On May 12, 2008, Wenchuan suffered a rare disaster that reduced this beautiful city to ruins in an instant. In the face of huge and merciless natural disasters, although human beings seem small and powerless, they have shown amazing willpower and cohesion, united as one, and worked together to overcome difficulties and rebuild a harmonious homeland.
In this devastated land, there are traces of the blood of countless victims and the sweat of the People's Liberation Army, which have become painful memories that can never be erased in the hearts of all Chinese.
On the front line of the earthquake, reporters used their cameras to record countless moving images, one of which was particularly eye-catching. The protagonist is a 3-year-old kindergarten kid who is lying on a makeshift "stretcher" and is carried out of the rubble by several PLA soldiers in camouflage uniforms.
The little boy's name was Lang Zheng, and at the moment he was rescued, he did not cry, but raised his right hand with difficulty to salute the PLA soldiers as a way to express his gratitude and respect.
This scene was recorded by reporters and posted on the Internet, and Xiao Langzheng's sensibility and strength deeply moved netizens, and affectionately called him "Salute Doll".
Salute the doll"Lang Zheng: After 13 years, I am now 16 years old and have entered middle school life. Recalling the painful ** experience back then, he still has palpitations.
At that time, he was only three years old, was in kindergarten, and lived in an ordinary and happy family. However, the big ** on May 12 made all these beautiful moments come to naught.
Lang Zheng was immersed in the sweet dream of taking a nap, when suddenly a deafening shout woke him up from his dream. He saw the walls of the classroom begin to crumble, debris flying and the air filled with soot.
He saw his friends lying on their backs in front of him, pressed and unable to move. At that moment, he understood that "** is terrible." Seconds later, the kindergarten was in ruins, and he was buried under the rubble.
In the group photo of Lang Zheng's family, Lang Zheng, who is only three years old, struggles in the dark and calls anxiously: "Mom, Dad, grandparents, where are you, come and save me!."”
However, his call was not answered, and only darkness engulfed him. Physiological reactions such as hunger, cold, and fear gradually attacked, Lang Zheng fell into a coma, he saw chaos, relatives and friends were getting farther and farther away from him, and crying kept coming from his ears.
Yang Weihua: The first person to discover Lang Zheng Lang Zheng dimly heard some different voices than usual, these voices were sonorous, nervous and eager, and they were getting closer and closer, while the crying was getting farther and farther away from him.
There's a little boy here, very young, with a head injury, come and help!It was Yang Weihua, a reporter from the Mianyang Evening News, who was the first to discover Lang Zheng.
Rescue teams were dispatched from all directions to search for survivors buried under the rubble.
However, the search and rescue efforts at the scene did not go well. The landslide caused by the arrival of ** caused many passages to be blocked and unable to enter directly. In desperation, the rescue team could only enter some of the severely affected areas by "parachuting".
Due to the danger of the rescue mission, many fighters had already written a "suicide note" before setting off, ready to sacrifice for the people.
In Wenchuan Da**, although it is only two minutes, its destructive power is extremely amazing. Rescuers should always be vigilant about their own safety while conducting emergency search and rescue, because aftershocks that may occur at any time will bring secondary injuries.
In the early morning of May 13, Yang Weihua, a reporter for the Mianyang Evening News, rushed to Beichuan, which was severely affected. It is no longer the bustling city it once was, and even the traces of the "city" have almost been erased.
The whole city was devastated, lingering, and the ubiquitous cries were heartbreaking. However, driven by his professional mission, he picked up his camera and captured multiple harrowing moments in a row.
* In the raid, 3-year-old Lang Zheng and 13-year-old Lang Zheng were trapped in the rubble, and rescuers urgently launched a search and rescue. The shadow of disaster loomed over Lang Zheng's head, but fortunately, his vitality was tenacious and not deprived.
Yang Weihua, an unshirkable rescuer, walked hard among the rugged rubble and rubble, and he felt every faint breath of life with his heart. Suddenly, he heard a faint cry, his breath getting smaller and smaller, but the strong vitality penetrated the weight of the ruins.
Yang Weihua hurriedly picked up the flashlight and shone it through the gap to the crying **, and finally found a crying little boy. He asked, "Can you see the light?"”
The light was harsh and warm, illuminating Lang Zheng couldn't open his eyes, but it opened his heart.
Yang Weihua led the rescuers to find Lang Zheng in the dark, and found that he was crushed by stones, his breath was weak, and he was seriously injured. In order to protect the injured child, they did not use iron tools, but moved away the stones with their hands, and finally succeeded in rescuing Lang Zheng.
Recalling that tense moment, Yang Weihua's heart was full of pity and sympathy for Lang Zheng.
Lang Zheng and Xiao Lang Zheng slowly regained consciousness under the constant calls of rescuers. Yang Weihua and eight other fighters worked together to carry Lang Zheng onto a stretcher, immobilized his left hand with a splint, and fed him some salt water.
Although Lang Zheng gradually regained consciousness, the strong feeling of collapse still prevented him from speaking. However, he understood that he was saved, and this was the rescue of the PLA uncles in front of him.
In order to express his gratitude, Lang Zheng raised his slightly injured right hand with difficulty despite the unbearable pain and gave a military salute to the PLA soldiers. Yang Weihua immediately took out his camera and recorded this touching moment.
When Lang Zheng was successfully rescued, his salute instantly became the focus of attention around the world, and at the same time, it also became the "salute doll" sung in people's mouths.
