[1] A frequent topic of Communist Chinese propaganda, the people of the republic were taught to emulate his acts in their daily lives.

[2] Gensi was born in a poor peasant family in Taixing, Jiangsu Province.

[1] According to the stories about him, his family was killed by "landlords and capitalists" and he swore revenge and to overthrow the regime.

[1] In November of the same year, Yang Gensi was killed when protecting a strategic position.

According to the official story, after withstanding eight waves of attacks, only he and two injured soldiers remained alive in the fortification, and they were out of ammunition.