The first Army Festival after the liberation of Shanghai

After the liberation of Shanghai on May 27, 1949, the People's Liberation Army strictly obeyed the "Ten Code of the Three Convention in the City". These feats deeply touched the people in Shanghai and quickly won the trust and support of the people. Two months later, Shanghai was about to usher in the first Army Festival after liberation. In order to express their heartfelt love for the PLA, people from all walks of life have spontaneously organized donations, donations, sale, and performers to support the people's army with actual actions.

The workers' class "love" and "hate" in a clear contrast

On the morning of July 16th, the Labor Army of the Shanghai Municipality established and published the Declaration of the People's Liberation Army to mobilize widespread participation in all sectors of society.

After liberation in Shanghai, the workers wanted to carry out the labor movement, but at that time, the PLA rejected the condolences of the masses. The strict discipline of the PLA has deepened the admiration and admiration of the workers. August is coming, and the enthusiasm of everyone's labor army is ignited again.

There are employee representatives of Wanli Electric Factory issued an initiative: "Employees of Wanli Electric Factory have always had a high degree of revolutionary enthusiasm. Later, he put down the chopsticks in the same way. Some workers donated money to buy supplements for postpartum wives; although some workers had debt, they still donated the only little cash; some workers were not in the factory at the time, and they hurriedly called after learning the news to ask Donation, for fear of losing the opportunity to lose labor.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Yourong, the manager of the factory, said moved: "On the eve of the People's Liberation Army liberated Shanghai, the reactionaries were still in the" Labor Army and Wishes "to cover up their defeat. Many pseudo -officials continued to broadcast. I'm not happy to listen. Now our labor and army emotions are so enthusiastic. This is a clear comparison of 'love' with 'hate'! "

Shenxin Nine Factory donated 650,000 yuan workers to buy 10 running shoes, 20 pairs of hot water bottles, 24 diary books, 24 pencils, 200 toothbrushes, 600 vests, more than 200 shorts and several pen ink, and purchased with the factory to buy Donation of more than 190 towels, more than 190 cigarettes and foreign biscuits donated to the PLA.

Comrades from other factories in Shanghai also actively donated money to support the army. In order to organize the labor movement, the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions has established five district offices. Each district has five departments, general affairs, accounting, accounting, audit, and liaison to contact the Federation of Trade Unions and carry out work. Two days on July 17th and 18th, the employee community in Shanghai West has donated 1.11 million yuan. The district also received various condolences, full of a large house.

Students and the cultural and sports circles are actively comforting the PLA

The Shanghai Student Federation held a meeting on July 17, pointing out the significance of supporting the Liberation of the PLA, and requiring universities to combine the labor movement with the summer work to deeply mobilize college students to participate in the labor army.

This move received a warm response from various universities in Shanghai. On August 1st, in addition to the donation activities on the school, students from Soochow University also organized 30 people's "shoe -wipe -shoe -selling teams" to sell shoes at the door of the North Sichuan Road Youth Daily. Donate to the PLA. Fudan, Jiaotong University and other universities have also established the Labor Army Branch to form a propaganda team to propagate fundraising on the street.

More than 800 children from the Young Pioneers, Children's Troupe and other units held the "Junior Labor Army Gala" in Yucai Middle School to comfort the PLA of Sanno. These new Shanghai owners lively to the PLA, to give comfort, and sweat, and also prepared a 15 -faced flag and 100 "New Youth Daily" for the elder brother of the PLA.

On the eve of the Army Festival, the actors in the literary and art circles ended in and out of the People's Broadcasting Station. With their unprecedented enthusiasm, they donated their own skills through sounds and radio waves, such as short dramas, Peking opera, recitation, miscellaneous art, etc. The famous actors and stars in Shanghai, such as Wei Heling, Huang Zongying, Shangguan Yunzhu, Qin Yi and others. After the daily performance, the radio can receive a call from the audiences of all parties to ask for donations. Due to the high enthusiasm of the masses, the postal workers also sent more than a dozen workers to help receive various donations. What is moving is that they not only contributed, but also automatically donated $ 5 and more than 30,000 cash.

