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建制终章第8卷:战时抵抗到和平转型(1989–1991):和平的容颜,陈平总书记巡视全军与森林深处的终章告别

Armed Forces Monograph Vol. 8: From Wartime Resistance to Peaceful Transition (1989–1991): The Smiles of Peace — Chin Peng's Final Rendezvous in the Forest

1989年12月《合艾和平协议》签署后,马共中央总书记陈平(左)重返泰马边境密林营地,与久别重逢的白发老战友紧握双手、搭肩相拥,定格下灿烂的“和平的容颜”。
1989年12月《合艾和平协议》签署后,马共中央总书记陈平(左)重返泰马边境密林营地,与久别重逢的白发老战友紧握双手、搭肩相拥,定格下灿烂的“和平的容颜”。
Following the signing of the Hat Yai Peace Agreement in December 1989, CPM Secretary-General Chin Peng (left) returns to the Thai-Malaysian border jungle camp, clasping hands and embracing a white-haired veteran comrade with radiant 'Smiles of Peace.'

【全军历史终章总览】1989年12月2日《合艾和平协议》正式签署,长达四十余年的森林武装岁月画上休止符 ➔ 和平的容颜:森林深处的终章告别(马共总书记陈平阔别丛林二十八年后重返泰马边境,亲赴各支队营区探望并肩作战的老战友与青年指战员,传达和平协议精神) ➔ 褪去戎装、化剑为犁(履行协议公开销毁武器,全体成员定居勿洞、邦朗、也哈、素基林四个和平村,开启尊严与安宁的平民新生活) ➔ 全彩珍贵历史照片与现场纪实录像全集。

[Final Chapter Overview] Signing of the 2 December 1989 Hat Yai Peace Agreement ending over four decades of armed conflict ➔ The Smiles of Peace: The Final Rendezvous in the Forest (Secretary-General Chin Peng returning to the Thai-Malaysian border camps to personally visit, embrace, and bid farewell to veteran cadres and young fighters) ➔ Decommissioning of Weapons & Building the Four Peace Villages (Betong, Bang Lang, Yaha, and Sukhirin) ➔ Curated colour archival photography and documentary video gallery.

第一章:和平的容颜(The Smiles of Peace):1989年合艾协议后陈平总书记重返丛林探望全军指战员

Chapter 1: The Smiles of Peace: Secretary-General Chin Peng's Return to the Jungle Camps After the 1989 Haadyai Peace Accord

1989年12月2日,随着《合艾和平协议》在泰南合艾蠡园酒店正式签署,马来亚共产党领导人民武装长达四十余年的森林游击战争画上了庄严而体面的历史休止符。在这历史性转折时刻,自1960年底北上后阔别泰马边境丛林整整二十八年的马共中央总书记陈平(Chin Peng,党内化名“阿朋”),在中央主席阿都拉·西迪、拉昔·迈丁、吴一石(阿石)、单汝洪(阿成)、李安东(老谢)等中央领导人的陪同下,不辞辛劳地跋山涉水,深入泰马边境各支队与分区的密林营地,亲自向全体指战员传达和平协议精神并作最后的告别巡视。

这一组珍贵的历史影像,定格了那段充满温情与感慨的岁月。当白发苍苍的陈平总书记走进第十二支队三区及各边境营区时,受到全体男女指战员夹道列队、鸣枪敬礼与热泪盈眶的欢迎。在告别了漫长的硝烟与生死考验后,曾经神情紧绷的丛林战士们卸下了沉重的战备重担,每个人的脸上都绽放出久违而灿烂的笑容,那是历经千难万险后迎来尊严与安宁的“和平的容颜”。

On 2 December 1989, with the formal signing of the Hat Yai Peace Agreement at the Lee Gardens Hotel in southern Thailand, more than four decades of jungle guerrilla warfare led by the Communist Party of Malaya came to an honorable close. At this historic crossroads, CPM Secretary-General Chin Peng ('Ah Peng')—returning to the Thai-Malaysian border rainforests after twenty-eight years—trekked into the mountain camps alongside Central Committee leaders Abdullah C.D., Rashid Maidin, Wu Yi Shi, Shan Ruhong, and Lee An-tung to personally visit the troops and bid farewell to the jungle era.

