Famous figures in Shexian county

Shi Busong

Shi Busong, a native of Changle Village, Wencun Township, used to be the chairman of the village peasant association, the village head and the president of the cooperative. In the 28th year of the Republic of China (1939), he joined the revolution, took part in the anti-Japanese work, and served as the chairman and village head of the village peasant association, leading the masses to support the front line, fighting against bullying landlords, reducing rents and interest rates, and carrying out self-help in production. In 1944, when there was a famine, Shi Busong organized the masses to repair canals and reclaim land. In that year, 335 mu of land was reclaimed, 37 mu of graveyard was opened, 22 mu of beach land was repaired, and 13 stone and 8 buckets of grain were collected. Organize 13 people and 37 animals to engage in transportation, and make a profit of 45,6 yuan in three months. Shi Busong also led the cooperative members to build a water mill on the river beach, which reduced the processing fee of the people's bran flour by 12,25 yuan in one winter. No one in the village starved to death, and 4 refugees from outside were saved. In 1944 (thirty-three years) and 1946 (thirty-five years), he attended the heroes' meeting in Taihang District twice, and won the title of labor champion.

Liu Zhenxiang

Liu Zhenxiang, a native of Guxin Village, Shexian County, party member, was a senior reporter of People's Daily. In his long-term work in People's Daily, he mainly engaged in news photography besides writing news reports. He used to be a photojournalist of the Central Committee, and interviewed and photographed the news photos of the state activities of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries such as President Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai, many of which have become precious historical materials of the party and the country. In the practice of photography, a large number of news and artistic photos reflecting the country's politics, economy, culture and military affairs were taken and published in People's Daily, and many photographic works won prizes in the national photography competition and participated in the international photography art exhibition. In addition, he visited Albania, Germany, France, Romania, the former Soviet Union, Japan, North Korea and other countries with the People's Daily news delegation, and took many valuable foreign news photos.

Li Runtian

Li Runtian, a native of Lijiahe Village, Shexian County, is a senior engineer in the Second Division of the Third Railway Bureau of the Ministry of Railways. In the 3-year railway construction work, he has traveled across oceans for four times to carry out foreign aid tasks, winning glory for the motherland. In China, he has participated in railway construction in 28 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, and in 1992, he invested in the Beijing-Kowloon Railway Project, the bridge preparation of nanpu bridge and Yangpu Bridge, making great contributions to railway construction at home and abroad.