On February 14, 2003, the controversial Lu Rizhou officially resigned as Secretary of the Changzhi Municipal Party Committee. Previously, Lu Rizhou was elected vice chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference with 498 votes. On February 20, the morning when Lu Rizhou went to Taiyuan to take office, when he wanted to see this land again, he suddenly found himself among tens of thousands of Changzhi people who saw him off...
According to Changzhi practice, when the previous municipal party committee secretary leaves office, a farewell ceremony must be held in the municipal party committee compound and the successor leadership team as well as comrades of the municipal party committee and government. At 9 o'clock, when the car that picked up Lu Rizhou drove into the courtyard, the huge courtyard was already filled with densely packed people. Representatives of the more than 60,000 Muslims in Changzhi City came. Sang Caiping, a worker who personally directed the housing settlement, came. Sang Yanli, a poor student whom Lu Rizhou had supported for three years, came. There were also many people he couldn't name. ... From the entrance of the municipal party committee compound to the front of the office building, a distance of 50 meters, Lu Rizhou had difficulty walking. There are people with tears in their eyes everywhere, shouts of "Good luck, Secretary Lu", and banners and plaques full of blessings - "The People's Good Secretary Lu Rizhou"... Everyone wants to meet him again. After shaking hands once, the Muslim representatives and Sang Caiping hugged Lu Rizhou tightly and cried while shouting: "Secretary Lu, don't leave!" On October 14, 2009, Lu Rizhou gave a lecture at Kunming Hotel Danxia Palace. Chinese Feng Shui at the VIP table Chen Shuai, chairman of the association, asked Lu Rizhou: Do you have any regrets in life? Lu Rizhou: When Secretary Lu Rizhou left, the people of Changzhi lined the street to say goodbye. Lu Rizhou's tears moistened his lenses. On the way from the municipal party committee compound to the city's exit, many citizens lined the streets to see him off. In the largest central square in Changzhi, the masses unfurled a banner: "The reputation of gold cups and silver cups is not as good as that of ordinary people, and Secretary Lu has a good reputation!" The storm of public opinion supervision set off by Lu Rizhou has left "deep traces" in Changzhi and won considerable support. There are many supporters who strongly hope that Lu Rizhou's "New Deal" can be continued. "There is no way to go without friends.
Who in the world does not know you?
It is rare to have a close friend in life.
You have thousands of close friends."
When Secretary Lu passed by the exit of Changzhi City when leaving Changzhi, people stood on the bridge and the people seeing him off held banners like this.
With tears soaking our clothes, we bid farewell to our secretary...