This extraordinary collection of colour archival photographs captures those deeply moving days. Having bid farewell to the smoke of battle, guerrilla fighters who had spent their youth under constant bombardment shed their heavy burdens, their faces lighting up with radiant, long-awaited smiles—the true 'Smiles of Peace.'

1989年12月2日,随着《合艾和平协议》在泰南合艾蠡园酒店正式签署,马来亚共产党领导人民武装长达四十余年的森林游击战争画上了庄严而体面的历史休止符。在这历史性转折时刻,自1960年底北上后阔别泰马边境丛林整整二十八年的马共中央总书记陈平(Chin Peng,党内化名“阿朋”),在中央主席阿都拉·西迪、拉昔·迈丁、吴一石(阿石)、单汝洪(阿成)、李安东(老谢)等中央领导人的陪同下,不辞辛劳地跋山涉水,深入泰马边境各支队与分区的密林营地,亲自向全体指战员传达和平协议精神并作最后的告别巡视。

这一组珍贵的历史影像,定格了那段充满温情与感慨的岁月。当白发苍苍的陈平总书记走进第十二支队三区及各边境营区时,受到全体男女指战员夹道列队、鸣枪敬礼与热泪盈眶的欢迎。在告别了漫长的硝烟与生死考验后,曾经神情紧绷的丛林战士们卸下了沉重的战备重担,每个人的脸上都绽放出久违而灿烂的笑容,那是历经千难万险后迎来尊严与安宁的“和平的容颜”。

On 2 December 1989, with the formal signing of the Hat Yai Peace Agreement at the Lee Gardens Hotel in southern Thailand, more than four decades of jungle guerrilla warfare led by the Communist Party of Malaya came to an honorable close. At this historic crossroads, CPM Secretary-General Chin Peng ('Ah Peng')—returning to the Thai-Malaysian border rainforests after twenty-eight years—trekked into the mountain camps alongside Central Committee leaders Abdullah C.D., Rashid Maidin, Wu Yi Shi, Shan Ruhong, and Lee An-tung to personally visit the troops and bid farewell to the jungle era.

This extraordinary collection of colour archival photographs captures those deeply moving days. Having bid farewell to the smoke of battle, guerrilla fighters who had spent their youth under constant bombardment shed their heavy burdens, their faces lighting up with radiant, long-awaited smiles—the true 'Smiles of Peace.'

