China.com Ganzi Prefecture, October 30 (Reporter Hu Jun) “70 years ago, the eldest daughter of the commander of the 18th Army Zhang Guohua died on the way to Tibet. This is also the first victim of the 18th Army’s entry into Tibet.” Standing in front of the ruins of the 18th Army’s cave group in Ganzi County, Sichuan Province, the post-90s tour guide Lazhen told the reporters that dusty history was moved.
La Zhen, a Tibetan girl born in the 18th Army Cave Group, is a tour guide for the “post-90s”. Photo by Hu Jun, a reporter from China.com
1950CinemaIn January 2019, Mao Zedong issued the solemn order to “embark on Tibet, liberate the Tibetan people, expel imperialist forces from Tibet, and consolidate national defense.” The soldiers of the 18th Army who were preparing to settle in southern Sichuan immediately packed their bags and turned to Tibet, completing a major change in their thinking in the shortest time.
In early July of that year, all the 18th Army troops of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army led by Zhang Guohua arrived in Ganzi and continued to advance into Tibet through the Ganzi area. In the spring of 1951, the 18thCinema army advance troops successfully ended the Battle of Chamdo. In order to support the westward troops for a long time, the Southwest Military Region decided to expand an airport in Ganzi that can adapt to the needs of entry in the shortest time.
7Komiks0 years later, when the interview team of the “National Unity Party Flag Red” online propaganda Sichuan Station interview activity came to the ruins of Ganzi Airport, Lazhen moved to reporters over and over again the history of the 18th Army entering Sichuan. That passionate years seemed to be revealed before our eyes again.
The picture shows the 18th Army soldiers on the way to Tibet, and behind them is the towering mountain. Image source: Internet
“The soldiers of the 18th Army used the most primitive tools Cinema and their hands to open roads and build airports on the western Sichuan Plateau at an altitude of four or five thousand meters. On the way to Tibet, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway was also built. On average, one or two soldiers died per kilometer!” Lazhen, a Tibetan girl born in 1993, sighed, “It’s too difficult for them, there isSome people were only in their teenage years in Tibet, and the climate was even worse than it is now. ”
The cave group of the 18th Army is the most distinctive example. In order to support the westward troops for a long time and establish a stable air transport base, in April 1951, the soldiers of the 18th Army fought for their youth and passion to build Ganzi Airport. Ganzi County is more than 3,500 at an altitude and the climate conditions are harsh. In order not to disturb the people, the soldiers dug out rows of caves as residences on the hillside.
The climate characteristics of the Ganzi Plateau are obvious. People who have just arrived here usually have nosebleeds, headaches, dizziness, and arrhythmia. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Cinema and other plateau reactions. However, the soldiers of the 18th Army were not afraid of hardship or death, and resolutely overcame many sufferings. Without water, electricity, and sufficient materials, they fought for more than seven consecutive months. On November 20, 1951, the first airport on the plateau was successfully built.
The soldiers of the 18th Army used stone mills, axes, hammers, etc. when building Ganzi Airport. China.com reporter Hu Jun Photo
“November 22, 1951, a day that was recorded in history. On the clear plateau, there was a roar, and tens of thousands of commanders and fighters and Tibetan migrant workers stood near the airport runway, looking at them. When the first plane that was about to land on the Kangzang Plateau flew from the mountains, the whole audience was in full swing…” The official website of the Organization Department of the Ganzi Prefecture Committee disclosed a historical detail at that time in the article “A Documentary of the 18th Army Building an Airport in Ganzi” of the official website of the Ganzi Prefecture Committee.
This is also a historical story of Tibetan compatriots dating with soldiers and civilians of the 18th Army. “When the Red Army passed through Ganzi’s Long March, more than 100 Tibetan compatriots took the initiative to serve as guides and translators to assist the Red Army in successfully passing Sichuan. Some wounded and sick people in the Red Army stayed in Ganzi, living with local Tibetan compatriots and living together. Babaylan” Luo Zhigang, deputy director of the Organization Department of Ganzi Prefecture Committee, told everyone some of the historical fragments.
