He visited more than 40 martyr memorial facilities and traveled a total of 40000 kilometers, including retired soldiers and "Red Culture Communication blogger" Dong Xiaojian—— A Star chaser who lights up the stars ■ China National Defense Daily reporter Li Qian, correspondent Li Dongsun Pingping A screenshot of a short video released by Dong Xiaojian during his memorial service to martyrs in Mengzi martyr cemetery. On April 23, a short video was updated on the "China Star" account of the Tiktok platform. In the video, the blogger walked into the Mengzi martyrs cemetery in Yunnan Province. With the tragic background music, he aimed the lens at the tombstone of the third-class hero Li Shanniang and told the story of Li Shanniang's bravery in killing the enemy and spilling blood in southern Xinjiang, which was paid attention and praised by many netizens. This is the 352nd short video released by the account in memory of heroes and martyrs. "The 'China Star' refers to the heroes and martyrs who sacrificed their lives to protect the country. They are the backbone of the nation, the vanguard of the times and the most shining star of the Chinese nation." Dong Xiaojian, 46, from Nantong, Jiangsu Province, is a retired soldier with 21 years of party experience. Since October 2020, he has visited more than 40 martyr memorial facilities across the country, shot and released more than 350 videos, attracted 300000 fans and won 8.52 million likes. He is known as the "Red Culture Communication blogger". "The original intention of releasing the video of remembering heroes and spreading the stories of heroes through the 'China Star' account is to guide contemporary teenagers to establish correct values and call on the whole society to advocate heroes and learn heroes." Dong Xiaojian said. Dong Xiaojian visited faka mountain martyr cemetery in Pingxiang, Guangxi. Dong Xiaojian's father was also a soldier. He was influenced by his military father. Later, following his father's footsteps, he joined the army and joined the party. After his retirement, although his military uniform was removed, his reverence for heroes remained. Dong Xiaojian said that it was a great regret in his military career that he failed to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the motherland. In the second half of 2019, due to a coincidence, Dong Xiaojian crossed 2000 kilometers and lasted two days to come to Jinping martyr cemetery in Yunnan to pay tribute to a martyr from his hometown Nantong. It was this accidental memorial ceremony that activated his hero complex in his heart and let him find another way to realize the value of life. "Looking at the rows of tombstones and the young faces on the tombstones, my heart is like a knife..." Dong Xiaojian said. At the moment he stepped into the martyrs' cemetery, he seemed to see the heroic scenes of young heroes fighting in a hail of bullets at the last moment of their lives, and his heart could not be calm for a long time. According to the cemetery staff, there are many unknown martyrs in the park, and some martyrs' tombs have not been visited by their families so far. "Martyrs should not be forgotten. I want to tell more people about their heroic deeds." Therefore, Dong Xiaojian registered the short video account of "China Star" and began the road of chasing the "Star" by visiting the martyr memorial facilities and telling the story of heroes and martyrs. Starting from his hometown Nantong, Jiangsu Province, he has covered 29 martyr cemeteries, 9 martyr memorials and 5 former martyr residences in 8 provinces of Jiangsu, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Guizhou and Sichuan, with a total travel mileage of 40000 kilometers, and released hundreds of heroic stories through the "China Star" account. "Heartache! Seeing that there are only names and no photos on the tombstones of many martyrs, maybe he and his family are still lost." In the past two years, in addition to visiting martyr memorial facilities and telling the story of martyrs, Dong Xiaojian also actively helped martyrs find relatives. In the spring of 2020, Dong Xiaojian saw someone soliciting photos of some martyrs on the Internet and immediately participated. Once, he drove 600 kilometers to Peixian County, Jiangsu Province with a note with only 10 words - "martyr Yan Chengwu, from Peixian County, Jiangsu Province". After several twists and turns and asking around, he finally found the martyr's family and got the martyr's photos. Later, he successively helped six martyrs, including Li Shuanghe and Shi Guoan, find photos of their families and themselves. "It's very educational to see you visit the martyrs' cemetery and shoot videos. Pay tribute to the heroes and learn from you!" Click the "China Star" account, and there are hundreds of messages under each short video. The comments and praise of netizens made Dong Xiaojian very happy. In a video commemorating martyr Zhao Kaijia, there is a long message that attracts attention: Thank you for visiting my grandfather on behalf of our family. Thousands of words come together into one sentence - may you who work for the hero have a safe life! "Many teenagers pay attention to 'China Star', which makes me feel gratified and proud, and also strengthens my determination to spread red culture." Dong Xiaojian said that his future goal is to travel around 277 national martyr memorial facilities and 400 provincial key Memorial facilities, spread more heroic stories and light up the "Star" light everywhere. The pictures in this article are provided by the respondents (outlook new era)