【战时抵抗到和平转型|和平的容颜:森林深处的终章告别】
1989年12月2日,《合艾和平协议》的签署,为马共长达四十余年的森林武装岁月画上了休止符。这组珍贵的影像,定格了那段历史转折期最温情的一幕,马共总书记陈平深入各支队营区,亲自探望并告别那些与他并肩作战的老战友。
镜头里,告别了漫长的硝烟与生死考验,曾经紧绷的战士们卸下了重担,脸上绽放出久违而灿烂的笑容。这不仅是战友间跨越半世纪的生死重逢,更是全体成员在褪去戎装、走出森林,正式迎接平民新生活前,最后一次在丛林深处的团聚与欢庆。
[From Wartime Resistance to Peaceful Transition | The Smiles of Peace: The Final Rendezvous in the Forest]
The signing of the Hat Yai Peace Agreement on 2 December 1989 brought an end to the CPM's more than four decades of armed struggle in the jungle. This precious collection of photographs captures the most heartwarming moments of that historic transition—CPM Secretary-General Chin Peng visiting various regiment camps to personally meet and bid farewell to the veteran comrades who had fought alongside him.
In these frames, having bid farewell to prolonged warfare and tests of life and death, the once-tense fighters have shed their heavy burdens, their faces beaming with long-awaited, radiant smiles. This was not only a reunion of comrades-in-arms spanning half a century, but also the final gathering and celebration deep in the forest before all members hung up their uniforms, emerged from the jungle, and formally embraced their new lives as civilians.
— 录自《战时抵抗到和平转型:和平的容颜,森林深处的终章告别》原始文献 | Verbatim Transcription from 'From Wartime Resistance to Peaceful Transition: The Smiles of Peace' Primary Chronicle
1989年12月《合艾和平协议》签署后,马共中央总书记陈平(左)重返泰马边境密林营地,与久别重逢的白发老战友紧握双手、搭肩相拥,定格下灿烂的“和平的容颜”。
1989年12月《合艾和平协议》签署后,马共中央总书记陈平(左)重返泰马边境密林营地,与久别重逢的白发老战友紧握双手、搭肩相拥,定格下灿烂的“和平的容颜”。 Following the signing of the Hat Yai Peace Agreement in December 1989, CPM Secretary-General Chin Peng (left) returns to the Thai-Malaysian border jungle camp, clasping hands and embracing a white-haired veteran comrade with radiant 'Smiles of Peace.'
陈平深入泰马边境密林营区探望部队,在荷枪实弹的各族男女指战员簇拥下与老战友热情相拥、互致问候。
陈平深入泰马边境密林营区探望部队,在荷枪实弹的各族男女指战员簇拥下与老战友热情相拥、互致问候。 Surrounded by armed male and female fighters in the rainforest camp, Secretary-General Chin Peng warmly embraces and greets veteran comrades-in-arms.
陈平手捧指战员敬献的鲜花,在密林营地中与列队迎接的女战士亲切握手,身旁战友热烈鼓掌欢呼。
陈平手捧指战员敬献的鲜花,在密林营地中与列队迎接的女战士亲切握手,身旁战友热烈鼓掌欢呼。 Holding a bouquet of flowers presented by the troops, Chin Peng warmly shakes hands with a female fighter in the jungle camp as comrades applaud joyfully.
🎬 馆藏历史纪实录像:《陈平总书记(阿朋)到十二支队三区探望指战员实录(No. 6-1)》 (VS_No_6___1_阿朋同志到三区): 真实记录1989年《合艾和平协议》签署期间,陈平总书记深入勿洞森林第十二支队三区营地,受到全体指战员夹道欢迎、举行大会与欢聚话别的完整历史现场。 Archival Documentary Video: 'Secretary-General Chin Peng (Ah Peng) Visits the 12th Regiment Area 3 Camp (No. 6-1)': First-hand 1989 video footage capturing Secretary-General Chin Peng ('Ah Peng') arriving at the 12th Regiment Area 3 jungle camp in Betong to a rapturous welcome by the troops.
🎬 馆藏营地联欢实录:《“让晚会开得更加轻松快乐”:陈平总书记在营地联欢晚会上的讲话与演出(No. 59,全5卷)》 (VS_No_59_Mov): 陈平总书记在晚会开场时微笑着向战友们说道:“十多天来已经讲了很多话了,今天晚上我们让出更多的时间给文艺节目,让晚会开得更加轻松、更加快乐!”随后与全营战士共赏精彩演出。 Archival Camp Gala Series: '"Let the Evening Be More Relaxed and Joyful": Chin Peng's Remarks and Camp Farewell Gala (No. 59, 5 Parts)': Five-part recording of the camp farewell gala where Chin Peng warmly tells the troops, 'We have given many speeches over the past ten days—tonight let us give more time to the cultural performances so the evening is more relaxed and joyful!'

第二章:森林深处的最后团聚与欢庆:跨越半世纪的生死战友情

Chapter 2: The Final Gathering and Celebration Deep in the Forest: Half a Century of Solidarity

在陈平总书记巡视各支队营区期间,每一座森林营地都举办了盛大的团聚宴会、文艺联欢与分组战友合影。那些曾在1940年代抗日烽火、1950年代抗英反围剿以及1970年代南下突击中出生入死的老战友们,与在森林中出生或成长起来的年轻一代指战员围坐在一起,举起盛满米酒与清茶的搪瓷杯,共同缅怀长眠于赤道雨林中的先烈,庆贺和平曙光的到来。

以下这组珍贵的全彩历史照片,真实定格了陈平重返密林营地期间,生死与共的老战友们在林间热泪相拥,以及陈平与老一辈支队干部围坐长桌旁欢聚畅叙的感人瞬间。尤为难得的是,馆藏《照相》(No. 40-2)原声录像还完整记录了营地告别大合影拍摄时的幕后花絮:战士们搬来木椅、互相整理军容,摄影师高喊口令,陈平总书记与一批又一批分队战士在林间阳光下定格那一张张灿烂的“和平的容颜”。

During Secretary-General Chin Peng's tour of the border camps, every forest base held joyous reunion banquets, cultural performances, and group portraits. Veterans who had survived the 1940s Anti-Japanese War, the 1950s Anti-British War, and the 1970s southward campaigns gathered alongside younger fighters raised in the jungle, raising enamel cups to honor fallen martyrs and celebrate the dawn of peace.