“Ganzi’s red culture and red genes are very heavy, and the ‘Long March spirit’ and the ‘Two Ways Spirit’ are gathered here. “Luo Zhigang said that these two spirits have nourished the people of Ganzi for generations, always follow the Party and always feelBabaylanParty. Lazhen told reporters that her young grandfather went to Tibet with the 18th Army troops. Therefore, the children of Ganzi know how to be grateful and have a strong patriotic feeling.
The current status of the ruins of the cave group of the 18th Army. Photo by Hu Jun, a reporter from China.com
When we look back on this history, we feel the five things in our hearts. Especially when we feel that history in an immersive way, no one will not admire their glory and greatness. Lazhen graduated from university in 2014 and returned to her hometown of Ganzi from Chengdu, the capital of Babaylan. She walked into here with the same emotion. Over the years, she has come into contact with many witnesses of the 18th Army and their descendants. She tells it over and over again and baptizes again and again.
Lazhen told me that when she saw the descendants of the 18th Army coming here Komiks burst into tearsBabaylan faced the “silent lives” of the cave group, what she felt most deeply was that she had done something very meaningful. “My friends and classmates from Babaylan came here and burst into tears. Unexpectedly, the patriotic feelings of us young people in the new era are so deep. If we young people had not come back to do this, the cave might have slowly disappeared.” “This (protection) work may take 20 years, 30 years, 100 years, 200 years, but this is really a great thing.” Lazhen felt extremely solemn and sacred about inheriting and protecting the spirit and remains of the 18th Army. She said that because we need to protect and promote these things, we never feel hard, and we don’t complain, but we are very happy.
Lazhen stood in front of the ruins of the Eighteenth Army Cave Group. Photo by Hu Jun, a reporter from China.com
“The roofs above (the cave) are gone, and they naturally weathered and collapsed. KomiksFor local people, this place is very sacred.They dare not destroy or cultivate land, and protect this place for generations. “Su Xia, deputy director of Ganzi County Culture and Tourism Bureau, looked at the ruins of this cave group with a solemn expression! His grandfather was an old Red Army and an old party member who participated in the Long March. Later, he stayed in Ganzi due to injury and became a member of the construction of Ganzi. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Babaylan.
Su Xia often listened to her grandfather telling stories about the Red Army and the stories of Communists serving the people. When she grew up, Su Xia also joined the Communist Party of China gloriously and became an outstanding Communist Party member. After graduating from university, she returned to her hometown, took root at the grassroots level, and continued to contribute her youth and passion to the construction of her hometown.
In recent years, her hometown Development is getting better and better. In January 2019, the ruins of the 18th Army Cave Group were included in the ninth batch of provincial cultural relics protection units in Sichuan Province. Protective development is currently underway and will be built into a cultural brand of the 18th Army’s historical site in the future. Su Xia hopes to promote the red cultural and tourism resources in his hometown, so that more people can go to Ganzi and understand Ganzi.
The descendants of the old Red Army, Su Xia, deputy director of the Ganzi County Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau. China.com reporter Hu Jun Photo
Talking about the feeling of returning to my hometown, Lazhen said emotionally that I should come back to tell the great deeds that happened in my hometown. My hometown has cultivated me, and what I learned should be given back to my hometown, just like the ruins of the cave group of the 18th Army and href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Cinema other red cultures in Ganzi need to be passed on and promoted by our generation.
70 years ago, Ganzi, the hometown of Lazhen and Sujia, left behind the glorious history and glorious years of the 18th Army. Standing at the starting point of the new era, the spiritual traditions left by the Chinese Communists have not faded, the beautiful vision of the young generation of Ganzi to build their hometown, and the original intention of taking root at the grassroots level and serving the people. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Cinema Changes continue the glorious mission and lofty ideals of the Chinese Communists.
The development and changes in Ganzi over the past 70 years are typical representatives of the new changes, achievements and new actions of Sichuan’s Tibetan-related areas to all sectors of society. The red spirit here will be long-standing, the story of national unity here will be renewed for a long time, and the development and changes here will be changing with each passing day. Looking forward, even more immeasurable.