Old poems in memory of the martyrs include "Poetry of Martyrdom", "Farewell", "Poetry in Prison", etc.

1. Xia Minghan's "Poetry on Death"

Beheading does not matter, as long as the principle is true.

Kill Xia Minghan and the people who came after him!

Appreciation: Xia Minghan was born in Zigui, Hubei in 1900. He returned to his ancestral home in Hunan when he was 12 years old. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1921. In 1924, he served as a member of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Peasants. In 1927, he led the peasant riots in Pingjiang and Liuyang and effectively cooperated with the establishment of the Jinggangshan base area. This upright and awe-inspiring martyrdom poem he left behind inspired generations of Chinese Communists to fight bravely for their ideals and beliefs without fear of sacrifice.

2. "Farewell" by Deng Enming

Thirty-one years have passed by in a blink of an eye, and there is no hope that the ambition will not be fulfilled.

I will not hesitate to die first, and my successors will comfort Jiuquan frequently.

Appreciation: Deng Enming was born in a Shui family in Libo County, Guizhou Province in 1901. In July 1921, Deng Enming attended the First Congress of the Communist Party of China as a representative of Shandong Province. In 1925, Deng Enming and others led the Jiaoji Railway Workers' Strike and the Qingdao Rishang Cotton Mill Workers' Alliance Strike. This is a poem that Deng Enming attached to his last letter home to his mother before his death, expressing his noble communist sentiments and revolutionary will to regard death as home.

3. "Prison Poems" by Yun Daiying

Walking around the rivers and lakes recalling old travels, the old life and death are different.

I have given up worrying about ordinary things, leaving my pride as a prisoner of Chu.

Appreciation: This is a heroic poem written by Yun Daiying in prison. Yun Daiying was originally from Wujin, Jiangsu Province, and was born in Wuchang, Hubei Province in 1895. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1921, participated in the May 30th Movement, led and launched the Nanchang Uprising and the Guangzhou Uprising. In June 1929, at the Second Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Yun Daiying was by-elected as a member of the Central Committee. On April 29, 1931, Yun Daiying walked to the execution ground singing "The Internationale" with a calm expression, head held high, and died heroically. She was only 36 years old.