Jiang Xianyun

In 1917, Jiang Xianyun was admitted to Hengyang Hunan Provincial Third Normal School.

In 1919, Jiang Xianyun took part in the May 4th Movement and founded the southern Hunan students' Union in Hengyang, where he was elected director general.

In 1921, Jiang Xianyun and others initiated the establishment of the progressive group "Xinshe" to publicize the new culture. He soon joined the Chinese Socialist Youth League and the Communist Party of China in the winter of the same year.

In the summer of 1922, Jiang Xianyun went to Anyuan, Jiangxi Province to carry out the workers' movement. He taught at night school and participated in the preparation of the workers' club. He served as the chief of the clerical section of the club. Together with Li Lisan and Liu Shaoqi, he led the workers' strike in Anyuan. In November of the same year, he was ordered to set up a party organization and workers' club in Shuikoushan Mining Area. In December, he led the general strike of Shuikoushan miners and won.

In May 1924, Jiang Xianyun enrolled in the first phase of Huangpu Military Academy and served as secretary of the special branch of Huangpu Military Academy of the Communist Party of China. Zhou Enlai, then director of the Political Department of Huangpu Military Academy, praised him as "a top student of the military academy" and "a general". After graduating from the military academy, Jiang Xianyun remained as Chiang Kai Shek's secretary.

In 1925, under the leadership of Zhou Enlai, Jiang Xianyun initiated the establishment of the young soldiers' Federation, which is one of the leaders of the Federation. In the same year, he took part in the eastern expedition against Chen Jiongming and pacified the rebellion of Yang Ximin and Liu Zhenhuan, the warlords of Yunnan and Guangxi. In August, he served as the party representative of the 7th regiment of the 3rd Division of the 1st army of the National Revolutionary Army, and soon led the army to participate in the second eastern expedition.

After the Zhongshan warship incident in March 1926, Jiang Xianyun withdrew from the Kuomintang and the first army. After the beginning of the northern expedition, he was sent by the party organization to serve as the Secretary of the headquarters of the Northern Expedition army and the head of the fifth regiment of the supplementary regiment. He took part in the battles against Jiujiang and Nanchang.

The portrait of Comrade Jiang Xianyun

Two portraits of Comrade Jiang Xianyun

At the beginning of 1927, Chiang Kai Shek's counter revolutionary conspiracy was increasingly exposed. Jiang Xianyun resolutely went to Wuhan to serve as the leader of the workers' picket corps of the Hubei Federation of trade unions, and proposed the establishment of the Huangpu students' anti Chiang Committee. In May of the same year, the Wuhan National Government decided to continue the northern expedition. Jiang Xianyun was appointed head of the 77th regiment and party representative of the 26th division of the 11th army of the national revolutionary army. He led his troops north to Henan and died bravely in the battle of conquering Linying city on May 28.

After Jiang Xianyun's death, Zhou Enlai personally presided over a memorial service in Wuchang. At that time, the weekly guide, a magazine of the CPC Central Committee, published a eulogy entitled "mourning for Comrade Jiang Xianyun". The article "mourning Comrade Jiang Xianyun" published in the weekly guide of the CPC Central Committee said: "his death is not only enough to show that proletarian soldiers can bravely and loyally sacrifice for the revolution, but also makes ordinary revolutionaries should imitate him." Marshal Xu Qianqian called Jiang Xianyun "resolute in fighting, brave in fighting and quick in mind, which can be regarded as an example of young soldiers", and personally wrote an inscription for him: martyr Jiang Xianyun is immortal.

Jiang Xianyun's revolutionary feelings and patriotism inspired the people of his hometown. In memory of him, Xintian County named a prosperous street (the direction from the county to the birthplace of Jiang Xianyun) as Xianyun Road, repaired the former residence of Jiang Xianyun, and spontaneously organized the Research Association of Jiang Xianyun in Xintian County.

Guo Moruo once said after Jiang Xianyun died: "Xianyun died in the war, but his spirit will never die. I would like to write an article to commemorate him, but I think we have time articles, which are not enough to commemorate the super time martyrs. What is enough to commemorate the martyrs are his own actions and vows. "

Jiang Xianyun's former residence was announced by Xintian County People's government as a county-level cultural relics protection unit and patriotism education base in 2008, designated as "key cultural relics protection unit" by Hunan Provincial People's Government in 2011, and designated as "Hunan patriotism education base" and "Yongzhou patriotism education base" by Hunan Provincial government and municipal government in 2012, In 2013, it was rated as "provincial Red Tourist Attraction".