In September 2003, an extraordinary memorial service was staged at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery. Different from the previous scenes of paying tribute to revolutionary martyrs, the protagonist of this memorial service is a 24-year-old talented woman from Peking University, Zhang Peixiang. What arouses people's curiosity is how Zhang Peixiang overcame many difficulties, suspended his studies twice and was admitted to Peking University, and was finally buried in Babaoshan at the age of 24This article will unveil this exceptional story about Zhang Peixiang for readers. It is a life full of hardships, but it is also an admirable life achievement.
Zhang Peixiang was born in a poor family in Xiaoxi Village, Zhuanbu Township, Liling City, Hunan Province. His father, Zhang Yuanxian, was bedridden all the year round, and his mother suffered from polio when she was a child, and one hand was almost paralyzed. The physical condition of the parents makes family life hardly joyful. In such an environment, Zhang Peixiang has learned since he was a child to lead by example and help his parents share the burden of the family. Although the family was not wealthy, Zhang Peixiang's parents sent her to a primary school classroom, hoping to change her destiny through education. However, due to financial difficulties, Zhang Peixiang is at risk of dropping out of school. Fortunately, with the help of her relatives, she was able to continue her education and was eventually accepted into Liling No. 1 High School. In junior high school, she faced the threat of her family's financial difficulties many times, but many people helped her through it. Among them, the most important is Luo Dingzhong, the principal of Liling No. 4 Middle School. At that time, Zhang Peixiang was facing the dilemma of dropping out of school to work to subsidize his family, but Luo Dingzhong did not want to see such a genius drop out of school. He waived Zhang Peixiang's tuition fees for three years of high school, giving her the opportunity to continue her education. Luo Dingzhong's help enabled Zhang Peixiang to successfully complete his high school studies.
After graduating from high school, Zhang Peixiang was successfully admitted to Peking University. Although she needs to work part-time to support her family and sponsor her brother's education, she still maintains an excellent academic performance. While in college, Zhang Peixiang began to develop his own literary hobby and began writing under the pseudonym "Feihua". Her work "Selling Rice" has caused a sensation in the literary world and has been featured in many well-known magazines. However, although her work has won widespread acclaim, the manuscript fee is very small, even only a few dozen yuan. Despite this, Zhang Peixiang's literary talent did not affect her academic performance. She maintained excellent grades and received a graduate degree from Peking University.
However, fate made a cruel mockery of Zhang Peixiang. At the age of 24, she unfortunately contracted leukemia and eventually died of the disease. On September 2, 2003, Peking University held a grand memorial service for Zhang Peixiang in the Ju Hall of Babaoshan. The secretary of the Party Committee of the Law School, Zhang Peixiang's class teacher before his death, and Sa Beining, the host of "Today's Statement" of ** TV station, all delivered eulogies for her.
Zhang Peixiang's life was full of hardships and misfortunes. She was born in a poor family, but with her own efforts and persistence, she was successfully admitted to Peking University and achieved some achievements in literature and academics. However, the light of her life was short and heroic, and she eventually collapsed from illness.
Zhang Peixiang's story tells us that no matter what difficulties and challenges we face, we must persevere in pursuing our dreams. Her courage and perseverance make her a role model to learn from and admire. Although her life was so short, her spirit and her achievements will always be remembered in people's hearts.