On the day of August, the broadcast performance of the celestial art world reached the climax. The famous movie actors and musicians in Shanghai carefully performed the wonderful show for a day, without a minute interruption. Citizens in Shanghai have come to donate more than 400 times. According to preliminary statistics, donated more than 2 million yuan, donated one car, more than 20 bags of flour, and rice, silver dollars, and US dollars.

The Sports Performance Group of the Youth World Labor and Army Branch has also held a lot of labor competitions. The sportsman's sportsman and participants in sports groups are extremely enthusiastic. The contest includes table tennis, bodybuilding performances, national arts, badminton, swimming and other items. Twenty -people such as Jin Yan and Shi Bang participated in the labor basketball performances. Returned overseas Chinese also regularly invites the famous basketball team in Shanghai to hold the Labor Army Race.

In addition, the industrial and commercial community has also established the Labor and Army Branch to recommend Chen Shutong, Huang Yanpei, and Sheng Yanhua as the chairman. Under the launch of the Labor and Army Branch of the industrial and commercial community, the city's industrial and commercial business has been sold for 3 days from August 1. The industrial and commercial community has also customized the Memorial Medal of the Army and formed thousands of righteous sellers for large -scale sales.

The women's world established the Women's Army. A 80 -year -old lady Chen Fangshi of Ladu Road presented two four -dollar heavily gold ring, and was attached to a comfort letter written by a trustee. Seeing the military and civilians so close. Although she is old, fortunately her children can live a good life. "We build the army that serves the people"

Before and after the Army of the Army, the PLA soldiers went deep into the masses to communicate with workers and seafarers at factories, shipyards. When giving up with China Textile Corporation, the report of a battle hero in a battalion made the audience applaud, and the workers shouted slogans such as "Long live the PLA" and "supporting front lines". The PLA also answered with the slogan of "long live employees" and "liberated China", which fully showed the harmonious feelings of the military's family.

In addition to Gala, the soldiers also patiently responded to people's questions about the Liberation Army's life. Former Kuomintang Shanghai was served by the workers from the serving factory as asking the PLA if it was so little enough? The soldiers replied: "The people provide us all to eat, what else do we have to do? We are not a matter of making money to get rich. This allowance is also sent to us by the people. We want more, and the burden of the people is heavy. "Workers have stated that the PLA plans to make people everywhere, and the actions are consistent and disciplined. Since they come, the workers have figured out a lot of problems, and they have been more happy in spirit.

In the union with the workers, Jiangnan Shipyard, the workers' security factory of the woolen weaving factory, and refusing to reveal the party's secrets, etc., have also educated the PLA, saying that the ideological awareness of the soldiers has improved significantly. Chen Zilu, a warrior in the first police preparation zone of Songhu, said: "I was not willing to do police work in the past. Today I know more deeply that the police work is for the interests of the people and class brothers.

The strict discipline and love of the people's army also deeply touched the underlying workers. On the Bund Huangpu Road, a galloped yellow charter knocked down the PLA soldier Zhao Fusheng. The tricycle was shivered in frightened, and he had to pay attention to the next time, and he took out a stack of money and stuffed him in his hand. Zhao Fusheng was preparing to comfort him, but immediately said seriously: Hurry up and take it back, we do not have this set. The driver was so moved, and when he saw people, he said: Such a army is really rare in the world.

On the evening of July 31, Mayor Chen Yi delivered a speech at the "Celebrating August August Comfort Heroes Conference". He pointed out: The reason why the People's Liberation Army can be from small to large, from weak to strong, from a very small scope to the whole country to the whole country to the whole country to the whole country. Victory, this is because we build the army that serves the people. According to the people's interests, the interests of the people are consistent and reflected in the People's Liberation Army. Mayor Chen Yi's speech attracted applause in the venue.

The labor movement, which was launched to celebrate the first establishment of the army after the liberation of Shanghai, was also a spontaneous campaign held by the Shanghai people to liberate the whole China and build a new Shanghai.

Article Source: "Learning Times" August 1, 2022, 6th edition 6

Editor in this issue: Dong Dawei

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