CCTV News: Qingming Festival is approaching, and I remember the heroes, and the best memory of the martyrs is inheritance. In the family of the special hero Huang Jiguang, 18 younger generations have joined the army, all of which are derived from a special family rule set by his mother after Huang Jiguang's death.

On the eve of the Qingming Festival, more than 400 teachers and students representatives from local primary schools, veterans representatives, etc. held an event to commemorate the heroes at the Huang Jiguang Memorial Hall in Zhongjiang County, Deyang City, Sichuan Province. Although it is in a small county town, there are an average of thousands of people visiting here every day, and everyone wants to come and see the heroes.

At the scene, we saw Huang Jiguang's nephew Huang Yongjun, who is the deputy director of Huang Jiguang Memorial Hall and has worked here for 25 years.

Deputy Director of Huang Jiguang Memorial Hall Huang Yongjun: My father is Huang Jishu, Huang Jiguang's younger brother. After Huang Jiguang died, grandma Deng Fangzhi sent my father to the Korean battlefield. Huang Jiguang is my third father.

Huang Yongjun, who had served in the armed police force, gave up his better job after he was discharged from the army and took the initiative to go to the Huang Jiguang Memorial Hall. He said that telling the story of Huang Jiguang well is his mission. After the event, he took us to drive for more than an hour to Shimatang, Zhongjiang County, Deyang City, Sichuan Province, which is Huang Jiguang's home.

Huang Yongjun, deputy director of Huang Jiguang Memorial Hall: This place is where the third father Huang Jiguang was born. There is a pear tree in the yard of the old house. This pear tree played a key role in the growth of his descendants.

The pear blossoms bloom as scheduled, with snow-white petals and faint fragrance. What is the difference between this pear tree?

Deputy Director of Huang Jiguang Memorial Hall Huang Yongjun: After the third father died, (grandma) sent my father Huang Jishu to the Korean battlefield. My father came to the 597.9 highland of Shangganling and held a handful of soil in front of the castle. There were still several shrapnel and machine gun bullet shells left in the soil. Of course, there were also blood flowing out of the third father's chest. My father brought the soil back to the motherland, and my grandmother dug a tree pit in the middle of the yard, planted a pear sapling, and buried the soil next to the pear tree. Planting pear trees and establishing family rules. Grandma's original words are "When the children of the Huang family grow up, as long as they meet the recruitment conditions, no matter boys and girls, they must join the army and defend their country."

This is the family rules under the pear trees. From 1958 to the present, more than 60 years have passed. So far, 18 soldiers have gone out in the family. Huang Jiguang, Huang Jishu, Huang Zhongda, Huang Zhongwei, Huang China, Huang Ying, etc.... There are male and female soldiers, and the list includes the military branches of the land, sea, air and other services. From borders to islands, Huang Jiguang's descendants are fighting on the front line of defending the motherland.

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Deputy Director of Huang Jiguang Memorial Hall Huang Yongjun: The list of participating in the army ranges from 1st to 18th, and there are 19 more next year. No. 20 is my girl, and we will continue to follow this family rule.

Huang Bo, the 18th recruit who just joined the army this year, said something that impressed people. He said, "It's finally my turn to join the army." The pear blossoms are as promised every year, and the loyal souls are passed down from generation to generation. The family rules under this tree are not slogans. Generations have integrated it into youth. It is also countless such families who use the relay of life to carve the "needs of the motherland" into the rings, allowing the heroic spirit to be inherited and continued.