The Memorial Hall for "Little Balu Heroes" at the Hecuo Primary School in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province. [Photo/Xiamen Daily]
The Memorial Hall for "Little Balu Heroes" ("Balu" refers to the Eighth Route Army) is located at the Hecuo Primary School in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province.
Above the entrance are the Chinese characters for "We are the heirs of Communism", and the name of the memorial hall inscribed by General Ye Fei, commander of the "Aug 23" fight in 1958 and former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
On the two sides of the hall are musical notations for the anthem of the Young Pioneers of China and Xiamen Song (Ode to Xiamen).
“英雄小八路”纪念馆位于厦门市何厝小学校内，紧挨着校门。纪念馆大门正中央，镌刻着“我们是共产主义接班人”以及八二三炮战指挥员、全国人大常委会原副委员长叶飞将军的“英雄小八路”题字。大门两侧分别是中国少年先锋队队歌和《厦门颂》的词曲雕刻。
The memorial hall displays over 140 pictures depicting little heroes' deeds, as well as many items they used in their studies, work, and lives.
纪念馆内陈列着140多幅“小八路”支援前线的图片资料，以及当年“小八路”们用过的学习、生活、劳动器具等珍贵历史实物。
The little heroes were 13 Chinese Young Pioneers from the Xiamen Heshan No 4 Central Primary School (now Hecuo Primary School), who decided to stay behind and support the front during the "Aug 23" fight.
1958年八二三炮战中，厦门禾山第四中心小学（今何厝小学）的13名少先队员主动留在当地支援前线，冒着生命危险接电话线、擦炮弹、站岗放哨、抢修军备路……
In 1961, a movie entitled Little Balu Heroes based on their stories was released. Its theme song, We Are the Heirs of Communism, was well-received across the country and later become the anthem of the Young Pioneers of China.
1961年，以他们的事迹为素材实地拍摄的电影《英雄小八路》公映，主题歌《我们是共产主义接班人》在祖国大地唱响。后来，这首歌被确定为中国少年先锋队队歌。
