Heroes and martyrs are the carrier of the national spirit and an important source of cultural self-confidence for the Chinese nation. At the same time, the reputation of heroic martyrs is also related to public interests. It’s an important part of the social public interests. Everyone has the obligation to respect and protect the reputation of heroes and martyrs. Our country should further strengthen the protection of the reputation of heroes and martyrs on the basis of the article 185 of the General Civil Law which places special emphasis on the legal protection of the heroic martyrs' reputation for the first time. Martyrs are identified by the existing assessment criteria, and the hero should be interpreted as those who sacrifice for the benefit of the country. The act of distorting, vilifying, slandering and negating the reputation of the heroes and martyrs should also be clearly defined. Apart from the close relatives of the heroes and martyrs, the Civil Affairs Department and the People's Procuratorate have the right to sue