Speaking to lead the discussion, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Van Loi said that Comrade Ho Tung Mau was born on June 15, 1896, in Quynh Doi village, Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province, his birth name was Ho. Ba Cu. With great will and patriotism, in 1920, he left his hometown to work abroad, named Ho Tung Mau and became the official name until his death. In 1923, comrade Ho Tung Mau founded Tam Tam commune, gathering enthusiastic young people with the same direction, sacrificing personal interests, and plotting together to liberate the nation. In November 1924, the Tam Tam commune group was helped by Nguyen Ai Quoc to redirect its activities, build a revolutionary organization in the right direction, and comrade Ho Tung Mau became his effective and reliable partner. He actively participated in the establishment of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association, making important contributions to the birth of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the spring of 1930. In June 1931, he was arrested by secret agents in Shanghai, sentenced to life in prison. In March 1945, when the Japanese coup d’etat France, Ho Tung Mau escaped from prison and continued to do revolution, participating in the General uprising to seize power in 1945. After the success of the August Revolution, comrade Ho Tung Mau was The Party and State assign many responsibilities. On July 23, 1951, on the way to work, comrade died due to being bombed by French planes. Associate Professor, Dr. Le Van Loi assessed, with more than 50 years of life, 31 years of exciting and arduous revolutionary activities, including many years of struggle in the imperial prison, Ho Tung Mau is a among the communist veterans, typical of the Vietnamese Party and revolution; was a close, effective and reliable student and collaborator of President Ho Chi Minh; made great contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, was posthumously awarded the Ho Chi Minh Order and the Gold Star Order by the Party and State. At the seminar, experts, scholars and participants focused on in-depth discussion, analysis and clarification of some contents in the life and revolutionary career of Ho Tung Mau such as: the influence of tradition homeland, family to the formation of personality, revolutionary will of comrade Ho Tung Mau; Comrade Ho Tung Mau – an example of a faithful and indomitable communist in imperial prisons; Comrade Ho Tung Mau and the struggle against negative and recessionary manifestations; Comrade Ho Tung Mau with Party building work; Ho Tung Mau – an effective and reliable partner of Ho Chi Minh… Speaking at the Seminar, Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Dinh Phong commented: Comrade Ho Tung Mau is a brave and resilient patriot and revolutionary. The bravery of the patriot and revolutionary Ho Tung Mau was clearly demonstrated by his absolute loyalty to the Party’s revolutionary cause, the cause of national liberation, and the tenacious struggle for independence and freedom. for the Fatherland, happiness for the people, national liberation, class liberation, human liberation; always shown as a true patriot and revolutionary. He was also an indomitable revolutionary soldier before the enemy; repeatedly arrested by the French colonialists, twice sentenced to death, imprisoned in many prisons of the colonial empire; was tortured, but comrades did not waver in spirit. For 31 years of revolutionary activities, of which 14 years in imperial prisons, comrade Ho Tung Mau has clearly demonstrated that he is a communist senior, loyal, truly immersed in the masses, devoted his life to the Fatherland. country, for the people. Expressing his views on the example of Ho Tung Mau, a loyal and indomitable communist in imperial prisons, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Minh Truong, former director of the Ho Chi Minh Institute and leaders of the Party, said that In his life of glorious but dangerous revolutionary activities, comrade Ho Tung Mau was repeatedly arrested and imprisoned in the imperial colonial prison. Overcoming the tricks of repression, terrorism, bribery, seduction, torture…, Comrade Ho Tung Mau set a bright example of indomitable will and loyalty for revolutionary ideals. In 1927, he was first arrested by the Chiang Kai-shek government and then detained three times; in 1931 he was arrested and deported; was sentenced to death by a French court twice, then reduced to life hard labor. But prison did not stop the revolution; the manipulation and bribing of factions did not deviate from the revolutionary path; No matter how difficult the circumstances, comrade Ho Tung Mau did not change his chosen goal and path of struggle. The participants at the seminar all agreed that during his whole life of dedication to the revolution, the faithful communist soldier with a pure moral example Ho Tung Mau always showed himself as an upright, loyal cadre. willing to perform tasks with high responsibility, selflessly work with a peaceful, simple and generous manner, having great prestige among the people. Until the last minute of his life, Comrade Ho Tung Mau has always been worthy of the trust that the people, the Party and President Ho Chi Minh have entrusted.

