●On the afternoon of July 26, 2020, a 12-year-old boy took a swim by the seaside of Yakou, Longhu Town, Jinjiang City, and was swept into the sea about three to four hundred meters from the shore. Cai Liangxing, Shi Guoqing, and Shi Hongyan, who were walking their horses on the beach, rushed into the sea on horseback and rescued the boy.

●On August 3, the Jinjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau awarded Cai Liangxing and the other two valiant horse riders the title of "Individuals Exemplifying Justice and Courage".

●On August 11, the official account of Jinjiang Economy News issued a tweet entitled SOS! The Life-saving Horses in Yakou, Jinjiang Seeking for Help, which attracted the attention of netizens all over the country. An action to save the "Hero Horses" was carried out online and offline simultaneously.

●At 4 o’clock in the morning on August 13, two horses passed away one after another.

●On August 15, the Jinjiang literature and art community issued A Proposal to Establish a Monument for the ‘Hero Horses’ in the Name of Love.

●On August 17, Jinjiang Association for Justice and Courage awarded two "Hero Horses" who died after saving people as "Meritorious Valor Horses".

●On August 20, Jinjiang Economy News and Civilization Office of Jinjiang Municipal Party Committee launched a crowdfunding activity for "Establishing a Monument and Statue for the ‘Hero Horses’"and raised 209,298.5 yuan in one day.

●In mid-August, Lin Chengliang, general manager of Jinjiang Jinhua Stone Co., Ltd., and Zhan Yawei, a statue designer and clay sculptor, started the early clay sculpture making and sample making of the "Hero Horses" statue. Peng Yibin, chairman of Fujian Fuqiang Stone Co., Ltd., sent three rough stones weighing more than 20 metric tons each for use in carving "Hero Horses".