Yue Fei

There is a majestic ancient building at the foot of Qixia Ridge near West Lake in Hangzhou. Marshal Ye Jianying personally inscribed a horizontal plaque with the words "Heart in Heaven" for it. There is an endless stream of Chinese and foreign tourists visiting it. This is the temple and tomb of Yue Fei, the famous ancient Chinese general. For more than 800 years, Yue Fei's generous and tragic story of "serving the country with loyalty" has been widely circulated among the people of our country. Yue Fei (AD 1103-1142) was born in a poor peasant family in Tangyin, Henan. It is said that when he was born, a big bird happened to fly over the roof. His father Yue He named him "Fei" with the courtesy name "Pengju". Yue Fei has enjoyed learning martial arts since he was a child and has developed good skills. At that time, the Jin Dynasty established by the Jurchen nobles in Northeast my country launched an aggressive war against the Song Dynasty, which aroused hatred and resistance among the people. Yue Fei was also full of patriotic enthusiasm. He joined the army at the age of 20 and devoted himself to the fierce anti-golden battlefield. Although Yue Fei was brutally killed, his patriotism and glorious achievements have been deeply engraved in the hearts of Chinese people for generations. However, the treacherous minister Qin Hui and others were cast into iron statues, with their hands cut behind their backs, and they knelt in front of the hero's tomb, and were reviled by people all over the world. Yue Fei was not only good at martial arts, but also good at writing articles and poems. The poem "Man Jiang Hong" written by him is most praised by later generations. It has been inspiring the people to resist foreign oppression for 800 years and plays an inspiring role. The author of this article is also Li Pingyi.