Kou Zhun (AD 961-1023), courtesy name Pingzhong, was a native of Xiagui, Huazhou (now northeast of Weinan County, Shaanxi Province). In the Taiping Xingguo Year (980 AD) of Emperor Taizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, he passed the Jinshi A Division examination at the age of 19. In the autumn of that year, he was appointed as the magistrate of Badong County in Guizhou.
Zhu Yuting (1909-1997) was born in Badong County, Hubei Province. He joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1931, joined the Communist Youth League of China in the same year, and transferred to the Communist Party of China in 1933. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he served as squad leader of the plainclothes team of the 7th Division of the Third Red Army, company commander and staff officer of the 12th Regiment of the 4th Division of the Second Red Army. Participated in the Long March. During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as battalion commander of the Jinnan Self-Defense Army in Hebei Province, deputy battalion commander of the second regiment of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army Independent Brigade, battalion commander and deputy commander of the 715th regiment of the 358th Brigade, and captain of the Shanxi Lishi Detachment. During the War of Liberation, he served as deputy commander of the 14th Regiment of the Fourth Independent Brigade of the Jinsui Field Army, chief of staff of the Xinjiang Military Division of the Luliang Military Region, and commander of the Third Military Division of the Jinsui Military Region. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as commander of the Wenjiang Military Division of the Western Sichuan Military Region and captain of the Western Sichuan Public Security Corps.
Huang Dapeng was born in 1908 in Wudaoya (now Xiqiuwan), Badong County, Hubei Province Songjiaya Village, Township). In 1958, the Badong County Committee and the County People's Committee of the Central People's Government decided to establish a martyr cemetery, and the remains of martyr Huang Dapeng were moved and buried in the cemetery. On April 9, 1958, He Long wrote in a letter to the Badong County People's Committee: "A revolutionary force headed by Comrade Huang Dapeng (Peng) has displayed a high degree of heroism and tenacity in the struggle against the enemy. The many martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the revolution are worthy of our remembrance." He also wrote an inscription for the Badong Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower: "The achievements of the revolutionary martyrs will always inspire us to move forward!" Martyr Huang Dapeng was also commended by the State Council as one of the 12 revolutionary martyrs in western Hunan and Hubei.
Tan Qingsong, male, from Chadian Town, Badong County, born in 1980, Tujia, member of the Communist Party of China, and soldier of a certain unit of the People's Liberation Army. The public security department said that under obviously unfavorable circumstances, Tan Qingsong successfully captured the vicious thief with a relatively small cost of 3 superficial knife wounds, 1 blunt force injury, and two abrasions. It is almost impossible to be wise and courageous. Even if he were to be subdued, he might pay a heavy price. His wise approach is not only worth learning from every citizen, but also worth learning from every police officer. Tan Qingsong was elected as the "National Hero with Courage and Bravery" by a high vote, which attracted widespread attention. A netizen left a message online: There are many ways to act bravely. Fighting to the death with criminals is a heroic act. Assisting the public security department in cracking down on illegal criminals is also a heroic act. Bloodshed and sacrifice are heroic acts, and outsmarting criminals is also a heroic act. Acting wisely is an extension of acting bravely. Today, when special emphasis is placed on people-oriented, the "heroes who act bravely across the country" in our minds do not necessarily have to pay the price of life and tragic pain. This is why I vote for Tan Qingsong.
Deng Yulin (1881-1951), whose sect name was Shitai and whose courtesy name was Bingsan, was from the Tujia ethnic group in Badong County. When he was young, his family was poor. When she was 14 years old, her father and brother died of starvation, so she dropped out of school and became a "carpet", traveling between Badong, Yichang, and Zigui to support her mother. The following year, when his mother died, Deng took his mother back to his hometown (Shiqiaoping Village, Yesanguan) to ask for a place to bury her. However, the local powerful refused and allowed her body to be drenched in heavy rain. Deng was so sad and angry that he held the coffin and sighed: "The people have no burial place, and the world does not change, how can we survive!" At that time, Zhang Zhidong recruited and organized the "Self-Strengthening Army", and 16-year-old Deng Yulin rushed from his hometown to Yichang He joined the army and joined the 31st Infantry Army, and later moved to Wuchang with the army. Witnessing the rampant violence, the decline of people's livelihood, and the strong desire to fight against the Qing Dynasty, Wuchang Shouyi was elected as the leader, leading the army in battle, and made outstanding achievements. In the 16th year of the Republic of China, an orphanage for the orphans of the Xinhai martyrs and a school for the children of the Xinhai Revolution were established in Han. Later he moved to Shanghai to open the Asian Beekeeping Factory. In the 27th year of the Republic of China, he returned to Hubei and founded the Minsheng Coal Mining Company in Xiangxi. During the Anti-Japanese War, he was deeply moved by the country and served as a consultant to the Chongqing Field Military Commission. From the 28th to the 34th year of the Republic of China, he returned to his hometown to establish education and promote agriculture, and his virtue was ruined. After liberation, he was listed as an enlightened gentleman. He was imprisoned in 1951. He was rehabilitated in 1982 and his tomb was erected to commemorate him.