He Yun

He Yun

He Yun (1905-may 28, 1942), formerly known as Zhu Shiqiao, was born in 1905 in Shangyu County, Zhejiang Province (now Yonghe Town, Shangyu District). In May 1942, he died as the first president of Xinhua Daily, the former president and general manager of Xinhua Daily (North China Edition) and the president of Xinhua North China branch. In August 1930, he joined the Economics Department of Waseda University in Japan, and then transferred to the railway graduate school. After the September 18th Incident in 1931, he resolutely stopped school and returned to China to join the Anti Japanese and national salvation movement. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1932. In March 1933, the "Shanghai National Society for self help against humiliation" was established, and he Yun was appointed as the propaganda minister of the organization. In June of the same year, he was arrested by the military police headquarters of the Kuomintang in Shanghai. After the outbreak of the national anti Japanese war in 1937, the Kuomintang authorities had to release He Yun after the active rescue by the party organization.

Life of the characters

In August 1930, he joined the Economics Department of Waseda University in Japan, and then transferred to the railway graduate school. After the September 18th Incident in 1931, he resolutely stopped school and returned to China to join the Anti Japanese and national salvation movement.

In 1932, he Yun joined the Communist Party of China.

In March 1933, the "Shanghai National Society for self help against humiliation" was established, and he Yun was appointed as the propaganda minister of the organization. In June of the same year, he was arrested by the military police headquarters of the Kuomintang in Shanghai. After the outbreak of the national anti Japanese war in 1937, the Kuomintang authorities had to release He Yun after the active rescue by the party organization.

In 1938, the CPC Central Committee decided to establish Xinhua Daily, and he Yun was transferred to Hankou to participate in the preparatory work and serve as the International Edition. In December of the same year, the North China branch of Xinhua Daily was established, and he Yun was the director (president) and general manager of the branch management committee.

On the new year's day of 1939, Xinhua Daily, the official newspaper of the North Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, was born. From then on, he Yun led the staff of the newspaper office to report the Anti Japanese army and people's struggle against the enemy in North China in a timely manner, while fighting guerrillas and publishing newspapers and the news of Yan'an Xinhua news agency.

In August 1940, the Eighth Route Army launched the famous hundred regiments war. With the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping of the 129th division, he Yun went to the front line to organize field news interviews, and spread the battle news on the line of fire, reviewing manuscripts, engraving and distributing them as quickly as possible. He played a great role in boosting the morale of the troops and publicizing the victory of the hundred regiments. In the cruel struggle against the enemy, although newspapers often moved, the publication of newspapers never stopped. The North China Edition of Xinhua Daily was called by the army and the people in the Anti Japanese base area behind the enemy as "the wise ear of the people in North China, the wise eye of the people in North China, the mouthpiece of the people in North China" and "the guide of the Anti Japanese War in North China".

At dawn on May 25, 1942, he Yun led more than 200 people of the newspaper to leave Shanzhuang village, cross Dongshan and move to zhuangziling. On the afternoon of May 27, he Yun called a meeting and decided to break up the whole into parts. At dawn on the 28th, he Yun died at the age of 38.

Main story

In May 1942, the Japanese army gathered a large number of troops to carry out a "iron wall encirclement" type sweeping around Matian, Liao County, Taihang Mountains, in an attempt to destroy the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the North China branch of Xinhua Daily. He Yun led all the comrades in the library to work and fight. On May 28, he was shot and killed in a fierce battle with the Japanese army. He was 37 years old.

Commemorative activities

After he Yun died, Liu Bocheng said: "it's a pity! Yi Wu (referring to Zuo Quan) and Yi Wen (referring to He Yun), two generals, have died for their country! " After the liberation of the whole country, the loyal bones of martyr He Yun were moved to the cemetery of martyrs from Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan in Handan City, Hebei Province, and buried on the left side of general Zuoquan's tomb.