Former residence of martyr Gu Zhenghong

On the Zhuan River, about two kilometers southeast of hongxiaojie, Xiangzheng county. This is an ordinary farmhouse with three mud walled thatched cottages facing north and south, with wooden doors and windows, covering an area of only 28.7 square meters. On the left side of the gate of the former residence, there is a marble tablet inlaid with the inscription: "Jiangsu cultural relics protection unit / former residence of martyr Gu Zhenghong / people of Jiangsu Province" Place / former residence of martyr Gu Zhenghong / people's Government of Jiangsu Province / announcement on April 28, 1995 / establishment of Yancheng Municipal People's government ". Gu Zhenghong was an early member of the Communist Party of China and a famous martyr of the May 30th Movement. Gu Zhenghong was born in 1905. When he was 16 years old, he fled to Shanghai with his parents. He made a living by picking up rags and cinders on the streets of Shanghai. A year later, he worked as a sweeper in the No. 9 cotton factory set up by Japanese businessmen in Shanghai. He was forced and exploited by Japanese bosses and reactionary foremen. Soon, Gu Zhenghong was attacked by Deng Zhongxia, Yun Daiying and other early leaders of the Communist Party of China in the workers' club He joined the Communist Party of China in February 1925. In May of the same year, Gu Zhenghong took an active part in the workers' strike movement organized by the Communist Party of China in Shanghai and stood at the forefront of the struggle. On May 14, two workers were fired unreasonably from the No.12 cotton mill. The workers immediately went on strike and protested. On the afternoon of the 15th, workers clashed with foremen and patrolmen, and Gu Zhenghong was at the forefront of the team. Inside and outside the seven cotton factories dabanchuan village deliberately shot, Gu Zhenghong in the case of being shot and injured, still shouting slogans. The murderer Kawamura fired two more shots, and an accomplice slashed Gu Zhenghong's head with a knife. Gu Zhenghong lost too much blood and gave his precious life. He was only 20 years old. The Japanese atrocities aroused the great anger of the Chinese people. On May 28, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held an emergency meeting and decided to organize the masses to hold an anti imperialist demonstration on May 30. On the day of the demonstration, the protestors were arrested by the concession patrol and shot down again, killing more than 10 people and injuring more people, which led to the May 30th massacre that shocked China and foreign countries. Then, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the Shanghai Federation of trade unions announced its establishment and broke out a general strike and general strike Strike, general strike. In many large and medium-sized cities across the country, more than 12 million people have responded and expressed their support. In particular, the "provincial and Hong Kong strike" in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, which involved more than 200000 people, lasted for one year and four months and dealt a heavy blow to imperialism. This great struggle has fully demonstrated the revolutionary power of the Chinese people, and has written a glorious page in the history of the Communist Party of China and the revolutionary struggle of the Chinese people. The direct fuse of this struggle is Gu Zhenghong's heroic sacrifice. Gu Zhenghong's former residence has a history of more than 70 years. Although it was repaired many times, it finally collapsed. In May 1998, the people's Government of Jiangsu Province appropriated a special fund to restore the former residence in place in August of the same year. The former residence now displays tables, chairs, beds and other relics used by the martyrs in their lifetime. On the walls hang the portraits of the martyrs in their youth and precious photos of the martyrs leading the workers to fight against Japanese capitalists. In the compound of Zhenghong township government, there is also a memorial hall for martyr Gu Zhenghong. The front door is a bronze bust of martyr Gu Zhenghong, and inside the hall is a photo exhibition of martyr Gu Zhenghong's life. These relics and photos reveal the ordinary and great life of the martyrs and inspire future generations to continue to struggle. A few days ago, the people's Government of Binhai County decided to rebuild the Gu Zhenghong Memorial Hall in the county, and included this plan in the government's practical project. Now more than 100 mu of farmland has been expropriated in the south of the park, and the design scheme is in progress. After the completion of the new Gu Zhenghong memorial hall, it will become an important base for people to pay homage to their heroes and carry out patriotic education.

Former residence of martyr Gu Zhenghong

In May 1925, Gu Zhenghong, who was born in xiaoguzhuang, a neighboring village of "rulaian", joined the Communist Party of China in the May 30th anti imperialist movement, which shocked China and foreign countries.

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In the heroic struggle with Japanese capitalists, he made a heroic sacrifice. In order to commemorate this outstanding figure in the history of the International Workers' movement, the party and the government officially named "Zhenghong people's commune" when the people's commune was established in 1958, and now it is "Zhenghong Town People's government". In 1996, the former residence of the martyrs was listed by the provincial people's government as a key cultural relic protection unit and a moral education base for teenagers, and it was opened to the outside world for people at home and abroad to visit and admire. During the revolutionary war, more than 200 revolutionary martyrs died for the national liberation.

Gu Zhenghong's former residence is on the Zhuan River (in Zhenghong Village), about two kilometers southeast of Zhenghong street, Zhenghong Town, Binhai County.

Gu Zhenghong's former residence has a history of more than 70 years. The former residence is an ordinary farmhouse with three north facing south mud walls and grass houses, wooden doors and windows, covering an area of only 28.7 square meters. After many repairs, it finally collapsed. In May 1998, the government allocated a special fund for the restoration of the original residence in August of the same year. The adobe wall of the former residence is covered with wheat straw, which is 11 meters wide, 4.8 meters deep, 1.96 meters high and 3.95 meters high. In the early 1960s, the local government built two blue brick houses on the east side of the former residence for the mother of martyr Gu Zhenghong, with a width of 6.3 meters, a depth of 4.8 meters, an eaves height of 2.2 meters and a ridge height of 3.95 meters. Tables, chairs, beds and other relics used by the martyrs are displayed in the former residence. Hanging on the wall are the portraits of the martyrs in their youth and precious photos of the martyrs who led the workers to fight against Japanese capitalists. The former residence is flat in front of the gate, with a marble stele inlaid in the middle. On the stele, the former residence of martyr Gu Zhenghong, a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangsu Province, was announced by the people's Government of Jiangsu Province on April 28, 1995.

In order to commemorate the short and glorious life of the martyrs, in 1958, the hometown of the martyrs was officially named Zhenghong people's commune (in May 2001, the three towns of Zhenghong, Zhanggou and chenzhu were merged into the new Zhenghong town). The villages and groups where the martyrs were born were named Zhenghong Village and Zhenghong group respectively.

Martyr Gu Zhenghong

A statue of the martyr stands at the crossroads leading to the former Zhenghong Township, the hometown of the martyrs. The statue was completed on February 23, 2001. The statue is made of high polyester synthetic material, inlaid with red and black marble, and engraved with the inscription "martyr Gu Zhenghong is immortal". The statue of the martyr stands in the center of the disc with his right hand holding the shuttle rod and his eyes glaring and unyielding. It represents Gu Zhenghong's unyielding heroic attitude in leading the Shanghai workers and Japanese capitalists in their heroic struggle.

In the campus of Zhenghong middle school, there stands the bust of martyr Gu Zhenghong, who is tall and straight and unyielding. On major festivals such as Qingming and May 4th, the school organizes teachers and students to solemnly swear in front of the martyrs' statues.

Address: on the Zhuan River about two kilometers southeast of Zhenghong street, Zhenghong Township, Binhai County, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province

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