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Experience the faith engraved with life (decoding the culture of integrity in family letters)

2025-08-12   

The slogan 'Born for China, Die for China' written by martyr Liu Bojian in prison is not a slogan, but a faith engraved with his life. Walking out of the broadcasting hall of Pingchang County Integrated Media Center in Bazhong City, Sichuan Province, Li Feifei, a high school sophomore at Pingchang Middle School, was moved to tears. She told reporters that just a few minutes ago, she had watched the one act drama 'Letters from Home'. Dad, why don't you want to be by your side? But with the current national crisis at hand, I am a Communist Party member and cannot resign! This one act drama, in the form of a "time and space dialogue," immerses the audience in experiencing Liu Bojian's childlike heart from 90 years ago. The scene of Liu Bojian having a conversation with his father from afar in the drama particularly moved the 72 year old veteran party member Li Xueming in the audience. My grandfather is also an old party member. The family letter he left when he joined the army is very similar to what is written in the drama - he gave up his small family for the sake of millions of families. "Li Xueming, who specially brought his grandson to watch the performance, sighed." Nowadays, children don't have to worry about food and clothing, and they also need to know how these good days came about. "In recent years, Pingchang County has deeply explored local red cultural resources and created the one act drama" Family Letters ". The book "Letters from Home" is based on three letters written by Liu Bojian to his family in prison after his arrest. Through the dialogue between the protagonist and his father and wife, it vividly portrays Liu Bojian's patriotism. This is the power of red culture - it comes from history and always shakes the hearts of people, "said Chen Mei, director of" Letters from Home ". In 2024, the Pingchang County Cultural Center adapted "Family Letters". We moved our desks to the Liu Bojian Memorial Hall, carefully studied historical materials and objects, and carefully pondered the martyr's state of mind. "The creation team of" Letters from Home "recited Liu Bojian's three letters word for word, from the firm oath of" Born for China, Died for China ", from the dying instructions of" All children must continue my aspirations, shed blood for the liberation of the Chinese nation, and continue my unfinished glorious cause ", and from the simple words of" I have no private property for the Chinese revolution ", we can understand Liu Bojian's journey from youth learning, dedicating himself to the revolution, to generous sacrifice. In this adaptation, the role of a guide has been specially added. The guide is set against the backdrop of the exhibition at the Liu Bojian Memorial Hall, and through targeted explanations, more comprehensively showcases the light of faith of martyr Liu Bojian. For example, when introducing the scenes of life in prison, the guide would say, 'Even in difficult situations, he never wavered for personal interests and always upheld the integrity of a Communist Party member.'. ”In Chen Mei's view, this "time and space dialogue" does not stop at the family dimension, but extends to a deep interpretation of revolutionary beliefs, which can make the audience deeply feel the loyalty and integrity of martyr Liu Bojian to the revolution. The polished new drama reproduces Liu Bojian's life from pursuing truth to adhering to faith, making the revolutionary aspirations and national righteousness of Communists clear and tangible. Once performed, it received widespread praise. After watching the performance, many people will visit the Liu Bojian Memorial Hall. In the memorial hall, childish explanations can often be heard: "In March 1935, Liu Bojian was arrested in Dayu, Jiangxi. Within 17 days, he wrote three letters to his family. There was not a single personal grudge between the lines, but only a concern for the revolution and a request for his family..." Over the past five years, more than 150 teenagers have come to the memorial hall to serve as "little interpreters", telling revolutionary stories to the audience. Li Chen, the director of Liu Bojian Memorial Hall, introduced that since the beginning of this year, the museum has held more than 150 themed activities such as "Red Story Club" and "Walking on the Rice Warehouse Road", and more than 30000 party members and cadres have received education here. This is not only the "original intention classroom" for party members and cadres, but also the "growth classroom" for young people. The Liu Bojian Memorial Hall has jointly established an education base with more than 40 primary, secondary, and tertiary schools in Sichuan. Red story preaching and integrity themed research have become regular activities. Chen Siyuan, a student at Pingchang Experimental Primary School, wrote in his study diary: "I want to be a responsible person like him." "From letters from home in prison to answer questions in the new era, what has changed is the scene, but what remains unchanged is the childlike heart of 'for China'. ”The relevant person in charge of the Pingchang County Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision stated that whether it is the stage of "Letters from Home" or the exhibition hall of the memorial hall, they are all aimed at passing on the red genes and clean culture from generation to generation, so that every generation can receive nourishment and draw strength from the echoes of history. (New Society)

Edit:ZhiWei Responsible editor:WangHai

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