Family life
He was born in a very poor peasant family in 1931. When he was 9 years old, his father died. And two years later, he lost his mother. He had to be a farm laborer when he was 14. During the time, the landlord used him to work a number of menial and exploitative jobs.Death
During a counterattack onAwards
On November 6, 1952, Qiu Shaoyun was posthumously awarded a Special-Class Merit citation. His body was buried in the Cemetery of the Volunteers in Shenyang in March 1953. On June 1, 1953, Qiu was further honored as a "First-Class Hero of the Chinese People's Volunteers Army". He was posthumously awarded the title of "First-Class Hero of the Chinese People's Volunteers" on June 1, 1953. Besides, he was awarded the title of "Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea", won a Gold-Star Medal and a First-Class Medal of National Flag on June 25. Afterwards, people in Tongliang County, Sichuan Province established a memorial and a cenotaph for Qiu Shaoyun.Memorial
The Qiu Shaoyun Memorial Hall, located at Tongliang County of Sichuan Province and opened to the public in October 1962, is a museum of Chinese revolutionary figures. It was established in memory of Martyr Qiu Shaoyun, a volunteer army man winning the titles of Special Meritorious Fighter and Class One Hero in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. The monument to Martyr Qiu Shaoyun stands in front of the memorial. It is 10 meters tall with the characters of Monument to Martyr Qiu Shanyun engraved in the front of the monument and the martyr's biography on the back. On the top of the monument stands a 5-meter-tall sculpture of Qiu Shaoyun and in the front of the pedestal is a relief pattern composed of a golden star medal, an olive branch and a submachine gun. The exhibition hall of Qiu Shaoyun's deeds takes up an area of 1,700 square meters, consisting of the vestibule, a showroom of paintings and calligraphies, and four exhibition rooms of the martyr's heroic deeds. On display are more than 190 historical relics showing the brilliant life of Martyr Qiu Shaoyun, such as the things left behind by the martyr, pictures, the inscriptions of leaders of the central authorities, the certificate and medal bestowed by Chairman Kim-il Sung of the Korean Government as well as the gifts presented to the martyr's dependents.Remembrance
On October 25, 2010, a ceremony has been held in southwest Chongqing Municipality to commemorate Qiu Shaoyun, who died in theReferences
External links
* http://english.chinamil.com.cn/site2/special-reports/2007-07/12/content_875782.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20120929090648/http://www.chinaculture.org/library/2008-01/18/content_30254.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Qiu, Shaoyun 1926 births 1952 deaths Chinese military personnel of the Korean War Propaganda in China Chinese military personnel killed in action Chinese military personnel killed in the Korean War People from Chongqing People of the Republic of China National Heroes of North Korea