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, music, even ...

Half a century after his death, Lei Feng's Regiment is still determined to carry forward his legacy, but to do so in new ways. In numerous publications depicting those who learn from Lei Feng, the ...

For years, Li Zhurun, a retired Chinese reporter and a journalism professor, has kept using "one of the biggest mistakes" of his life as an episode to teach his students the imperativeness of ...

An exhibition, which opened on Monday at Beijing World Art Museum, showcases photos and audio material featuring Lei Feng. The young Chinese soldier, who died in 1962, is known for selflessly helping ...

I read in a local newspaper that Qiao Anshan, best friend and army comrade of Lei Feng, is going to give lectures on Lei Feng spirit, and I was reminded that March 5 – Lei Feng day – is fast ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China is dusting off a Maoist icon for the modern age. Lei Feng, a soldier celebrated for his revolutionary ...

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 ...

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 ...

Beijing — He secretly washes other people’s socks, scrubs public toilets and fixes potholes in his spare time. He mails his meager savings to poor peasants, helps strangers carry their luggage home, ...