Beijing News (Reporter Zhao Min) A photo of a young woman is held in her chest by a martyr who died in the Anti-Japanese War 82 years ago and is buried in a tomb. This scene moved countless people. Who is she in the photo? Who is this young martyr? In order to find the family members of the martyrs and reveal the stories behind the photos, reporters from the Beijing News will join forces with many media outlets across the country, including Panorama News, to find relatives of the martyrs who held the photos in their arms 82 years ago.
The Beijing News previously reported that on April 10, at the relocation site of the Xuecun battle martyrs’ tomb in Suning County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, staff found that the remains of martyr No. 31 were relatively complete, with the martyr’s two arms folded on his chest. , the hand bones have partially disappeared, and a small round mirror is placed on the chest, with a photo of a young woman inside. Although it has been buried for 82 years, the delicate face of the young woman above is still clearly visible.
Martyrs’ relics unearthed from the Xuecun battle martyrs’ tomb in Suning County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. Photo by Yang Jintao
Wang Yalun, chief of the Special Care and Recognition Section of the Suning County Veterans Affairs Bureau, told the Beijing News reporter that they concluded that when the martyr was dying before his death, he took a photo of the person he cared about most, took a look at it, and held it in his hand. chest. After the photos of
were discovered, many social forces joined in the search for relatives. The
tr art studio tried to repair and restore the photo. After a week, the final version of the photo restoration was completed on April 24.
Restored photo of young woman. Photo courtesy of tr Art Studio
At the same time, staff from Suning County, Cangzhou City escorted the mirror to the Institute of Science and Technology Archeology of Fudan University for a nanoscale CT scan of it. Unfortunately, apart from the clear-faced female image, no other clues were found in the photo that could help find the relative.
Wen Shaoqing, associate professor at Fudan University's Institute of Science and Technology Archeology, said that future research will focus on DNA identification of martyrs' remains and restoration of the battle scenes at that time, and strive to restore the appearance of martyrs' remains after scanning their skulls to further improve the search for martyrs' relatives. success rate.
The mountains and rivers are intact, and the loyal souls are buried majestically. From now on, reporters from the Beijing News have joined forces with many media outlets across the country, such as Panorama News, to search for the relatives of Martyr No. 31 at the Xuecun Battle Martyrs Tomb in Suning County and collect clues from the society.
If you are a relative of a martyr or have information about a martyr, please contact us through the following methods.
Beijing News reporter Zhao Min, contact number: 15801527206; email: [email protected]
Beijing News hotline: 010-67106710
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