59 years ago today, on June 21, 1966 (May 3, 1966, the lunar calendar), underground party member Zhao Zongfu passed away unjustly during the Cultural Revolution. Photo: Zhao Zongfu Zhao Zongfu, a native of Wutai, Shanxi Province, joined the Communist Party of China in 1933. Zhao Zongfu, an underground party member, served as director of information and acting director of education of the National Government of Shanxi Province in his thirties. He used his legal identity and special family background to carry out extensive party united front and underground work. He risked his life and death and went through hardships to transmit Yan's military, political, economic and other intelligence. He bravely and tactfully overcame difficulties one after another, successfully completed the important tasks assigned by the party, and made outstanding contributions to the liberation of the China people. During the Cultural Revolution, he was brutally persecuted by the Gang of Four and passed away unjustly on June 21, 1966 at the age of 51. Zhao Zongfu has a prominent family background and is the only son of Zhao Daiwen. Zhao Daiwen (1866 - 1943), also known as Cilong, was a Confucian, a member of the Alliance, a member of the Kuomintang, and a staunch patriot. Yan Xishan's military counselor, prime minister, and brother. Shanxi was an advocate of defending the territory and resisting the war and organizing the sacrifice league meeting. He served as Chairman of the Shanxi Province Government, Minister of the Interior and Chairman of the Supervisory Office of the National Government. After the Republic of China, all the people who came from the two military and political sessions in Shanxi were his students. Zhao Zongfu was honest and upright in serving the public, took into account the overall situation all his life, endured humiliation and heavy burdens, and served the public with integrity and integrity. After liberation, he donated all his ancestral home to the government. For many years, his whole family lived together. At that time, the school equipped him with a car according to regulations, but he often rode a bicycle or crowded a bus to get to and from work, allowing the car to pick up frail old teachers for official trips and medical treatment. This move was deeply praised by the school's faculty and staff. Died Unjustly During the Cultural Revolution, he was brutally persecuted and passed away unjustly at the age of 51. After the "Gang of Four" was smashed, the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China implemented policies to exonerate him and restore his reputation. On January 12, 1979, an ashes placement ceremony was held in his honor at the Twin Towers Martyrs Cemetery in Taiyuan City. This man has passed away, but his merit is high and noble, and his demeanor will last forever. His noble quality of fighting for the communist cause all his life; his good style of diligence, modesty, austerity and approachability; his excellent moral character of being strict with himself, lenient with others, uniting comrades and rewarding the younger ones have become a valuable spiritual wealth of Taiyuan University of Technology.