Published Personal Records
Personal Records · Published
Published personal records by reporters, engineers, administrators, and disaster-affected residents. This section holds bibliographic information and brief descriptions only, not reproduced text — see Sources & Methodology.
Published entries
| Title | Author | Relevant pages | Summary | Rights status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 《力挽狂澜的人》(“The Ones Who Turned Back the Tide”), a collection of flood-fighting reportage literature (Henan People’s Publishing House, October 1976) | Henan People’s Publishing House (editor); individual contributing authors not identified | Whole book | Per available information, this is the earliest known publicly published book referencing this disaster, predating Yu Weimin and Ye Shuxin’s 《75·8浩劫内幕纪实》 (1990). Reliability note: per the researcher’s assessment, this is a typical late-Cultural-Revolution-era collection of flood-fighting reportage literature aimed primarily at constructing heroic model exemplars, with pronounced exaggeration and formulaic narrative patterns (colloquially “假大空” — fabricated, grandiose, and hollow); its historical-fact value is limited and it is included solely for being the earliest such publication, so specific claims must be cross-checked against other primary sources before citing | Cited only |
| Chen Xing (陈惺), “Recollections of the Rescue Work During the ‘75.8’ Zhumadian Extraordinary Flood,” in 《河南水利史料》(Henan Water Resources Historical Materials), Series 1 (compiled by the Henan Provincial Water Resources History and Gazetteer Compilation Office, July 1987, internal circulation) | Chen Xing (陈惺), Deputy Director and Chief Engineer, Henan Provincial Water Resources Department | pp. 19–24 | Per this site’s Central condolence telegrams and 1980 Banqiao/Shimantan lessons-learned report, Chen Xing worked on-site during the disaster response and led the leadership group that produced the “75.8” lessons-learned investigation. This piece is his first-hand recollection of the rescue effort in the Zhumadian area | Cited only |
| Yu Weimin and Ye Shuxin, 《75·8浩劫内幕纪实》 (“The Inside Story of the ‘75.8’ Catastrophe”) (Yellow River Literature and Art Publishing House, March 1990) | Yu Weimin and Ye Shuxin, reporters, Henan Daily (《河南日报》) | Whole book | A work of reportage literature (报告文学) — the first publicly published account of this disaster. Reliability note: per the researcher’s assessment, the book mixes factual reporting with lyrical/embellished prose, a common trait of the reportage-literature genre; specific factual claims should be cross-checked against other primary sources before citing | Cited only |
| Wu Tianyong (吴天镛), “Heartfelt Memories, Earnest Expectations,” in 《情系石漫滩》 (“Ties of Affection to Shimantan”) (China Water & Power Press, 1997) | Wu Tianyong (吴天镛), Chief Engineer, Henan Provincial Water Resources Department | pp. 45–55 | Wu Tianyong served as chief engineer of the Henan Provincial Water Resources Department; this piece appears in a commemorative anthology about Shimantan Reservoir. Based on the title, it is believed to be his retrospective account of events related to the reservoir | Cited only |
| Zhao Zhendong, Fan De’an, Wang Yunde, Zhang Jinliang, and Zhang Zhiye, “A First-Hand Account of the Shimantan Dam Breach,” in 《情系石漫滩》 (“Ties of Affection to Shimantan”) (China Water & Power Press, 1997) | Zhao Zhendong, Fan De’an, Wang Yunde, Zhang Jinliang, Zhang Zhiye (reservoir staff) | pp. 56–60 | The five co-authors served as staff at Shimantan Reservoir; this piece appears in the same commemorative anthology as the Wu Tianyong entry above. Based on the title, it is believed to be their joint first-hand account of the dam breach | Cited only |
| Qu Dexian and Zheng Zhubin (eds.), 《一代将星孔庆德》 (“A Generation’s General Star: Kong Qingde”) (PLA Publishing House, 2000) | Subject: Kong Qingde (孔庆德), Deputy Commander, Wuhan Military Region | pp. 538–541 | Compiled/edited by Qu Dexian and Zheng Zhubin — not authored by Kong Qingde himself. Per the personnel list in this site’s Central condolence telegrams document, Kong Qingde served as Wuhan Military Region’s deputy commander and directed flood-fighting and rescue operations at Zhumadian. Pages 538–541 are believed to cover his experience during this event | Cited only |
