Cheng Yibin Born in Baoying, Jiangsu Province, Cheng Yibin (1927-1949) received schooling at the Provincial Yangzhou Experimental Primary School, Nanjing Model High School, and entered National Central University in 1947. As the leading member of a progressive student club of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Cheng participated in the activities of the then-underground Communist Party of China and the New Democratic Youth Association to keep the university running for the coming liberation of Nanjing. He died on April 19, 1949, of serious injury after being beaten by the Nationalists at a demonstration held on April 1 against the scheme of war preparation in the name of peace-seeking of the Nationalist die-hards. A Letter to Fiancee, in Early 1944 Dear Fen: The words in my heart have been pent up for over a month now, and even without your urging, I can’t hold them in any longer. I want to tell you something, dear. Please stop what you are doing and take a few minutes to read a sweet letter from your lover in a faraway land! Leaving distant future aside, let’s talk about 1944: Three days of New Year holidays, give me a good opportunity to ponder over it. In these three days, I reflected on the past years, and at the same time, planned for the future. The past is the past, whether it’s sweet or sour. And we should pay attention to the future and grasp the present, so I think “self-revolution” is necessary. Here are ten principles which will make it possible for me to begin a new life this year: 1. Adopt a new outlook on life which is positive, optimistic and healthy. 2. Possess a wealth of knowledge, which is accumulated from careful observation and proper understanding. 3. Lead a regular life, being strict with myself and loyal to others. 4. Have a strong mind to make decisive decisions, biting the bullet and fighting with the dark ones tirelessly. 5. Be of noble character. Don’t deceive others and myself. 6. Be thrifty. What he can do alone, he must do by himself, and what he can save on expenses, he must save. 7. Be willing to help others. Whoever wants to begin a new life must be selfless and can always sacrifice themselves for the masses! 8. Be unpretentious. Never use grandiloquent language or high-sounding words. Instead, be practical and work hard to achieve career aspirations. 9. Love my country and nation. At the same time, love my parents, teachers, and anyone who is worthy of love. 10. Build a noble romance and be understanding and comforting with my lover. Fen, how do you feel about these principles? Are they too vague or too broad? Or perhaps they are too exaggerated? It is doubtless difficult for me to meet these requirements altogether at the same time, but I am willing to use them as my guiding principles and work hard to begin a “new life”! 原文：雨花台烈士陵园管理局《雨花英烈家书》 初校：东南大学外国语学院英语语言文学研究生党支部、外国语言学及应用语言学研究生党支部 终校：东南大学外国语学院英语系党支部 配乐：穿越时空的思念（钢琴） — 昼夜 — 李勤舍 朗读：洪璟玥

成贻宾 成贻宾（1927-1949） 江苏宝应人。少时就读于江苏省省立扬州实验小学、南京模范中学等校。1947年，考入国立中央大学。南京解放前夕，积极参加中共地下组织及新民主主义青年社开展的护校迎解放活动，是中大进步社团电社主要成员。1949年4月1日，为反对国民党顽固派“假和平、真备战”的阴谋，参加游行示威，被特务殴打，身受重伤，19日牺牲。 写给未婚妻的信（1944年初） 芬： 心中的话，郁积了有一个多月了，不用你催，我自己也耐不住了。讲吧，妹妹，请你停一停手中的工作，花上几分钟来读远地的情人给你的甜蜜的信吧！ 远的不谈吧，咱们谈一九四四年的事： 三天的年假，给了我一个很好的思想的机会。我在这三天当中，检讨了所有的过去，同时，计划了将来。我觉得过去的随它过去吧，不管它是酸甜苦辣。要注意将来，把握现在，于是我觉得有“自我革命”的必要。于是我拟定“新生十大信条”，以期自今年起，更外努力地去创造一个新的生命。 一、一个新生，是一定有着新的人生观。新的人生观，是活泼的、乐观的、健全的。 二、一个新生，一定有丰富的学术、丰富的学识。来源于正确的理解、仔细的观察。 三、一个新生，一定有规律的生活。严格的律己，忠诚地待人。 四、一个新生，一定有果敢的毅力。要咬紧牙关，不屈不挠地，和黑暗的阻挫斗争。 五、一个新生，一定有高尚的品格。不欺骗人，同时也不欺骗自己。 六、一个新生，一定是勤俭的。能自己做的事，必得自己去做，能省的费用，必得节省。 七、一个新生，一定是乐群助人的。不可自私自利，要随时牺牲自己，为了大众！ 八、一个新生，一定是朴实的。不唱高调，不蹈浮夸，而切实地努力于工作和事业。 九、一个新生，一定是爱国家、爱民族的。同时也是爱父母、爱师长、爱一切可爱的人的。 十、一个新生，一定有着高贵的爱情。要始终亲爱、谅解、安慰着甜蜜的爱人。 芬，你以为这十条太空洞、太广泛么，或者是太夸大么？是的，一个人绝对难于具备同时地这个条件的，但是我愿把它作为我的十块指路牌，努力地向“新生”猛进！ 文稿：雨花台烈士陵园管理局《雨花英烈家书》 配乐：穿越时空的思念（钢琴） — 昼夜 — 李勤舍 朗读：洪璟玥