The following colour archival photographs capture the deeply moving moments of Chin Peng's return to the jungle camps, as veteran comrades-in-arms embraced tearfully along the forest trails and gathered around the camp banquet table with Chin Peng to celebrate peace. Remarkably, the museum's video archive also preserves the behind-the-scenes footage of the camp farewell photo sessions in Reel No. 40-2 ('Taking Photographs'), showing fighters arranging benches, straightening uniforms, and gathering batch by batch around Chin Peng to immortalize 'The Smiles of Peace.'

在陈平总书记巡视各支队营区期间,每一座森林营地都举办了盛大的团聚宴会、文艺联欢与分组战友合影。那些曾在1940年代抗日烽火、1950年代抗英反围剿以及1970年代南下突击中出生入死的老战友们,与在森林中出生或成长起来的年轻一代指战员围坐在一起,举起盛满米酒与清茶的搪瓷杯,共同缅怀长眠于赤道雨林中的先烈,庆贺和平曙光的到来。

以下这组珍贵的全彩历史照片,真实定格了陈平重返密林营地期间,生死与共的老战友们在林间热泪相拥,以及陈平与老一辈支队干部围坐长桌旁欢聚畅叙的感人瞬间。尤为难得的是,馆藏《照相》(No. 40-2)原声录像还完整记录了营地告别大合影拍摄时的幕后花絮:战士们搬来木椅、互相整理军容,摄影师高喊口令,陈平总书记与一批又一批分队战士在林间阳光下定格那一张张灿烂的“和平的容颜”。

During Secretary-General Chin Peng's tour of the border camps, every forest base held joyous reunion banquets, cultural performances, and group portraits. Veterans who had survived the 1940s Anti-Japanese War, the 1950s Anti-British War, and the 1970s southward campaigns gathered alongside younger fighters raised in the jungle, raising enamel cups to honor fallen martyrs and celebrate the dawn of peace.

The following colour archival photographs capture the deeply moving moments of Chin Peng's return to the jungle camps, as veteran comrades-in-arms embraced tearfully along the forest trails and gathered around the camp banquet table with Chin Peng to celebrate peace. Remarkably, the museum's video archive also preserves the behind-the-scenes footage of the camp farewell photo sessions in Reel No. 40-2 ('Taking Photographs'), showing fighters arranging benches, straightening uniforms, and gathering batch by batch around Chin Peng to immortalize 'The Smiles of Peace.'

1989年12月陈平返回密林营地探望部队期间,久别重逢的领导干部与佩戴弹匣袋的基层指战员在林间小径激动相拥、热泪盈眶。
1989年12月陈平返回密林营地探望部队期间,久别重逢的领导干部与佩戴弹匣袋的基层指战员在林间小径激动相拥、热泪盈眶。 During Chin Peng's December 1989 visit to the border camp, reunited leaders and frontline fighters wearing magazine pouches embrace tearfully along a forest trail.
1989年12月19日,历经数十载丛林烽火考验的老战友在泰马边境密林营地重逢时紧紧相拥,互庆劫后余生与和平曙光。
1989年12月19日,历经数十载丛林烽火考验的老战友在泰马边境密林营地重逢时紧紧相拥,互庆劫后余生与和平曙光。 On December 19, 1989, veteran comrades who had survived decades of jungle warfare embrace tightly at a border camp clearing in celebration of reunion and peace.
陈平(居中正坐者)在密林营地团聚茶叙席间,与并肩战斗数十载的老一辈支队干部围坐长桌旁举杯共庆、畅叙战友情谊。
陈平(居中正坐者)在密林营地团聚茶叙席间,与并肩战斗数十载的老一辈支队干部围坐长桌旁举杯共庆、畅叙战友情谊。 Secretary-General Chin Peng (seated at center) gathers around a long camp table with veteran regimental cadres for a joyful reunion tea and banquet in the forest.
🎬 馆藏幕后纪实影像:《定格“和平的容颜”:陈平总书记与全营指战员丛林大合影幕后花絮(No. 40-2 照相)》 (VS_No_40___2_照相): 森林营地告别大合影的动态还原现场:真实记录各分队男女战士轮流走上看台、整理军装、簇拥在陈平总书记身旁拍摄告别大合影的温馨过程。 Archival Behind-the-Scenes Footage: 'Capturing "The Smiles of Peace": Group Photo Sessions with Chin Peng in the Jungle Camp (No. 40-2)': Live video counterpart to the jungle farewell photographs, capturing detachments of fighters taking turns arranging seats and posing with Chin Peng for their farewell portraits.
🎬 馆藏历史纪实影像:《1989年12月10日陈平、阿都拉·西迪、拉昔·迈丁重返丛林营地与全军战友握手团聚实录(89.12.10 金福回营)》 (VS_89_12_10_Jin_Fu_Hui_Ying): 真实记录1989年12月10日《合艾和平协议》签署仅八天后,马共中央总书记陈平、党主席阿都拉·西迪与拉昔·迈丁回到泰马边境丛林营地,与列队迎候的指战员逐一握手致意、欢聚叙旧的感人场面。 Archival Documentary Footage: 'December 10, 1989: Chin Peng, Abdullah C.D., and Rashid Maidin Return to the Jungle Camp for a Joyous Reunion with Comrades': Authentic archival footage recorded on December 10, 1989—just eight days after the signing of the Haadyai Peace Accord—showing CPM Secretary-General Chin Peng, Chairman Abdullah C.D., and Rashid Maidin returning to the border jungle camp to shake hands and reunite with their comrades.

