Former residence of Chen Geng

Chen Geng's former residence is located in Quanhu village, Longdong Town, Xiangxiang City, Hunan Province. It is 7 kilometers away from Xiangxiang City and adjacent to Mao Zedong's former residence in Shaoshan. It consists of three parts: former residence, cemetery and life hall, covering an area of about 60 mu. Chen Geng's former residence is a typical Xiangzhong residence. It was built by Chen Yiqiong, the grandfather of Chen Geng, the Deputy General of Hunan army and the general of Wu Xian in the late Qing Dynasty. With a construction area of 1342 square meters and nearly 40 houses, it reproduces Chen Geng's growing environment in his youth through renovation. The former residence in Houshan is the cemetery of Chen Geng and his wife.

Former residence of Chen Geng

It is located in Yangji Bay, Quanhu village, Longdong Township, Xiangxiang County, Hunan Province. Yangji Bay is a building group, with earth bricks and green tiles, two buildings above and below, and two horizontal "concave" shape. There are more than 40 houses in total, which belong to medium-sized residential style. Sitting east facing west, close to mountains and water, the scenery is pleasant. It is the middle hall house, divided into upper and lower hall, separated by a large rectangular patio, which is called "Yuanyang hall" in ancient architecture. In front of the hall, there are two Chinese fir umbrella pillars and a carved drum shaped stone foundation under them. In front of the left and right horizontal rooms, there is a big mountain shaped pile built with bricks to avoid wind and rain. Inside the horizontal room, the rooms are arranged vertically and horizontally, with a total of four small patios. In front of the house, there is a pond less than half an acre beside the terrace for drinking and farming.

In March 2020, it was named the fifth batch of patriotic education bases in Hunan Province by the Propaganda Department of Hunan provincial Party committee.

geographical position

This building group is bounded by Zhengji Zhonghua, with 20 on the left living in Tan Jiasong's house and 23 on the right living in Chen Geng's house. Chen's house was originally 20 rooms, but later it was added with three rooms, which were equipped with beds, bedding and clothing for the elderly, the disabled, the orphans and some homeless beggars. Behind the house on the right is the Chen family's vegetable garden. The hillside above the vegetable garden is reclaimed by the Chen family as an orchard. On one side of the orchard, there is a martial arts training ground, where the Chen family has practiced martial arts for generations. Chen Geng's ancestors were all engaged in farming and had a hard life. Chen Geng's grandfather, Chen Yihuai, joined Zeng Guofan's Hunan army. He started as a soldier and fought many battles. He became a general, and then he was demobilized.

History of former residence

Chen Geng's father, Chen Shaochun, bought more than 300 mu of farmland with the savings of his forefathers. With his own hard work and frugality, his family gradually prospered. During the Anti Japanese War, many victims came here in droves, hungry and crying. The Chen family then sold the land to help. In the end, there was only 1.3 mu of land left in the family, and the Chen family's house was given to the poor people for free. Chen Geng was born in such a family on February 27, 1903. He worked, practiced martial arts and studied with his family since childhood. After joining the Hunan army in 1916, he left his hometown. On March 15, 1960, Chen Geng returned to Yangji Bay, where he had been away for many years. Today, only three of Chen Geng's ancestral houses are left. The rest have been demolished by local residents and small western style houses have been built.

Brief introduction to Chen Geng

His original name was Chen Shukang. He was born in Xiangxiang County, Hunan Province on February 27, 1903. He graduated from Xiangxiang Dongshan Primary School of higher education, joined the Xiang army at the age of 13 in 1916, retired in 1921, and then went to the Self-study University advocated by Mao Zedong. He joined the Communist Party of China in December 1922. He entered Huangpu Military Academy in 1924. After graduation, he stayed in the school as vice captain and company commander, and took part in the campaigns of pacifying the rebellion of the business group and crusading against Chen Jiongming, known as one of the "three heroes of Huangpu". In 1925, when he was the guard of the general headquarters during the eastern expedition, he once covered Chiang Kai Shek to escape from the dead. Feeling his kindness, Chiang Kai Shek transferred him to serve as an assistant. Later, aware of Chiang Kai Shek's ambition, he left Chiang on the pretext of "asking for leave to go home.". In September 1926, he secretly went to the Red Army in the Far East of the Soviet Union to learn the experience of political defense and mass armed riots. After returning to China in 1927, he served as the battalion commander of the National Revolutionary Army in Wuhan, responsible for the security work of the CPC Central Committee, and soon participated in the "Nanchang Uprising". He was injured in the battle in Huichang and went to Shanghai for medical treatment. After his recovery, he worked in the special branch of the CPC Central Committee for four years.

In 1931, he was sent to the Hubei Henan Anhui Soviet Area and served as the commander and commander of the 12th division of the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army. After being arrested in March 1933, Chiang Kai Shek, entrusted by the old friendship between his teachers and students and the kindness of being rescued, lured senior officials to surrender, but Chen Geng remained unmoved. Two months later, he was rescued by the party and returned to work in the Central Soviet area. He served as the president of the Red Army Infantry School, the head of the red army cadre regiment, the leader of the 13th brigade of the Shaanxi Gansu detachment, and the commander of the first division of the first red Army Corps. Took part in the long march. During the Anti Japanese War, he served as brigade commander of 386 brigade of 129th division of the Eighth Route Army and commander of Taiyue column of Taiyue military region. During the war of liberation, he served as commander of the fourth column of Shanxi Hebei Luyu field army, commander and political commissar of the fourth corps of the Chinese people's Liberation Army. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, he served as deputy commander of the Southwest Military Region and commander of Yunnan Military Region, chairman of the people's Government of Yunnan Province, commander and political commissar of the third corps of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army, deputy commander of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army, president and political commissar of the Academy of military engineering of the Chinese people's Liberation Army, deputy chief of general staff and deputy director of the Ministry of national defense of the Chinese people's Liberation Army, and deputy director of the Ministry of national defense minister. He was awarded the rank of general in 1955. He is a member of the first and second national defense committees, an alternate member of the seventh and Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He died of recurrent myocardial infarction in Shanghai on March 16, 1961. He was only 58 years old.

Free policy

In February 2020, to pay homage to the medical workers, the scenic spot will provide preferential and free tourism services to the medical workers of the whole country (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) from the date of resumption of operation to December 31, 2020.

Honors

In March 2020, it was named the fifth batch of patriotic education bases in Hunan Province by the Propaganda Department of Hunan provincial Party committee.

Address: yangjiwan, Quanhu village, Longdong Township, Xiangxiang County, Hunan Province

Longitude: 112.51742362976

Latitude: 27.645366704122

Ticket information: 20 RMB

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