Wu Jiading (behind), director of the musical, and his father, 93-year-old Wu Hongyuan (seated), writer of the song Learn From the Role Model Lei Feng.[Photo provided to China Daily] Wu's son, Wu ...

A 19-year-old girl has completed a biographical novel about Lei Feng, a soldier who devoted his life to serving the public and helping the needy. The Song of Lei Feng, written by Zhang Tiantian and ...

Monday marked the official observance of Learn From Lei Feng Day in China, a holiday initiated by Mao Zedong in 1962 which turned a dead young soldier into a folk hero, and the central government has ...

March 5 is the official "Learn Lei Feng Day," when local governments, schools and institutions commemorate and appeal to people to learn from the good deeds of Lei Feng (1940-62), a soldier of the ...

Ruzhou effectively held “Learning from Lei Feng” activities starting last year. Ruzhou promoted Lei Feng spirit in campuses and villages and placed emphasis on foundation, innovation and results.

Lei Feng was venerated by the Communist Party of Chairman Mao for his altruistic and selfless patriotism. Present day authorities still feel that China's citizens would do well to follow the example ...

He was China's answer to Clark Kent, a revolutionary soldier who couldn't stop doing Superman-style good deeds, whether it was helping old women to cross streets, reciting Mao Zedong's works by heart ...

Fact-checking can wreak havoc on Chinese political mythology. I wrote recently about Lei Feng, the humble and highly quotable Chinese soldier who died a half-century ago but still lives on in the ...