According to the news of the Datong Daily of Shanxi, Comrade Zhang Lianyin, the former deputy commander of the Hebei Military Region, died on March 10 at the age of 80 at the age of 80.

The deputy military retirement cadre returned to his hometown since 2003, planting more than 18,000 acres with his family, and planting more than 2.05 million plants, but he was unfortunately suffered from lung cancer ...

Zhang Lianyin Information Figure

In January 1945, Zhang Lianyin was born in Zhangjiachang Village, Zuoyun County, Shanxi Province. When his father died at the age of 4, his mother remarried when he was 6 years old. As his grandparents died, he became an orphan at the age of 13.

In 1964, the village gave him a number of children who participated in the army.Zhang Lianyin grew up from ordinary soldiers to a Republic general.

Zhang Lianyin's hometown of Shanxi Zuoyun County once had a serious land desertification, and there was a smooth say: "One year a year, from spring to winter."

With gratitude to the villagers, after leaving office, Zhang Lianyin and his wife Wang Xiulan returned to their hometown to plant trees with all 300,000 yuan.The barren mountain bald ridge touched.

From 2004 to 2010, Zhang Lianyin planted more than 3,000 acres of saplings.The tree of Zhangjiachang Village is green, the sky is blue, and the water is clear.In 2011, Zhang Lianyin was unfortunately found out of lung cancer and the right lung lobe was removed.

But just around the door of the ghost gate, Zhang Lianyin's temper came up again: "I have to go back to plant trees. I promised to plant 5,000 acres of land at first, but now there are more than 500 acres of land.Soldiers, can't talk or not! "

Regardless of the opposition of the doctor and his family, Zhang Lianyin returned to Zhangjiachang. He carried Tieyu to the mountain to dig the pits and plant trees during the day, and returned to the soil in the house at night.

In May 2014, the target of 5,000 acres of trees was successfully completed, but Zhang Lianyin's condition further deteriorated and was diagnosed with lung cancer bone metastasis.He said: "Even if I die, I have to bury the ashes into the tree I plant."

Zhang Lianyin is with the folks

In the 20 years back to the hometown, Zhang Lianyin led the whole family to build more than 300 acres of seedling bases on the deserted river beach in his hometown.Essence

In October 2021, the Central Propaganda Department awarded Zhang Lianyin's title of "Model of Times".He was also praised by netizens as "General Greening" and "Commander of Tree".