Exterior scene of the former site of the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.

“This small house can be said to be the headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party leading the Northeast people in the anti-Japanese struggle and the document library of the Provincial Party Committee.” Xu Hui, deputy director of the Education Office of the Harbin Municipal Party Committee, told reporters that from the summer of 1933 to the spring of 1934 , Feng Zhongyun’s family lived in the cabin. His external status was a university professor, but he was actually the secretary general of the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China. His wife Xue Wen served as a traffic officer in the party, and their home was the Secretariat of the Manchuria Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Party of China. Many important meetings were held here, and many important party documents were sent from here to party organizations and anti-Japanese teams in all parts of the Northeast. .

Xu Hui introduced that the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China was the highest leading body of our party in the Northeast from 1927 to 1936. In 1931, after the “September 18th” Incident, the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China was destroyed by the enemy in Shenyang and was forced to move to Harbin. In order to evade search, he had to relocate several times in Harbin. At that time, Niudianzi in Jiangbei, Sandao Street in Daoli China, Pianlianzi, Hegou Street and other places had left their marks. It was not until the summer of 1933 that the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China moved to No. 2 Xiaorong Street in Harbin at that time, which is now No. 40 Guangguang Street.

Why choose here? Dong Yan, a staff member of the Memorial Hall of the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, explained that it was a suburb at the time. The small wooden house was surrounded by woods, which was very hidden to avoid enemy searches and vandalism.

“Don’t look at the small house, many of the furniture here are hidden mystery.” As soon as he walked into the small wooden house, the wooden floor creaked under his feet, and all kinds of old-fashioned furniture and supplies came into view. One said: “The sofa in the living room was afraid to sit back then, because it was hollow with a hidden compartment to hide important documents. In an emergency, the heating fireplace can destroy the secret materials. The hostess Xue Wen placed it there. The dressing table and some small pieces in the bedroom are also deceptive tools, in order to convince the enemy who came to search that this is a family of ordinary university professors, not a secret activity point ready to evacuate at any time.”

Vase on the window sill of the cottage.

Even an ordinary old-style vase placed on the window sill of the cottage was also an important signal sign of the year. Zhang Liang, a librarian at the Memorial Hall of the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, said that the house was facing the street at the time. As a traffic man, Xue Wen often went out to deliver some confidential documents, and many party members also came here for secret meetings. Every time they came in and out, they had to take a long look at whether there were still vases of silk roses on the windowsill to confirm the situation in the house. “If the vase is still on the window sill, it proves that it has not been damaged, it is safe, and you can come in.”

The bedroom where Feng Zhongyun and his wife lived.

Now, in the bedroom of Feng Zhongyun and his wife Xue Wen, there is still a photo of Xue Wen and the children. Back then, in order to cover the activities of the party organization, the youngest daughter of the two in the photo, Feng Yiluo, suffered no less. Zhang Liang said that because there were often secret activities such as printing and meetings in the middle of the night. Sometimes in a very urgent situation, in order to cover up the sound, Xue Wen would choke the child and use the cry to make the enemy relax his guard, and finally the enemy Although he was gone, the child was still green and purple.

“Although the environment of the struggle was very bad, it is gratifying that this wooden house was never exposed at that time.” Xu Hui said that under the leadership of the Party Central Committee, the Manchurian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China has always stood at the forefront of the anti-Japanese war and made the revolution. Activities spread all over the cities and rural areas of the Northeast, and made a significant contribution to the victory of the National War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Due to the needs of struggle and safety, the address of the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China in Harbin changed many times. Now the only place that remains intact and confirmed is No. 40 Guangguang Street. After maintenance and rebuilding, it became a memorial hall of the former site of the Manchuria Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China. It was opened to the public for free in 1988. A group of visitors came here to explore the “past and present” of the cabins and listen to the thrilling red story.

(The original title is “40 Guangguang Street: The Past of the Cabin”)

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