Qiu Shaoyun
Qiu Shaoyun was born in 1931 in a rural village in Tongliang district, Chongqing city. He joined the People's Liberation Army in 1949 and earned recognition in the campaigns that were ordered to exterminate bandits. In early 1951, Qiu signed up with the Chinese Volunteer Army, taking part in the Korean War. In October 1952, Qiu died a martyr's death. In the struggle for Hill 391, Qiu and his unit crawled closer to the enemy position, using hay and twigs as natural camouflage. The enemy used incendiary bombs dropped by airplanes to try and smoke out the Chinese units. Qiu became trapped in the ensuing brush fire and in order to honor the other 500 Chinese soldiers taking part in the assault, he did not move and burned to death.
(Source: chineseposters.net)
In 1953, Qiu was made a Hero First Class. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, moreover, made him a “Hero of the DPRK” and awarded him two medals.
Source: chineseposters.net
Editor: Xu Xinlei
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