At the 9th International Photography Art Exhibition in Shanghai, this "Salute Doll" won the grand prize in the documentary category. Lang Zheng said affectionately: "My father is Lang Hongdong, and he is a people's policeman.
When I learned to speak and walk, I learned how to salute. Salute is a way to show respect and gratitude, and I was very grateful to my uncle for saving my life, so I saluted from the bottom of my heart. ”
Although Lang Zheng is still young, he still does not forget to be grateful when his body is weak and his breath is dying, and this spirit is really moving.
Salute Doll "Lang Zheng" has received widespread attention from Chinese across the country and even overseas, and many people are concerned about his safety and are willing to help. Many caring people even visited him in the hospital in person, sending warm care and blessings.
After he was successfully rescued, he was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment and transferred to the 404 Hospital in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province on May 17.
Yang Weihua saw Lang Zheng, the little life he saved, again, Lang Zheng had undergone five surgeries at this time and walked away from the ghost gate. As the head of the police station, Lang Zheng's father is working on the front line of disaster fighting, and only his mother Wu Xiaohong is guarding her son in the hospital.
The doctor said that Lang Zheng's left finger nerve had been necrotic, and part of his little finger and ring finger needed to be amputated. Although the situation is serious, Wu Xiaohong still expressed her gratitude to Yang Weihua.
On May 21, Lang Zheng underwent a finger removal operation and was transferred to Xi'an Tangdu Hospital two days later to continue**. After two months of **, Lang Zheng was finally successfully discharged from the hospital on July 27 and walked out of the trough of his life.
* In the process, Lang Zheng showed endless courage and optimism, and never cried because of pain. Whenever ** sister came to get injections and change dressings, he always gritted his teeth, silently endured the pain, and finally politely expressed his gratitude.
During his hospitalization, he was close to his life-saving benefactor, his uncle of the People's Liberation Army, and often asked his mother about their whereabouts. And Yang Weihua went to the hospital to visit Lang Zheng many times, so the two established a deep connection and became a year-old friend who talked about everything.
Since then, Yang Weihua has become the most important person in Lang Zheng's heart besides his family. Lang Zheng has a very deep affection for him, sticks to him when he sees him, and affectionately calls him "Uncle Yang".
Lang Zheng was in the first grade of primary school, entered the school's Young Pioneers, wore a red scarf for the first time, raised the national flag for the first time, and Yang Weihua was present in person to record these precious moments with his camera.
They are not only friends, but also have an emotional bond like family. When Lang Hongdong was interviewed by reporters, he smiled and mentioned his son's life-saving benefactor Yang Weihua, who is a crucial figure in his son's life.
On February 26, 2015, Lang Zheng's friend Yang Weihua passed away of liver cancer. Since then, every year during the Qingming and Spring Festival, Lang Zheng will go with his parents to worship Yang Weihua.
In addition, Lang Hongdong also revealed that Yang Weihua cared about Lang Zheng very much, and even helped him arrange everything before his death, including the choice of majors in Dongchen School and University in junior and senior high schools, and even entrusted a friend to take care of him.
In Lang Zheng's heart, Yang Weihua has never left. When he was asked about Yang Weihua's grave in **, he could immediately answer "No. 18 of the 18th cemetery", obviously this place has been deeply imprinted in his heart.
In addition to Yang Weihua, Lang Zheng has not forgotten those who have helped him. Every holiday, he would send a message of condolences to the PLA soldiers and medical staff on his mobile phone to express his gratitude to them.
Lang Zheng and Yang Weihua, both of them have experienced the baptism of **. Among them, Lang Zheng is particularly able to understand the suffering of the people in the disaster area. On April 20, 2013, when the ** occurred in Lushan, Sichuan, Lang Zheng did not hesitate to donate all the pocket money he had accumulated for many years to express his care for the people in the disaster area.
Today, Lang Zheng is studying at Dongchen Middle School in Mianyang City. In learning, Lang Zheng still showed a drive not to admit defeat. It is said that when he was in junior high school, he was admitted to Dongchen Middle School with excellent grades.
However, in the first monthly exam, he regressed to more than 500 grades, and he was also at the bottom of the class. Faced with this result, Lang Zheng felt very remorseful and discouraged, but he quickly regained his confidence, analyzed the reasons for his regression, and later kept his grades in the top 50 of his grade.
You must know that there are more than 2,500 students in Lang Zheng's grade, and it is not easy for him to achieve such results.
In addition to studying, Lang Zheng has a wide range of hobbies. At home, he has a small study full of Chinese and foreign classics, such as "Twenty-four History" and "How Steel is Made".
For books in the field of military warfare, Lang Zheng has a soft spot and is full of admiration for great people such as *** and Liu Bowen. In addition, he also dabbled in sports, his home was full of sports equipment such as football and table tennis, and the walls were plastered with the awards he won in sports competitions.
When asked by reporters about Lang Zheng's future dreams, he replied without hesitation: "I hope to be able to become a People's Liberation Army and contribute to the security of the country and the people like those uncles of the People's Liberation Army who fought against the earthquake and provided disaster relief."
I knew that in order to achieve this dream of being a soldier, I needed to start studying hard now. ”
On October 1, 2019, at the military parade in Tiananmen Square, Lang Zheng wore Qiang costumes and gave a standard military salute to the people of the whole country, and also showed the world what a Chinese teenager should look like.
Now, 13 years have passed in Wenchuan**, and the once three-year-old doll has grown into an ambitious teenager. We hope that he will realize his ideals and become a useful person to society and the country.