Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen The Symphonic Poem of Love

January 6, 1992 was the eve of the 16th anniversary of the death of the beloved Premier Zhou Enlai. Perhaps, God has not forgotten this heartbreaking day that is coming. There was a heavy snowfall, and the land in northern Jiangsu was covered with snow and white. In this pure white world, huge banners are hung on the streets of the ancient city of Huai'an, and the streets and streets are cleaned up, especially Taohuayin, where the Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall is located, with endless ripples in the lake. Inside and outside the memorial hall, more than 600 colorful flags fluttered in the wind, as if welcoming guests from all directions.

On the square in front of the main building, there is a huge banner of "Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall Inauguration Ceremony".The whole museum area is immersed in a solemn and grand atmosphere. It took five years from the approval to the completion of the Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall. Today, the long-awaited opening ceremony will be held here. The Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall, which has been completed, has a total construction area of ​​3,265 square meters.Among them, the main building is in the south, covering an area of ​​1,918 square meters; the attached building is in the north, covering an area of ​​1,347 square meters.Memorials are a work of love.The entire museum area is originally "blue and white", and with the addition of Ruixue Pujiang, the white is heavier, which reminds people of the nobility and purity of love.

At about 5 o'clock in the morning, the staff of the memorial hall arrived one after another. Around 7 o'clock, people from all walks of life in Huai'an who were lucky enough to participate in the opening ceremony entered the Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall one after another in a neat line. In the calligraphy and painting hall of the chevron-shaped attached hall, people first saw the name and inscriptions inscribed by the leaders of the party and the state to congratulate the establishment of the Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall. Comrade Deng Xiaoping inscribed the name of the museum: "Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall"; General Secretary Jiang Zemin's inscription was: "Learn from Comrade Zhou Enlai's noble character and serve the people wholeheartedly"; The noble character of infinite love for the people." Chairman Yang Shangkun's inscription is: "The people's good Premier Zhou Enlai." The inscription of the late Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Li Xiannian is: "Learn from Comrade Zhou Enlai and serve the people wholeheartedly!" He was too old to be in good health, and his hand trembled badly when he held the pen, so he could not write. He asked the secretary to find out his original handwriting, spell it out according to his intention, and make a photocopy of "Eternal Memorial, Remembering Comrade Enlai".

At 9:00, Comrade Chen Huanyou, governor of Jiangsu Province, announced excitedly: "The inauguration ceremony of the Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall is now beginning!" Immediately, the drums and trumpets sounded in unison, shaking the three cities of Huai'an.Comrade Shen Daren, secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, delivered a passionate speech.He said: "The Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall symbolizes Zhou Enlai's glorious achievements, and expresses the deep memory of the people of the whole country, including the people in his hometown, for Comrade Zhou Enlai. The Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall displays rich and detailed historical materials and precious pictures. Make great achievements, learn from Zhou Enlai's lofty moral character, carry forward Zhou Enlai's fine style of work, study Zhou Enlai's revolutionary thoughts and practices, educate the whole party, the people of the whole country and our future generations, and always continue to advance along the socialist road pioneered by the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries ..."

After Comrade Shen Daren's speech, Comrade Li Tieying, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and State Councilor, represented the Party Central Committee, and the State Council cut the ribbon for the completion of the Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall. In the sound of exciting drums, Comrade Li Tieying led the leaders of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, the General Office of the State Council, the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee, and the Central Literature Research Office, as well as Tong Xiaopeng and Zhao Wei, who were around Zhou Enlai before his death. And Zhou Ercui, the representative of Zhou Enlai's relatives, climbed up the steps from the main entrance, entered the memorial hall, presented a flower basket to Zhou Enlai's white marble statue on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the State Council and bowed three times.

At the same time, presenting flower baskets and paying homage to the statue of Zhou Enlai were representatives of Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, Nanjing Military Region, Huaiyin and Huai'an Municipal Party Committees and Municipal Governments, Zhejiang Zhou Enlai's Ancestral Residence, Nanjing Meiyuan New Village Memorial Hall and other units. Afterwards, they entered the historical data exhibition hall on the ground floor and watched the exhibition of pictures, real objects, audio-visual materials and other materials. At about ten o'clock, the opening ceremony ended successfully, and people reluctantly boarded their cars and started on the road.

On both sides of the road, there are thousands of people waiting to enter the museum. There are old people, children, workers, farmers, soldiers, scholars... All the faces are so kind and familiar, because everyone has a heart that loves Premier Zhou and hides their love for Premier Zhou. Seeing the love for Zhou Enlai, the weather is cold and the heart is warm, and people can't help but think of the moving scene of the people in the capital standing in the cold wind and seeing the Premier off the ten-mile long street. From Chang'an Street in front of Tiananmen Square in Beijing to Taohuayin in Huai'an, it is a piece of music written by the beating of thousands of hearts. This will be a symphonic poem of love that has been sung through the ages - "People's Premier, People's Love".