "Centennial Journey, Guizhou Story - Cultural Relics Documentary Exhibition". Today I want to talk about Deng Enming, a major representative of the Communist Party of China.
Deng Enming, the only ethnic minority among the major representatives of the Communist Party of China, was born in 1901 to an aquatic farming family in Libo County, Guizhou Province. When he graduated from elementary school, his cousin who was far away in Shandong decided to sponsor him, and 16-year-old Deng Enming came to Jinan and entered Shandong Provincial No. 1 Middle School to continue his studies. After that, under the influence of the New Culture Movement and Marxism, he embarked on the revolutionary road and became the founder and early leader of the Shandong Party organization, serving as the secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and the secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee, and was heroically inaugurated in 1931.
In the "Hundred Years of Journey Guizhou Story - Cultural Relics Documentary Exhibition", two relics of the martyr Deng Enming are exhibited - the blue silk vest worn as a child and the family letter to his mother. A book in one piece of clothing makes us deeply feel his home and country feelings and the power of faith.
A dress, that is, a blue silk clip vest. The vest is a natural color with a butterfly pattern on the fabric, a light green lining, a length of 59.3 cm, a shoulder width of 37.7 cm, and a hem width of 47 cm, which can be worn on a robe. This dress is the dress that Deng Enming wore when he was about 10 years old in Libo County, Guizhou Province. In 1963, the Guizhou Provincial Museum was collected from the Deng family in North Street, Libo County. Deng Enming is the eldest son in the family, and his parents hope that he can obtain a meritorious name, start a family as soon as possible, and live a stable life, but Deng Enming chose a revolutionary road. "Children are different from others, and the most hated thing is fame and profit, so they have the expectations of their parents, but if they are so, there is nothing to do," this is the answer given by Deng Enming in his father's family letter. Although worried about their son's safety, Deng Enming's parents eventually unconditionally supported their son's revolutionary cause.
(The blue silk jacket that Dunn Ming wore as a child)
A book, a deep sense of motherhood. The family letter in the exhibition is a letter from Deng Enming to his mother on December 5, 1930. The letter is 62 cm long and 25.7 cm wide, and is written with ink and paper on raw edges. The content is divided into three parts, the first part is about Deng Enming's away from home for more than 10 years and can not fulfill filial piety, the guilt of his grandmother and father who cannot be at home after he died, and "I hope that my mother will always be healthy and her children will be unharmed, then there will always be a day when my mother will enjoy happiness in the future." But his ordinary duties are really disdainful. From the plain language, we feel that Deng Enming is infinitely loyal and firm in the revolutionary cause, but to his family, Deng Enming is full of guilt; the second part is written about marriage. Deng Enming's parents gave him a family affair in his hometown in Guizhou, hoping that he would return home as soon as possible to complete the marriage. In the letter, Deng Enming advocated retiring from marriage, which was unavoidable, "Yun Xian's infatuation with his son is not what Er expected... For the sake of humanity, and not to bear to live up to Yunxian's affection, he still advocates taking Yunxian before his son returns home", reflecting the trickle of tenderness and responsibility of a revolutionary; the third part says that "there will be a amnesty now, and if the child can always be blessed, then the child may be able to restore freedom in the near future."
(Dunn Ming's letter to his mother)
Deng Enming was imprisoned three times before his death. The first was in May 1925, when Deng Enming was arrested and imprisoned by the Kuomintang authorities in Jinan and expelled from Qingdao; in November 1925, he was arrested and imprisoned again, and later because he contracted tuberculosis in prison and was rescued by many party organizations, he was released on medical parole; the third time was in early 1929, because of the betrayal of traitors, he was arrested and imprisoned. In prison, he was tortured and without fear, launched and led two hunger strikes and two escape struggles, so that 7 comrades escaped from danger one after another, while he himself was physically ill and could not escape, and was thrown to death row. On April 5, 1931, Deng Enming was killed by the Kuomintang at the Weiba Road Execution Ground in Jinan.
The revolutionary clothes are still there, and the souls of the martyrs are forever frozen. Although the mother could not wait for the wanderer to return home, the revolutionary spirit of the martyrs will be passed on forever. 2021 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, but also the 120th anniversary of the birth of the martyr Deng Enming, in memory of the revolutionary martyrs, the Guizhou Provincial Museum launched the "Centennial Journey Guizhou Story - Cultural Relics Documentary Exhibition" to relive this period of party history story. As the sons and daughters of the hometown of the martyr Deng Enming, we should not forget our roots in the victory of the revolution, and we should remember the people who dig the spring when we draft water. Remember the early Chinese communists who went out from Guizhou, strengthen their ideals and beliefs, never forget their original mission, learn the spirit of Enming, and inherit the red gene.
Text: Zhang Xiaoying
Compilation: Information Center
Review: Wang Man