“Dead before arrival at the hospital.” Jiang was one of the first victims of the June 4 crackdown in Beijing. Legacy “The important thing is not action, but participation.” These were the last words Jiang left to his mother, Ding Zilin, on the night of June 3, 1989. After Jiang's death, Ding Zilin organized a group named Tiananmen Mothers, which consisted of parents, friends, and relatives of victims of the June 4 military crackdown. Together, these people have transformed themselves from victims to activists, demanding a change in the government's position over the suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Memorial On September 11, 1989, one hundred days after Jiang's death, Ding Zilin and Jiang Peikun took Jielian's ashes home. In front of his ash box, Jiang Peikun carved the following inscription for his son: Liu Xiaobo, the winner of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, wrote a bereavement poem to commemorate Jiang while he was visiting Jiang Peikun and Ding Zilin on June 1, 1991, two years after the Tiananmen Massacre. References 1989 in China 1989 Tiananmen Square protesters 1972 births 1989 deaths Murdered students Deaths by firearm in China