第三章:褪去戎装、走出森林:迈向泰南四个和平村的崭新平民生活

Chapter 3: Hanging Up the Uniform and Emerging from the Jungle: Embracing New Civilian Lives in the Four Peace Villages

在完成了森林深处的终章告别与武器销毁程序后,马来亚人民军全体指战员正式卸下穿戴数十载的绿色戎装与红星军帽,走出了世代铭记的赤道雨林。根据《合艾和平协议》与泰国政府及王室的关怀安排,前马共武装成员分别定居于泰国南部的四个和平村,勿洞和平村(友谊村 / Ban Chulabhorn Patana 10)、邦朗和平村(Ban Chulabhorn Patana 9)、也哈和平村(Ban Chulabhorn Patana 11)以及素基林和平村(Ban Chulabhorn Patana 12)。

以下这组珍贵的历史纪实影像,真实定格了人民军指战员复员下山后在泰南兴建和平村、挥锄开荒整地、架设现代通讯设施并开启安居乐业的初期风貌。昔日浴血奋战的丛林战士,从此化剑为犁,在和平村的土地上开荒种胶、兴办教育、保护历史文物,将半个世纪的革命传奇化作守护和平的永恒见证。

Upon completing their final rendezvous in the forest and the formal decommissioning of weapons, the combatants of the Malayan People's Army hung up their green uniforms and red-star caps, emerging from the equatorial rainforests into the sunlight of peace. Under the provisions of the Hat Yai Peace Agreement and with the support of the Thai Government, former fighters settled across four Peace Villages in southern Thailand: Betong (Chulabhorn Patana 10 / Friendship Village), Bang Lang (Chulabhorn Patana 9), Yaha (Chulabhorn Patana 11), and Sukhirin (Chulabhorn Patana 12).

The following archival photographs capture the early days of the Peace Villages in southern Thailand—documenting the village entrance sign, demobilized fighters wielding hoes to clear land during voluntary community labor, and newly built civilian homes equipped with satellite communications. Turning swords into ploughshares, these former jungle combatants built thriving communities and preserved their half-century history for future generations.

在完成了森林深处的终章告别与武器销毁程序后,马来亚人民军全体指战员正式卸下穿戴数十载的绿色戎装与红星军帽,走出了世代铭记的赤道雨林。根据《合艾和平协议》与泰国政府及王室的关怀安排,前马共武装成员分别定居于泰国南部的四个和平村,勿洞和平村(友谊村 / Ban Chulabhorn Patana 10)、邦朗和平村(Ban Chulabhorn Patana 9)、也哈和平村(Ban Chulabhorn Patana 11)以及素基林和平村(Ban Chulabhorn Patana 12)。

