Associate Professor of Peking University wrote an article recalling the past of Jiang Zhongping, the former vice governor of Jiangxi Province, who founded Gongqingcheng.
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At 16: 30 on March 5, 2017, the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s outstanding party member, former deputy director of the Standing Committee of Jiangxi Provincial People’s Congress, former deputy governor of Jiangxi Provincial People’s Government, and national and provincial model worker Jiang Zhongping died in Nanchang at the age of 74.
On March 9th, Jiangxi Political Reading, an information daily, learned that Liu Chunrui, an associate professor of Chinese Department in Peking University, wrote an article recalling Jiang Zhongping’s life after learning of the death of Comrade Jiang Zhongping. With the consent of Professor Liu, we hereby forward this article.
On the Honest Life of Pioneer Jiang Zhongping
Liu Chunrui, Associate Professor of Chinese Department of Peking University.

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At 4: 30pm on March 5th, Mr Jiang Zhongping passed away. People are weak, which increases my sadness. The Communist Youth City, which he led the Communist Youth Reclamation Team, is located in Duchang, my hometown, separated from Poyang Lake, and looks east and west. When I was in primary school, the intern teacher told us the advanced deeds of Mr. Wang’s reform and entrepreneurship, which sowed a seed of youth for us. Last autumn, after visiting Nanchang, I was very excited to see Mr. Wang splash ink in his studio. At that time, he was still healthy and had the strength to fight the disease. Now, his sudden return to Daoshan is very painful to me. In this rather quiet midnight in the northland, sound of spring came slowly. Holding a pen, I sat in front of the window, and the bright image of my husband, aboveboard and selfless, reappeared before my eyes. With this article, I send my condolences from afar.
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In January 1944, Jiang Zhongping was born in a poor family in Sunxiang Village, Tongzha Town, hanshan county City, Anhui Province. At the age of 10, he lost his father. At the age of 15, he took two young sisters to say goodbye to his lonely grandmother, looking for his mother, and moved to Gongqingcheng, Jiangxi. He lost his mother at the age of twenty, and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the age of twenty-six. He has successively served as Party Secretary and Director of Gongqing Reclamation Farm, Deputy Secretary of De ‘an County Committee, Deputy Secretary of Nanchang Municipal Committee and Mayor, Vice Governor of the Provincial Government and Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Congress. He has also been elected as Executive President of China Arts and Crafts Association, National Model Worker, Representative of the Eighth National People’s Congress and Representative of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Jiang Zhongping went through hardships all his life, fought bravely and persevered, devoted all his life energy to the cause of the party and the people, and propped up the whole family with strong arms.
On the banks of Poyang Lake in 1960s, a barren land where snails were everywhere and schistosomiasis was a disaster, and a place without any marks on the map, Jiang Zhongping led the Communist Youth Reclamation Team to create a city of youth, reform and ideal. This place was named by Comrade Hu Yaobang as Gongqing Society, Gongqing Reclamation Field and Gongqing City.
The difficulty is greater than the current situation, and the reform is easy to unite the spirit. In July 1969, the Communist Youth League was forced to split up, and the Communist Youth League moved to the more desolate and remote South Lake. During the rainy season, 30,000 bricks and tiles for the covered duck factory were demolished, all of which were submerged in the huge waves. Without hesitation, Jiang Zhongping was the first to jump into the flood, but they just fished out all the bricks and tiles. That year, the salted duck factory was built, which stabilized people’s hearts and earned 90 thousand yuan, and passed the most difficult period of the farm.
He led the "Communist Youth League" to create "Duck Duck" brand down jackets and fist products such as dried salted duck, beer and lean pig, which were exported to more than 40 countries and regions, earning more than 12 million US dollars in foreign exchange each year, and the per capita output value reached more than 16,000 yuan, creating a new model of no agriculture, no work, no wealth and no business in the whole country, making the Communist Youth League "famous all over the world".
From scratch is a revolution, and everything is a realm. Every step forward, there are always storms and hardships. After the hurricane, rebuild your home; There is no town, create it yourself. In the 24th Spring and Autumn Period of the Communist Youth League, his name has been deeply engraved in this emerging city. He is like a winter plum, tenaciously blooming on the banks of the misty Poyang Lake, watching the Communist Youth League, and the fragrance overflowed in the spring of the motherland’s reform and opening up, becoming the weathervane of that era! In the face of these extraordinary achievements, he always said that this is the grace of the party, and the credit belongs to the times and the people.
