Judge harbors family's devotion to service

In April 1928, Rong Yaoxian's troops were surrounded by enemy forces, and he died in battle.

His efforts did not go unnoticed. On May 13, 1982, the Ministry of Civil Affairs recognized him as a revolutionary martyr.

Over the past 40 years, his descendants have visited his former residence in Tumd Left Banner and the Mount Daqing cemetery of revolutionary martyrs every Tomb-Sweeping Day.

"Inspired by my great-grandfather, I want to increase people's sense of happiness, fulfillment and security through my hard work. I firmly believe in the rule of law and serving people wholeheartedly," Rong Ruxia said.

In 2013, she went to Oroqen Autonomous Banner, Hulunbuir city, to hear a case about a graveyard dispute.

A piece of the graveyard, which had belonged to a family for 300 years, had been ceded as farmland to another family in a contract.

"It was autumn harvest season. To avoid delaying farmwork, we held a hearing in the fields," she recalled.

People from both parties were angry and quarreled with others. After hours of mediation, one side agreed to allow a path to the graveyard, and the other side promised to transfer some of their farmland as compensation.

"We never thought that Rong, the judge, would come to help us in the fields. We are satisfied with the land-for-land solution," a local farmer said.

Rong said the spirit of service embodied by her family was on her mind during the mediation, as it has been on other mediation trips she has taken.

"In times of spring plowing and autumn harvest, we should go to the grassroots to offer legal assistance. They will believe in the court, and many contradictions will be resolved," she said, adding she will always serve the people wholeheartedly.