Now, Mr. Yin Tong is rich, and he has not forgotten this promise he made when he was a child. He was deeply influenced by the thoughts of Mr. Chen Jiageng and Mr. Li Guangqian, that is, "take it from society and apply it to society". Shortly after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Mr. Li Yintong allocated funds to build Xiamen University and Jimei School destroyed by the war, and then allocated huge sums of money to support Nan 'an Guoguang Middle School, Ethnic Primary School, Lanyuan Middle School, Quanzhou peiyuan middle school and Jimei University. In order to help more people, Mr. Yin Tong established Meishan Welfare Foundation in Thailand, Hong Kong and his hometown Meishan.
From 65438 to 0980, after a detailed investigation and understanding of Xiamen, Mr. Yin Tong decisively put forward the idea of building a "free port" in Xiamen to the leaders of Fujian Province, which was affirmed by the central authorities. Deng Xiaoping said: "This overseas Chinese mentioned it well." Xiamen finally implemented some "free port" policies, which created favorable conditions for Xiamen's economic prosperity and development.
We really want Li Lao to talk about some of his experiences in person. However, his excitement made everyone present a little worried, fearing that over-stimulating the elderly would probably make him relapse and even endanger his life. In order to stabilize the old man's mood, we stopped the interview. Nevertheless, we benefited a lot from the bits and pieces in the interview, and our hearts were constantly stirred and baptized. Li Lao's life is legendary. He loves his country and can give anything. His character is strong and unyielding, and he is never vague in the face of righteousness. He wrote a chapter without regret for his life with the blood of a man.
Few people know his patriotism and love for his hometown, and the ups and downs he got from it. ...
This amiable and respectable old man died in June165438+1October 65438+February 2002.