Middle-aged official, performing his duties in Nanchang, cultivated for ten years, with a strong pen and heavy color, which left a good reputation. He dared to break in, transform the old city of Nanchang, build Yanjiang Road and Nanchang Bridge, and rebuild Tengwang Pavilion. He worked hard to build a new Yuzhang, repair overpasses, Changbei Airport and Economic Building. "Nanchang speed" and "Hongdu experience" became hot topics that people talked about at that time. After working in the provincial government, he still maintained a strong revolutionary fighting spirit, worked conscientiously, assisted the governor in grasping circulation, activating the market, promoting opening up, developed business with the courage of opening up, innovating and being the first, prospered the urban and rural markets, expanded inter-provincial cooperation, and worked hard for the opening up and development of Jiangxi. During his tenure at the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Congress, he studied the policies and business of the work of the National People’s Congress, and did some fruitful work in promoting financial and economic legislative supervision and planning and budget review. After retiring from the leadership position, he still insisted on studying, adjusted his mentality, participated in various activities within his power, and contributed to the cause of the party and the people.
In his later years, Jiang Zhongping visited the Heart Art Garden and worked tirelessly as the executive president of China Arts and Crafts Association. Grand composition, thick lines and strong brushwork are the main styles of his calligraphy and painting art. Anyone who has seen his live paintings will be amazed at the waves at the bottom of his pen and the clouds on the paper. Such artistic personality is the result of decades of entrepreneurial spirit. His pioneering will and enthusiasm for hard work have been fully demonstrated in his free art kingdom.
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Jiang Zhongping has a general temper and dares to fight against evil forces; He is also a heavy drinker, and he will be drunk when he meets his bosom friends. He is bigger-minded, either not doing it or being the first.
He is big, as if he were born with it. In his early years, when he was herding cowboys in his hometown in Anhui, he was king of the children; Youth entrepreneurship Communist Youth League, starting from scratch to create a world; Being in charge of Nanchang in middle age has created many firsts in the whole province and even the whole country; The paintings and calligraphy in his later years are mostly large landscapes. Bamboo, only take its fresh strength; Pastoral, only praise its harvest; Autumn cliff, only painting the flying of mountain waterfalls; In the native land, "the willows on the shore are constantly looking forward, and the long Huai is thousands of miles into the new autumn", which is written about the power of clearness.
Whether starting a business or reforming, he dares to think and do it, stand tall, look far, have courage and have a big pattern. He is ahead of his ideas. When there is Poyang Lake, he will raise more ducks. When there are more ducks, he will run a dried salted duck factory. When there are more duck feathers, he will run a down factory and a winery when there are more guests.
If I read the mountain, I realized the existence of "big"; If I read the classics, I see the realm of "big". Mencius said: "Abundance is beauty, and fullness and brilliance is greatness." Zhuangzi highly praised "big", and he compared those who bear the blue sky, unique cloud spirit and are suitable for the south to Dapeng, which is a symbol of ideal personality. Adults and gentlemen are always admired by the world. Communist party people associate "greatness" with the liberation of mankind, and put the people’s cause first.
Regardless of the small, regardless of personal gains and losses. Big and magnanimous, not surprised by honor or disgrace. Big and heroic, a bright moon, remain uncorrupted. Great and fearless, fearless in times of crisis, fruitful in doing things. Big and open-minded, life and death are the same, and enlightenment is the Year of the Crane. Many of his words and deeds can be described as consistent in the "big" here.
Jiang Zhongping loves mountains, and he loves the land under his feet. He loves heaven with depth, people with temperature and children with moderation.
In May 1982, he led a delegation to Japan to study down processing technology. When I came back, the suitcase was full of all kinds of down technical data, but there was not a tight Japanese appliance. Others advised him to move to a new house, but he insisted, "I won’t be the last to move until all the employees live in the new house." I live in a low, damp old bungalow, worrying about its people and enjoying myself.
He often said that people should have spirit. The reason why the wheel of human beings rolls forward is that only by facing difficulties can it be solved. After suffering from a serious illness, his work and rest remained unchanged, his distress did not increase, he was optimistic and never bowed his head. Persuade children to say that he has been satisfied all his life, feeling grateful to the party, thanking friendship and being filial to Reiko, and there are not many regrets.
