“红军墓就是我们村子的一部分。”1934年，湘江战役惨烈落幕，12名红军战士长眠桂北山野，无名、无碑、无归期。但是在广西兴安水埠村，有人记住了他们。一句朴素承诺，跨越九十年光阴，李毅一家四代接力，风雨相守，守护烈士之墓。埃德加·斯诺之侄埃里克·福斯特（Eric Foster）来到水埠村，了解当年村民与中国工农红军之间的往事。
In a mountain village in Guangxi stands a "Red Army Tomb" where 12 martyrs were buried. There is only one name survives — Chen Yuchun. In 1934, Li Yi's great-grandfather served as a guide, and after witnessing the soldiers fall in battle, led the villagers in gathering and burying their remains. In his last words, he urged the family to keep guarding the tomb, and so four generations have taken up the relay of tending the graves for nearly a century. The American friend Eric Forster was moved: an ordinary family take care of the tombs voluntarily and ask for nothing in return. Professor Lu Ping of Guilin University of Technology explains the reason: the Red Army treated the Yao people as family — taking not a single needle or thread, and using scarce medicines to treat Yao children. After the ferocious battle of the Xiang River, this strong bond between the Red Army and the people helped the troops break out from dire straits. Today, the villagers develop bamboo industry and increase income together like one family, realizing the hopes that the Red Army once fought for. What four generations guard is not merely a tombstone—it is the answer to "why we fight."
（来源：中国外文局煦方国际传媒）
