On this day, 32 years ago, on March 12, 1993 (February 20, 1993, the great proletarian revolutionary Comrade Wang Zhen passed away in Guangzhou. In 1942, Wang Zhen and officers and soldiers of the 359th Brigade studied and developed the Nanniwan Project. On March 12, 1993, Comrade Wang Zhen, the great proletarian revolutionary, died in Guangzhou at the age of 85. Comrade Wang Zhen's life was a glorious life of fighting. He started in his youth. He joined the revolutionary movement led by the Communist Party of China. For 30 years, he fought in the north and south. He founded the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Soviet Area and led the Second Red Front Army to participate in the world-famous 25,000-mile Long March. During the Anti-Japanese War, Comrade Wang Zhen served as brigade commander and political commissar of the 359th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, making contributions to the creation of the Jinsui Anti-Japanese Base Area. At the extremely difficult moment of the Anti-Japanese War, he responded to Chairman Mao's call and led all the commanders and fighters of the 359th Brigade to carry out a large-scale production movement in Nanniwan, setting a shining banner of "doing it yourself, having enough food and clothing" for the entire army and the Anti-Japanese base areas. During the War of Liberation, Comrade Wang Zhen was ordered to cross the Yellow River westward to defend Yan 'an. He fought three battles and won three victories in the battles of Qinghuabian, Yangmahe, and Panlong Town. In October 1949, Comrade Wang Zhen, at the order of the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao, led his army into the northwest, crossing the Qilian Mountains, crossing the Gobi Desert, crossing the glaciers, and crossing the Tianshan Mountains. It lasted for three months and traveled more than 3000 kilometers. He successfully completed the glorious mission of marching into Xinjiang and opened a new chapter in Xinjiang's history. Wang Zhen led the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang to wage an arduous and outstanding struggle to build a new socialist Xinjiang. Wang Zhen is a pioneer in Xinjiang's agricultural reclamation undertaking. Xinjiang is the place where Comrade Wang Zhen fought and worked during his lifetime. He has deep feelings for Xinjiang. In his will, he wrote: "The ashes will be scattered on the Tianshan Mountains, always stand guard for the Chinese nation, and always yearn for the magnificent communism." On April 5, 1993, relatives of Comrade Wang Zhen, with tears in their eyes, scattered their ashes in the front and back gorges of the Tianshan Mountains and the Shihezi Reclamation Area at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. Wang Zhen is not only a lifelong general, but also a good teacher and friend who is deeply respected by the scientific community. He respected knowledge and cherished talents all his life, and always supported the development of China's scientific and technological undertakings, whether in important positions or in times of adversity. Wang Zhen was born in a poor peasant family in Liuyang, Hunan Province. He went to Changsha to make a living at the age of 13. When he saw his grandchildren graduating from school, he was very envious. He said,"You have graduated from primary school and middle school, but I have never finished a single career. You live in a new society and have the opportunity to learn. It's so happy!" Comrade Wang Zhen firmly believes that science and technology are the driving force for the development of production. He often said: "If we engage in revolution and construction, we cannot achieve anything without science and technology, and if we do not have intellectuals, we cannot achieve anything. "In an era when science was suppressed and scientists were in trouble, he spoke out with the spirit of a revolutionary and demonstrated the spirit of seeking truth from facts that is respected as the highest principle in the scientific community. His fearless spirit of adhering to scientific truth has greatly inspired scientific and technological workers. During the three-year natural disaster period, Comrade Wang Zhen set an example and shared weal and woe with the people. However, he personally ordered food to be transferred from Northeast China to experts from the China Academy of Sciences to relieve the danger of hunger. Comrade Wang Zhen cared about scientific and technological undertakings and cared for scientific and technological workers. As a result, he also won the admiration and love of the scientific community. In 1944, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Wang Zhen reviewed the 359th Brigade that was heading south at Yan 'an Airport. In 1935, Wang Zhen, who served as political commissar of the Sixth Corps of the Second Front Army, was in Shimen County, Hunan Province. In 1947, Wang Zhen commanded the battle on the Dingbian Front Line. In 1960, Wang Zhen investigated in Beidahuang and ate with company soldiers. In 1984, Deng Xiaoping, Yang Shangkun, and Wang Zhen inspected the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. In 1990, Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, Wang Zhen waited until Tiananmen Square to attend the International Children's Day party with children. In 1991, Comrade Wang Zhen happily played the hot wafu when he visited Xinjiang.