He Changgong: Lifelong Work for Ordinary People

何长工纪念馆外景

Exterior of He Changgong Memorial Hall

华容县原文体局副局长郭清彬介绍何长工事迹

Guo Qingbin, deputy director-general of Huarong Bureau of Culture and Sports, introduces He Changgong’s achievements.

何长工1920年至1923年在法国勤工俭学，1922年在那里加入中国共产党。这是他与法国圣•雪尔旺工业学校的老师和同学合影。前排左三为何长工。

During 1920-1923, He Changgong worked and studied in France; in 1922, he joined the Communist Party of China in France. The picture shows his group photo with teachers and students in France. He Changgong (3rd L, front).

油画《为民众扛一辈子长工》。1927年7月，在武昌都府堤41号，毛泽东为何坤改名为何长工，要他为民众扛一辈子长工。

The oil painting named Lifelong Work for Ordinary People. In July 1927, at 41 Dufudi, Wuchang, He Changgong, used to be He Kun, was renamed by Mao Zedong.

红九军团在军团长罗炳辉和政委何长工的带领下，掩护中央红军顺利渡过乌江。

Hongjiu Army Corps, led by army chief Luo Binghui and political commissar He Changong, covered for the Central Red Army’s smooth crossing over Wujiang River.

红网时刻新闻记者 潘锦 摄影 李长宏 岳阳报道

何长工——“为民众扛一辈子长工”

Rednet (Yueyang): He Changgong: Lifelong Work for Ordinary People

何长工，湖南岳阳华容县人。

He Changong, was born in Huarong County, Yuyang, Hunan.

1919年，何长工赴法国勤工俭学，这是他一生中重要的转折点。

In 1919, He Changgong went to France for work and study, which was a turning point for his life.

1922年，何长工在法国加入旅欧中国少年共产党，后转为中国共产党党员。

In 1922, He Changgong joined Chinese Young Communist Party in Europe and then the Communist Party of China in France.

1924年，何长工回国，继而在华容县和井冈山从事革命斗争，书写传奇人生。

In 1924, He Changgong returned to China and then devoted himself to revolution in Huarong county and Jinggang Mountains.

1931年到1947年，何长工先后创办中国工农红军学校、中国工农红军大学，长期领导抗日军政大学。

During 1931-1947, He Changgong established the School for Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army and the University for Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, and led the Military and Political University of Resistance Against Japan.

1954年，何长工建成了中国第一个地质勘探装备制造厂——张家口探矿机械厂，结束了中国没有地质勘探装备工业的历史。

In 1954, He Changgong established China’s first geological prospecting equipment factory Zhangjiakou Prospecting Mineral Machinery Plant, which ended the history of China without geological prospecting equipment manufacturing industry.

Original Link: [“回望出发的地方”之九] 何长工：“为民众扛一辈子长工”

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