以下这组珍贵的历史纪实影像,真实定格了人民军指战员复员下山后在泰南兴建和平村、挥锄开荒整地、架设现代通讯设施并开启安居乐业的初期风貌。昔日浴血奋战的丛林战士,从此化剑为犁,在和平村的土地上开荒种胶、兴办教育、保护历史文物,将半个世纪的革命传奇化作守护和平的永恒见证。

Upon completing their final rendezvous in the forest and the formal decommissioning of weapons, the combatants of the Malayan People's Army hung up their green uniforms and red-star caps, emerging from the equatorial rainforests into the sunlight of peace. Under the provisions of the Hat Yai Peace Agreement and with the support of the Thai Government, former fighters settled across four Peace Villages in southern Thailand: Betong (Chulabhorn Patana 10 / Friendship Village), Bang Lang (Chulabhorn Patana 9), Yaha (Chulabhorn Patana 11), and Sukhirin (Chulabhorn Patana 12).

The following archival photographs capture the early days of the Peace Villages in southern Thailand—documenting the village entrance sign, demobilized fighters wielding hoes to clear land during voluntary community labor, and newly built civilian homes equipped with satellite communications. Turning swords into ploughshares, these former jungle combatants built thriving communities and preserved their half-century history for future generations.

1990年代初部队复员下山后于泰南也拉府邦朗(Bang Lang)建立的和平村(获泰国朱拉蓬公主赐名“朱拉蓬发展村第九村”,หมู่บ้านจุฬาภรณ์พัฒนา ๙)村口木牌与新建屋舍。
1990年代初部队复员下山后于泰南也拉府邦朗(Bang Lang)建立的和平村(获泰国朱拉蓬公主赐名“朱拉蓬发展村第九村”,หมู่บ้านจุฬาภรณ์พัฒนา ๙)村口木牌与新建屋舍。 Wooden entrance sign and newly built houses of 'Chulabhorn Development Village No. 4' (Peace Village, หมู่บ้านจุฬาภรณ์พัฒนา ๔) established in Betong in 1990 after the demobilization of the guerrilla forces.
1990年和平村建设初期,复员指战员脱下军装、手持锄头在芭蕉林间开展开荒整地义务劳动,开启和平定居新生活。
1990年和平村建设初期,复员指战员脱下军装、手持锄头在芭蕉林间开展开荒整地义务劳动,开启和平定居新生活。 In 1990, demobilized fighters in civilian clothes wield hoes to clear land amid banana groves during voluntary community labor in the newly established Peace Village.
1990年泰南勿洞和平村(朱拉蓬发展村)建成初期,群山环抱的新建民居与村落中央架设的卫星通讯接收天线。
1990年泰南勿洞和平村(朱拉蓬发展村)建成初期,群山环抱的新建民居与村落中央架设的卫星通讯接收天线。 Newly built houses and a satellite dish antenna amidst the forested hills of the Betong Peace Village (Chulabhorn Development Village) in 1990.
🎬 馆藏和平转型纪实:《告别戎装迎和平:1989年底陈平总书记与指战员过渡期联欢及走出森林实录(No. 48,全6卷)》 (VS_No_48_Mov): 完整记录1989年12月《合艾和平协议》签署后,陈平总书记与指战员从身着五星军装到换上便装、观看告别联欢演出并走出密林营地的历史过渡期实录。 Archival Peace Transition Series: 'Bidding Farewell to the Uniform: Chin Peng and Combatants During the Post-Haadyai Transition (No. 48, 6 Parts)': Six-part archival documentary capturing Secretary-General Chin Peng and MPA combatants transitioning from jungle uniforms to civilian attire, attending farewell performances, and emerging from the forest camps after December 1989.
🎬 馆藏和平定居初期实录:《1990年4月陈平总书记探望下山复员指战员与和平定居初期生活纪实(No. 47,全9卷)》 (VS_No_47_Mov): 记录1990年4月复员下山的前人民军指战员褪去戎装、在泰南新建定居点开启平民生活,以及陈平总书记身着便装探望战友、共话家常的珍贵镜头。 Archival Early Settlement Series: 'April 1990: Chin Peng Visits Demobilized Combatants Beginning Civilian Life in Southern Thailand (No. 47, 9 Parts)': Nine-part archival film from April 1990 documenting demobilized MPA fighters beginning civilian life at their new settlements in southern Thailand and conversing with Chin Peng.