| Kong Fanbin (孔繁斌), “Taking Disaster as a Mirror to Learn Lessons for the Future — Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the ‘75.8’ Flood-Fighting and Disaster Relief Effort” | Kong Fanbin (孔繁斌), Deputy Commander, Zhumadian Region Flood Prevention and Drought Relief Command Headquarters | pp. 163–172 | Published in 《驻马店文史资料》(Zhumadian Cultural and Historical Materials), Series 4, compiled by the Zhumadian Municipal CPPCC Committee’s Study and Cultural-Historical Materials Committee. Kong Fanbin served as deputy commander of the region’s flood-prevention and drought-relief command headquarters; this is his retrospective essay written for the 30th anniversary of the “75.8” flood-fighting effort (around 2005). | Cited only |
| Lu Fang (路芳), “A First-Hand Account of the ‘75.8’ Extraordinary Flood” | Lu Fang (路芳), Secretary, Xincai County Party Committee | pp. 192–200 | Published in 《驻马店文史资料》(Zhumadian Cultural and Historical Materials), Series 4, compiled by the Zhumadian Municipal CPPCC Committee’s Study and Cultural-Historical Materials Committee. Lu Fang served as Xincai County’s party secretary; per this site’s Central condolence telegrams document, the Henan provincial committee and central delegation ordered the Liubukou levee in Xincai County breached to release floodwater and rescue people, and this piece is believed to be his first-hand account of that decision and the county’s flood-fighting effort. | Cited only |
| 《抹不掉的记忆：共和国重大事件纪实》 (“Memories That Cannot Be Erased: A Record of Major Events of the Republic”) (Xinhua Publishing House, January 2008) | Zhang Guangyou (张广友), Xinhua News Agency correspondent | pp. 91–123 | Per the personnel list in this site’s Central condolence telegrams document, Zhang Guangyou accompanied the central delegation to Zhumadian in August 1975 to cover the flood. Pages 91–123 are believed to cover his first-hand account | Cited only |
| 《治水无止境》(“Water Management Without End”), Chapter 7, “The ‘75.8’ Extraordinary Flood Disaster” (China Water & Power Press, June 2009) | Chen Xing (陈惺), Deputy Director and Chief Engineer, Henan Provincial Water Resources Department | pp. 88–108 | Per this site’s Central condolence telegrams and 1980 Banqiao/Shimantan lessons-learned report, Chen Xing worked on-site during the disaster response and led the leadership group that produced the “75.8” lessons-learned investigation. Chapter 7 is believed to be his first-hand account and technical reflection on the event | Cited only |
| Liu Kangjian (刘康健, pen name Kang Jian/康健), 《创世纪》 (“Genesis”) (Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing House, 2011) | Liu Kangjian (刘康健), Chairman, Zhumadian Writers Association | p. 268 | Liu Kangjian served as chairman of the Zhumadian Writers Association. The book comprises 50 essays which, per the author, are literary re-creations built on the author’s own field investigation and interviews. Reliability note: this is re-created literary prose rather than a direct first-hand account; specific factual claims should be cross-checked against other primary sources before citing. | Cited only |
| Zhou Wenhua and Zhao Ming, “A First-Hand Account of the ‘75.8’ Flood Disaster — Interviewing 84-Year-Old Grandmother Sun” (published December 2013) | Grandmother Sun (孙老太太), disaster-affected resident of Biyang County, 84 years old at the time of the interview, full name not disclosed (oral account); Zhou Wenhua and Zhao Ming (interviewers/writers) | pp. 153–156 | Published in 《泌阳县文史资料》(Biyang County Cultural and Historical Materials), Series 12, compiled by the Biyang County CPPCC Committee’s Study and Cultural-Historical Materials Committee, internal circulation, December 2013. Zhou Wenhua and Zhao Ming interviewed an 84-year-old woman surnamed Sun about her first-hand experience of the “75.8” flood; the interviewee is identified only by surname and age, not full name. | Cited only |
Entry format
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Memoir title |
| Author | Author’s name and role in the event (reporter, engineer, administrator, affected resident, etc.) |
| Relevant pages | Specific page range relevant to this project |
| Publication details | Publisher, year, edition |
| Summary | A brief, non-verbatim description of the content relevant to this project |
| Rights status | Typically “cited only,” or a short fair-use quotation of a specific fact where needed (see Sources & Methodology); this site does not reproduce the full text or extended passages |
Content involving living individuals also follows the interview-ethics and anonymization principles described in Sources & Methodology.