1.岳飞YueFeiisfamousnationalheroinchina.HelivedinChineseSongDynasty.SongDynastywasbeinvadedbyJingnationalitywhichwasnorthnomadthen.YueFeileadedhisarmytoattackJing'sarmy.Hewasoftenwin.LaterhewasbekilledbylurcherofSongDynasty.

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　　2.Chinamakesastronaut杨利伟

　　'nationalhero'

　　Posted:7:31PM(ManilaTime)|Oct.16,2003

　　AgenceFrance-Presse

　　BEIJING-ChinahailedthesuccessofitsfirstmannedspaceflightThursdayandimmediatelydeclaredastronautYangLiweianationalhero,astensofthousandsofmessagesofprideandpraisefloodedInternetchatrooms.

　　"AsaChineseperson,Iamveryproudofmycountry,"saidoneofmorethan40,000messages,almostallcongratulatory,postedontheChineseportalSina.com.

　　"Longlivethemotherland!LonglivetheChinesenationality!"

　　Anothernearly40,000messagesbombardedrivalportalSohu.com'sdiscussionforumjustafewhoursafterYang'scapsuletoucheddownat6:23a.m.(2223GMTWednesday)inthegrasslandsofInnerMongolia.

　　"Welcomebackourhero!"oneInternetwriterexclaimed.

　　Aftercompletinga21-hourmissioninwhichheorbitedtheEarth14times,Yang,38,lookedsettobefetedfortherestofhislifeasapillarofthecountry'sdrivetobeacceptedasaglobalpower.

　　Describedasa"warrior"byPresidentHuJintaoWednesday,Yangwasdeclareda"nationalhero"byofficialsThursday.

　　"AstheveryfirstChinesetoflyinaspacecraft,IbelieveMr.YangLiweiisnotonlyaheroinaerospacetechnology,butalsoanationalhero,"saidXieMingbao,directoroftheOfficeoftheChinaMannedSpaceProgram.

　　Speakingatapressconferenceafterthesuccessfullanding,XierecognizedthehighpublicityvalueYangholds.

　　ActivitieswithYangandthepublic"willcertainlybegoodfornationalpatrioticfervor,"Xiesaid.

　　Inacountrywherethegovernmentiseagertoboostpatriotismandnationalunitytodivertpublicattentionfromsocialproblems,andtobolsterwaningpopularityfortheCommunistParty,Yangwouldbeausefulsymbolofnationaldedication.

　　"Theywanttobuildtheastronautintoanationalherothatyoucanrallypeoplearound,"saidDerekMitchell,aseniorfellowfortheInternationalSecurityProgramattheUS-basedCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies.

　　"It'slikeanywhere,evenintheUS.Itcouldhelptheleadersinpower,"hesaid.

　　Yang'shometowninSuizhongcounty,northernLiaoningprovince,wastednotimetryingtocapitalizeonthefameofalocalsondonegood.

　　CountyofficialsheldapressconferenceWednesdayandunabashedlyaskedreporterstopromotethecounty'sproductsanditstouristattractions.

　　Yang'salmamater,theSuizhongCountyNumberTwoHighSchool,hasnamedaclassafterYang.

　　EvenChinesebasketballsuperstarYaoMingmighthavetomoveoverforthetopfighterpilot.

　　"He'sChina's(Yuri)Gagarin,"saidDengYachao,acuratoratthesciencemuseum,referringtothefirstmanwhowentupinspace42yearsago.

　　"He'llbemorefamousthanYaoMing.HerepresentsChina,"saidDeng,whohadansweredmanyquestionsfrommuseumvisitorsaboutYang.

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