Wu Guangtian Wu Guangtian (1907-1927) was born in Songjiang, Jiangsu Province. He attended Soochow Primary School before graduating and being admitted to The Third Middle School of Jiangsu Province after graduation. Shortly after, he transferred to the Affiliated Middle School of Southeast University in Nanjing and participated in the activities of the “Cooperative”, the peripheral organization of the Communist Youth League during his time in school. Afterwards, he enrolled in Southeast University. In 1925, Wu joined the Communist Youth League of China. In March 1927, he was arrested and killed by Sun Chuanfang’s forces. A Letter to Parents On the Afternoon of March 12th, 1927 Dear Mom and Dad: I hope this letter finds you well. I have written two letters to you since my arrival in Nanjing. Have you received and read them? The current situation here seems stable, although the business is sluggish, with stores open only for one or two hours. In the mornings, there are many soldiers on the streets, bustling about and recruiting civilians as laborers, and our teachers and students are no exception. More and more students have already left for their homes, and now there are only 17 or 18 students left in the university dormitory. Boiled water is no longer being supplied, so we need to serve ourselves, which has made life quite inconvenient. Yesterday afternoon, a bomb landed on the dormitory out of nowhere (it was stormy and there were no planes flying), causing panic for a while. Fortunately, no one was hurt. There are only a few professors present at school, and classes last no more than two hours per day. There are still over one hundred students here, and, for now, I will not make plans to go back home. If the school suspends classes, or any urgent matter arises, I will decide then. How have things been going lately in Songjiang County (translator’s note: Songjiang County is the author’s hometown)? Since the situation of the road between Shanghai and Hangzhou has improved, I wonder if things have been better back home. How’s everyone at home? I’m in good health at school, so please do not worry about me. I have written a letter to Brother Pan but haven’t heard from him yet. I’m wondering if he is safe and sound. Are our relatives still in the shelter? Have Mom and Sister Jiu been to Shanghai? Will the Spring Ritual of Sacrifice be on schedule? Please allow me to tell you more later. Wishing you good health and happiness. Yours Sincerely, Guangtian 原文：雨花台烈士陵园管理局《雨花英烈家书》 初校：东南大学外国语学院英语语言文学研究生党支部、外国语言学及应用语言学研究生党支部 终校：东南大学外国语学院英语系党支部 配乐：穿越时空的思念（钢琴） — 昼夜 — 李勤舍 朗读：裴许昌

吴光田 吴光田（1907-1927） 江苏松江人。早年就读于东吴小学，毕业后考入江苏省立第三中学，不久转入南京东南大学附中，在校期间，参加共青团外围组织“合作社”的活动。后考入东南大学。1925年，参加中国共产主义青年团。1927年3月，被孙传芳部逮捕，牺牲。 写给父母的信 父母亲大人膝下： 敬禀者。来宁后曾上二禀，未识已达慈鉴否？刻下宁地情形似尚安静，惟市面萧条，商店仅于上午开市一二小时。路上兵士来往，殊形忙碌，且有拉夫行动。教员及学生之被拉者，时有所闻。校中同学回去者日多，现大学宿舍一部份[分]仅有十七八人。茶水已停止供给，由各人自理，因此殊感不便。昨日午后，校内宿舍不知由何处掷下炸弹一枚（昨日风雨极大，并无飞机），一时殊形恐惶，幸未伤人。在校教授寥寥数人，每日上课至多一二小时。男拟暂不返里，如校中宣告停课或至急紧时再定行止也（在校同学尚有一百数十人）。松地近况若何？沪杭路形势和缓，未识吾松能否就此过去？家中自大人以次均安好否？念之。男在校中身体甚好，望勿悬念。 磐哥处曾去一书，未见来字，未识安好否？诸亲戚是否仍在收容所内？ 母亲暨久姊已否赴申？此次春祭按期举行否？余容续禀。 肃此谨请 福安！ 男光田上 十二日午后 文稿：雨花台烈士陵园管理局《雨花英烈家书》 配乐：穿越时空的思念（钢琴） — 昼夜 — 李勤舍 朗读：裴许昌

