Lei Feng (1940-1962)

Author: Shi Yonggang Liu Qiongxiong
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Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: Lei Feng possessed unparalleled conduct that left later generations ashamed, transcending the boundaries of race and system, and was admired by foreigners who knew him. In terms of reevaluating the significance of ethical heroes, Lei Feng was also a pivotal figure. Lei Feng always gave the impression of having a youthful, childlike face and a joyful, innocent smile, as well as being perpetually dedicated to serving the people and striving to do good deeds. Lei Feng, who emerged from the passionate era of the new China, was like a "firstborn son of the republic." He represented the "selfless dedication" red generation, enthusiastic about building socialism and striving toward communism. Everything that happened to him seemed mysterious and distant to contemporary young Chinese. This widely renowned Lei Feng was not a relic of the past. In fact, Lei Feng had always been a trendsetter in the 1950s and 1960s of the republic. He wore a red scarf, voluntarily returned to the countryside as a farmer, worked as a government official, learned to drive tractors, loved taking photos, published articles, became a steelworker, wore a leather jacket and a wristwatch, joined the People's Liberation Army, and studied Selected Works of Mao Zedong. Without a doubt, Lei Feng's life was the mainstream of that era; and revolution was also an important part of the fashionable life of that time.