The Role Model of China- LeiFeng
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In Lin Biao's narrative, Lei Feng was born in 1940. He grew up an orphan as his father was killed by the Japanese imperialists and his mother was driven to suicide by a landlord.
Despite Lei Feng’s suffering, he served his country. He joined the Communist Youth Corps as a child then the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as an adult.
During his time in the PLA, Lei Feng wrote a diary. It was 200,000 words long and was full of praise for Mao and the Communist Party. One of the things that Lei Feng wrote was that he wanted to be a “rust-proof screw of the revolution”. This was in response to Mao saying that China was like a revolutionary machine, where each citizen was a screw.
Lin Biao wanted the Chinese to follow Lei Feng’s good example of serving party and country. So his 1963 speech about Lei Feng was not a one-off event. It was the start of a massive 向雷锋同志学习 “Learn from Lei Feng” campaign.
Lei Feng’s diary, and pictures of the hero, were released to the public. There were also posters of Lei Feng everywhere. One writer later said that this propaganda was on “every public surface from latrine walls to the gateway of the central government compound in Beijing.”
Lei Feng’s story made the Communist Party look good. He was an orphaned child because of two of the things which the CCP hated – foreign imperialism and landlords. So Lei Feng’s story showed that the CCP was right to hate these things – because they had led to his suffering as a child. Lei Feng also made the CCP look good because it was this group which helped him to live happily. In his diary he wrote “The party has rescued me from the depths of misery and enabled me to lead such a comfortable life.”
In Lin Biao's narrative, Lei Feng was born in 1940. He grew up an orphan as his father was killed by the Japanese imperialists and his mother was driven to suicide by a landlord.
Despite Lei Feng’s suffering, he served his country. He joined the Communist Youth Corps as a child then the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as an adult.
During his time in the PLA, Lei Feng wrote a diary. It was 200,000 words long and was full of praise for Mao and the Communist Party. One of the things that Lei Feng wrote was that he wanted to be a “rust-proof screw of the revolution”. This was in response to Mao saying that China was like a revolutionary machine, where each citizen was a screw.
Lin Biao wanted the Chinese to follow Lei Feng’s good example of serving party and country. So his 1963 speech about Lei Feng was not a one-off event. It was the start of a massive 向雷锋同志学习 “Learn from Lei Feng” campaign.
Lei Feng’s diary, and pictures of the hero, were released to the public. There were also posters of Lei Feng everywhere. One writer later said that this propaganda was on “every public surface from latrine walls to the gateway of the central government compound in Beijing.”
Lei Feng’s story made the Communist Party look good. He was an orphaned child because of two of the things which the CCP hated – foreign imperialism and landlords. So Lei Feng’s story showed that the CCP was right to hate these things – because they had led to his suffering as a child. Lei Feng also made the CCP look good because it was this group which helped him to live happily. In his diary he wrote “The party has rescued me from the depths of misery and enabled me to lead such a comfortable life.”
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