The first thing I did after waking up from major surgery was not to ask him about his illness, but to ask his classmates who came to visit him from other places. How was the arrangement? Did you not treat your friends badly? He is such a person, who cares about many people and few about himself. Many people contribute to their country, but few give to themselves. Even though he was seriously ill, he still thought very little of himself, and told his family not to cause trouble to the country. He said that things have come to this point, and the road is natural, and heaven and man are one.
People’s hearts are full of meat. Suffering from illness, there is no pain! But he has always been a strong ninja, trying not to let people find his emotional changes. I really can’t insist on going. I can only hum a few times at most. He is such a man, such a gentleman and such a true hero.
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Jiang Zhongping has always been optimistic. In November of the year before last, when the serious illness was just found out, the doctor judged that he would not live for 9 months. After the operation in May last year, he lost a lot of weight, and when he saw his youngest son’s bloated body, he did not forget to ridicule that he still had a figure to wear clothes to be beautiful. On December 12th last year, it was his seventy-third birthday. His children were very happy and held a simple birthday party for him at home. He said that the Central Committee has eight regulations that cannot be extravagant, and then said easily: "The past year has been like a year for others, but it has been like a year for me." I hear it in my ears, but it hurts in my heart. What a powerful spiritual strength his old man must have to support such a relaxed smile.
Jiang Zhongping’s son said, "With my sick father, I have experienced what it means to race against time, and I feel that life is more and more precious, and the most rare thing is a deep affection between father and son. I really want to say to him:’ I don’t want anything. You can live, which is the greatest gift for our children.’ "
Liang Jikuan recalled that his father, Mr. Liang Shuming, said that at that time, his father’s whole task was to preserve the tradition of "gentle". He said that as long as China’s culture does not die, the nation will not die. Mr. Liang has no time to teach his children face to face and to teach them by example. But Mr. Liang Jikuan clearly saw the tall figure after his father hurried. This tall figure is the deepest thought and the most touching education.
Seek things from the overall situation, have a bright heart, be an upright person, and take great care of people. -This is the deepest thought and the most touching education that Jiang Zhongping gave his children.
He said: "I have benefited the most from the party’s grace in my life. Without the cultivation of the party, there would be no life course for me. " Teach your children and remember the party’s kindness all your life.
In his article Yaobang and Our Communist Youth League, he said: "Gongqing City was created by Comrade Yaobang under the guidance of the Communist Youth League. Every step of development here cannot be separated from Comrade Yaobang’s great concern. Comrade Yaobang will always be with us Communist Youth League members. Comrade Yaobang’s spirit will always reflect the Communist Youth League like the light of the sun, inspiring us to move towards a brighter tomorrow! " He led the Communist Youth League to cultivate people, which was bathed in the sunshine and dew of the party and deeply cared by Comrade Hu Yaobang, so that he could go straight against the current, cut through difficulties, make progress from scratch; Only two "perseverance" in his life (hard work and reform and innovation) can be realized, and only then can he have the "Communist Youth League Model" and "Hongdu Experience" which are famous throughout the country.
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Jiang Zhongping’s prime of life coincides with the reform and opening-up. In the tide of the times, he made extraordinary achievements by making waves, braving the wind and waves, which is attributed to that great era. It was the great times that perfected his personality of reform and innovation, and he added luster to his times with his innocent youth.
The avenue of Jiang Zhongping’s life, the "big" ideological personality formed by the avenue, can only be alive, true and powerful if it is placed in its great era. This is the most honest ideological education he left us.
The wonderful pen and flowers published in 2014 is his last collection of paintings and calligraphy. The collection also includes the blue-and-white calligraphy giant porcelain plate "Qinyuanchun Snow" created in 2006. This large-scale porcelain calligraphy, which won the title of "the best in kiness in the world", is vigorous and forceful. Seeing this painting, his tall body, indomitable will, approachable temperament and indomitable gentleman image stood before my eyes.
Entrepreneurship, politics and art constitute his trilogy of life. Entrepreneurship and politics have enriched his artistic connotation; Wandering in art has improved his life realm. Righteousness is the cultivation and education of the party; Big is the essence of his temperament. The unity of "fairness" is the most distinctive personality of Jiang Zhongping’s life.
His eldest son, Comrade Jiang Bin, wrote in the poem "Father": "When I was a child, my father’s shoulders were the mountains that stood, and they were the lookouts." Now, standing on a high sentry post, looking into the sky, the starlight overhead, like his deep love, is clear and bright.
Outside the window, the moonlight, like water, quietly spilled on his book painting, as warm as the old days of primary school. And the looming starlight is also here at this time.
