Maintaining anonymity was Lei Feng's habit, an ironic trait for someone who was to become one of China's most prominent moral icons. In 1962, he died in an accident when he was just 22 years old.

A public debate over Lei Feng, once a national role model but now a controversial figure in public opinion, has also been aroused once again among China's traditional media and the Internet after ...

“But to serve the people is limitless.” He is Lei Feng, a ghost from communist China’s past. Four decades after Mao Tse-tung made the young soldier a household name, the late Lei Feng’s ...

Lei Feng is more than just a name in China. He is hailed as a cultural icon, symbolizing selflessness, modesty, and dedication. His name creeps into people's hearts, daily conversation ...

"For me, Lei Feng is the greatest person, not only in China, but also in the whole world. I've admired him since I was very young, when I heard his stories." That's the basis on which Ma Shuiquan ...

Lei Feng, the famed half-real, half-fabricated communist model soldier — killed when a telephone pole fell on him more than 50 years ago — is making a dramatic comeback in China's cultural and ...

BEIJING — Beijing residents often joke that Lei Feng must not have a registration card allowing him to live in the capital — because, though he can be counted on to show up here in March ...

The official Xinhua News Agency said the company launched its first "Lei Feng Spirit" restaurant in Lei's home province of Hunan on Sunday, ahead of Tuesday's official remembrance day for the ...

While the party has periodically tried to revive the spirit of Lei Feng in the recent past, it has appeared to put extra effort into the 50th anniversary commemorations, which coincide with the ...

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