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the paper reporter learned from relevant departments that comrade hou shengfu, a famous mountaineer and former vice chairman of the cppcc of luochuan county, yan'an, shaanxi province, died on september 25, 2024 at the age of 86 due to ineffective medical treatment.

public information shows that hou shengfu was born in june 1939, with a junior high school education and a native of qinguan, luochuan. he started working in december 1958 and joined the communist party of china in december 1965.

hou shengfu served in lanzhou from december 1958 to august 1960 as a correspondent. in august 1960, he trained at the tibet sports commission mountaineering camp. in 1962, he was transferred to the chinese mountaineering team and served as deputy coach and coach. hou shengfu returned to work at the luochuan county sports committee in 1981 and served as the coach of the county sports committee. from september 1984, he served as the vice chairman of the first, second, third and fourth sessions of the luochuan county cppcc. he retired in december 1999.

on may 27, 1975, hou shengfu and other nine team members finally climbed to the top of mount everest from the north slope after ten days and nights of continuous fighting. they planted the five-star red flag of the motherland on the top of mount everest. at the same time, the height of mount everest was measured. at 8848.13 meters, he also became the first han chinese to successfully climb to the summit and the first chinese to take photos on the top of the earth.

after retirement, hou shengfu worked in the luochuan county related work committee and served as the deputy leader of the yan'an spirit report team. every year, he brings pictures and materials to primary and secondary schools in the county to tell students about the yan'an spirit and the deeds of mountaineering heroes, encouraging them to study hard and serve the motherland when they grow up.