Cheng Lü Also known as Yingzhong, Cheng Lü(1901-1927), whose courtesy name is Xinliu, was born in Ningxiang, Hunan Province. He graduated from Changjun High School in Hunan Province in 1922, and then was enrolled at Yali University in Changsha. In 1925, Cheng Lü was admitted to the Department of Agricultural Science and Agronomy at Southeast University in Nanjing. During his school years, he joined the Kuomintang and participated in mass progressive organizations such as the Zhixing Society and the Xiequn Society. In 1926, he was elected as the executive member of the Second Division of the First District Party Department of Kuomintang in Nanjing. In February 1927, he was elected as an alternate executive member of the Party Department in the First District of Nanjing and a member of the Standing Committee of the Second District. In March, he was arrested and murdered by the regime of warlord Sun Chuanfang. Cheng Lü’s Letter to HisWife from Prison (1927) My Dear Shuyu: Although we have been married for five years, we have only lived together for a few months. What a pain to say goodbye to you forever! After I am gone, please take care of my father and your mother. I believe we will reunite in heaven and get married once again. From now on, you can rely on our elder sister Yun who will support you just as I would. Yours forever, March 15th, 1927, in Nanjing 原文：雨花台烈士陵园管理局《雨花英烈家书》 初校：东南大学外国语学院英语语言文学研究生党支部、外国语言学及应用语言学研究生党支部 终校：东南大学外国语学院英语系党支部 配乐：穿越时空的思念（钢琴） — 昼夜 — 李勤舍 朗读：叶佩琳

成律 成律（1901-1927） 字辛六，又名应钟，湖南宁乡人。1922年，毕业于湖南省长郡中学，后入长沙雅礼大学读书。1925年，考入南京东南大学农科农艺系学习。在校期间，加入国民党，参加知行社、协群社等群众性进步组织。1926年，当选国民党南京市第一区党部第二区分部执行委员。1927年2月，当选国民党南京市第一区党部候补执行委员兼第二区分部常委；3月，被孙传芳部逮捕，牺牲。 狱中写给妻子的信（1927年） 淑钰吾爱： 五年恩爱夫妻，同居仅及数月，今朝永别，痛何可言！此后求慰吾父、汝母。百年后，我俩再在天堂结婚。此后诸事，可与韵姊相依，渠即可谓为我也。 夫辛六字 十六年三月十五日南京 文稿：雨花台烈士陵园管理局《雨花英烈家书》 配乐：穿越时空的思念（钢琴） — 昼夜 — 李勤舍 朗读：叶佩琳

Cheng Lü Also known as Yingzhong, Cheng Lü (1901-1927), whose courtesy name is Xinliu, was born in Ningxiang, Hunan Province. He graduated from Changjun High School in Hunan Province in 1922, and then was enrolled at Yali University in Changsha. In 1925, Cheng Lü was admitted to the Department of Agricultural Science and Agronomy at Southeast University in Nanjing. During his school years, he joined the Kuomintang and participated in mass progressive organizations such as the Zhixing Society and the Xiequn Society. In 1926, he was elected as the executive member of the Second Division of the First District Party Department of Kuomintang in Nanjing. In February 1927, he was elected as an alternate executive member of the Party Department in the First District of Nanjing and a member of the Standing Committee of the Second District. In March, he was arrested and murdered by the regime of warlord Sun Chuanfang. A Letter from Prison: Last Words to My Father(1927) On the morning of March 17, 1927 Dear Father: Words fail me when it comes to expressing my pain. Here, I implore you not to burden yourself with adopting any children to carry on our family line after my death, as they could only bring trouble to the family as I did. And that may upset you all over again. In my humble opinion, our family’s assets are supposed to be entrusted to the government after you depart this life when living to a great age. And every year, a sponsorship might be received by a male and a female student to study agriculture in college, making it possible to fulfill my lifelong aspirations. Dear Father, I am sorry to become an unfilial son who fails to undertake his due responsibilities, but I still have a final request that you take care of Mr. Zhu Kongyang, a close friend of mine. Trouble you to as far as possible satisfy his needs. Yours respectfully, Ying Zhong 原文：雨花台烈士陵园管理局《雨花英烈家书》 初校：东南大学外国语学院英语语言文学研究生党支部、外国语言学及应用语言学研究生党支部 终校：东南大学外国语学院英语系党支部 配乐：穿越时空的思念（钢琴） — 昼夜 — 李勤舍 朗读：姚可欣

成律 成律（1901-1927） 字辛六，又名应钟，湖南宁乡人。1922年，毕业于湖南省长郡中学，后入长沙雅礼大学读书。1925年，考入南京东南大学农科农艺系学习。在校期间，加入国民党，参加知行社、协群社等群众性进步组织。1926年，当选国民党南京市第一区党部第二区分部执行委员。1927年2月，当选国民党南京市第一区党部候补执行委员兼第二区分部常委；3月，被孙传芳部逮捕，牺牲。 狱中写给父亲的信（1927年） 父亲大人： 诸事痛不忍言，身后求大人不抱儿抱孙接代，因为将来反累家人也。百年后家产交公管，每年送男一女一的农科大学生，以完儿志。不孝男应钟遗禀父亲大人，朱孔阳君乃儿契友，所有用项，求照还为要。 男应钟遗禀 三月十七日上午 文稿：雨花台烈士陵园管理局《雨花英烈家书》 配乐：穿越时空的思念（钢琴） — 昼夜 — 李勤舍 朗读：姚可欣