Inscription on the Grave of Martyrs
(January 16, 1957 [R])



This inscription was written and subsequently engraved on the Tomb of Revolutionary
Martyrs at Dongtou Island. The tomb, which was erected for 132 members of the PLA and
militia who died in the various battles to defend the Dongtou Island district from August
1949 to January 1952, had been completed shortly before this writing. There is no definite
date of the writing itself; January 16 is the date of release in RMRB.

In giving their lives for their country, they live forever.