Raise your pen, and you will be in constant pain, followed by singing;
Simple and lofty sentiments, gods and virtuous,
So, you are here!
I’ve gone astray for a long time,
Looking for you in the busy crowd.
If your holy tree grows on earth,
Only on Gao Gang can it be lush and green.
Compared with pleasant tranquility,
I feel vulgar when I get along with people.
How can make-up beauty have it?
The amorous feelings of this spring stream in Yun Chuan?
Cruel passion makes infatuated people
Carve the lover’s name on the tree.
They don’t understand or don’t want to admit it.
How can lovers compete with starlight!
Lovely starlight, if I hurt you,
Please carve your own name.
The morning breeze is your kind smile,
The earth is your steady posture.
Autumn acquaintances count the years of the Communist Youth League,
The starlight of the pine moon is swaying and echoing the tide.
Singing beautifully in the starry sky,
Reflected on the vast shore of blue waves.
This place is full of vicissitudes of life,
My image flows here.
Life here, how wonderful!
A cluster of azaleas guarded the hill.
The earth here is so beautiful!
Bitian’s poems can’t hold back sorrow.
Sweet grapes on vines
Squeeze the fragrance of Joan juice from my lips.
The brightness in the shadow of Ganjiang lamp
Please wake up my dream pen, and the world will be full of baskets.
You wash the waves of the dark clouds with nail polish,
You use mountains to support the sea that holds the sun.
In your otherworldly world
Life has never been as blue as the sea;
In your burly and stalwart personality
Time is as clear as olives!
Let all creators go in and out with the times
Dreams and butterflies, a trip to the forest.
Born here with a clear spring,
Or a moss-covered stump of a fruit tree.
The clothes of the body were thrown outside,
My little soul flew into the sentry post.
Like a bird singing happily in spring,
And comb its silver wings.
Let the wings shine brightly,
Until you carry the sky and spread your wings.
A paradise that used to be poor and happy,
That’s it, shared by starlight.
Such a pure and sweet homeland,
The high starry sky stems from ardent yearning.
Stepping on the light, that shape
A stream of reeds is dyed for the beautiful spring.
Thousands of charm, feeling the power of love.
The teenagers here stand and look into the distance.
Goose,-You are my moonlight.
Sprinkle on the backbone of great love.
Skilled gardeners use branches and flowers,
How exquisite the sundial is!
The hard-working bee among the flowers,
I am also busy calculating the time skillfully.
Such a vibrant spring scenery,
How can you not share it with the world!
The proverbs of Zhuang and Lao, who have everything but nothing.
At the beginning of the universe, please settle my heart at ease.
The true meaning of Yangming studies with one mind and one mind
Let the hibiscus be clothed with stars and chardonnay, and open its heart to light.
Beautiful mountains and rivers reflect the sun and the moon,
The breeze is strong and the sea is vast.
We create and develop there.
Even though it is a dangerous beach, it is fearless of thunder storms!
Written on March 6, 2017, Peking University Wanliu Apartment.
Resume of Jiang Zhongping
Comrade Jiang Zhongping was born in January 1944 in Sunxiang Village, Tongzha Town, hanshan county City, Anhui Province. Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in June 1970. In September 1959, he joined the work in Nanhu Livestock Farm, Dean County, Jiangxi Province; Since September 1966, he has successively served as the workshop director and deputy director, party branch secretary and director, party branch secretary and director of down factory, deputy secretary, deputy director, secretary and director of the Party Committee of Jiangxi Gongqing Reclamation Farm; Since December 1982, he has served as member of the Standing Committee and Deputy Secretary of De ‘an County Committee of Jiangxi Province, secretary of the Party Committee and director of Gongqing Reclamation Farm of Jiangxi Province; In June 1984, he served as deputy secretary and deputy mayor of Nanchang Municipal Committee of Jiangxi Province; In April 1990, he served as deputy secretary and mayor of Nanchang Municipal Committee of Jiangxi Province; In August 1993, he served as assistant to the governor and member of the party group of Jiangxi Provincial People’s Government; In January 1998, he served as deputy governor of Jiangxi Provincial People’s Government; Since January 2003, he has served as deputy director and member of the party group of the Standing Committee of Jiangxi Provincial People’s Congress; Retired in May 2009.
(The original title is "Associate Professor of Peking University wrote an article recalling Jiang Zhongping, the former deputy governor of Jiangxi")