1. 1969, 66-year-old Chen Mingren suffered from chronic rheumatism for many times, applied, was approved by the Central Military Commission, left his post to rest and returned to Xiang 'an to spend his old age. Zhou Enlai instructed the Hunan Provincial People's Government to set aside a garden house in Mayuanling, Changsha, where Chen Mingren settled, and all political and living conditions remained unchanged, so that he lived a quiet and plain life in his later years.
Under his long-term education, his children and grandchildren are working hard and making progress in the new society, which makes him very pleased. After 1972, Chen Mingren got cancer. Zhou Enlai, Ye Jianying and other central leaders were very concerned about his illness and arranged for him to be hospitalized in the General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Zhou Enlai personally reviewed his treatment plan and instructed his wife, Xiao Yi, to attend a consultation in the hospital.
Meanwhile, Ye Jianying also sent someone to accompany him to Hangzhou for rest and sightseeing. At that time, Zhou Enlai was terminally ill, but he still asked about his illness and treatment with concern. When he was critically ill, Ye Jianying, Nie and former Kuomintang senior uprising generals Tao Zhiyue and Dong visited the ward.
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Chen Mingren Liling's former residence is located at Guasheping 1 16, Wenmiao Neighborhood Committee, Lailongmen Sub-district Office, Liling City, Hunan Province. Established in 1937. The word "Liangzhuang" was inscribed by He Jian. The former residence covers an area of 1 145 square meters. It's a quadrangle-style brick-wood structure. Its main building is divided into front and back buildings, with a courtyard between the lobby and the front building, and a courtyard between the front building and the back building. There are more than 20 houses, all of which are small blue tiles and square blue bricks.
General Chen Mingren Memorial Hall is located at No.30 Xinghua Road, Chikan District, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province. Two French-style buildings, built in 1903, cover an area of 1420 square meters and have a building area of 1 100 square meters. It is divided into two small two-story buildings, 1 and No.2, which are brick-concrete structures and look like two planes when viewed from above, so it is also called "airplane building". In 1950s, Chen Mingren lived in Building 2. ?
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Baidu Encyclopedia: Chen Mingren