Yuedong guild hall

Yuedong guild hall

Yuedong guild hall is located at No.39 Jiefang street, Youjiang District, Baise City. It was built in the early years of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty and was funded by Guangdong lvyong merchants. The original museum is divided into front, middle and back, with more than 20 wing rooms around, covering an area of more than 8000 square meters. Now there is only the front door.

brief introduction

In some towns of Guangxi (such as Nanning, Baise, etc.), there are often eastern Guangdong guildhalls built by Guangdong businessmen. They are painted with pillars and carved with antique colors, and many figures and mascots are carved. East Guangdong guild hall is a place for businessmen to gather and negotiate business. Today, these buildings are still preserved. In Baise, Guangxi, the East Guangdong guild hall is worthy of people's pride. Because there he directed the feats of the Chinese revolution. It was here that Deng Xiaoping and other revolutionaries of the older generation planned and directed the Baise uprising.

Architectural features

Facing south, it is composed of the main hall and the East and West Wing rooms, symmetrically arranged along the central axis, with a width of 29.65 meters and a depth of 12.14 meters. The main hall is 16.6 meters wide, 12.14 meters deep, and the height of granite platform is about 10 meters. Hard hill type brick and wood structure, fair faced wall, brick to brick joints, small green tile roof, glass hook for dripping and paishan hook drop. The five ridges are towering and decorated with ceramic tiles. Unfortunately, they have been destroyed. The eaves gallery is 4.4 meters deep, with 4 stone eaves columns, flower basket column foundation, and 1 stone lion standing between the eaves on both sides. The carving is exquisite and vivid. The beams are carved with stories of historical figures with exquisite workmanship. The wing rooms on both sides are also of hard Hill brick and wood structure, with two floors and wooden floors. The roof tile and decoration are the same as the main hall. It has a width of 4.8 meters, a depth of 12.14 meters, a distance of 1.76 meters from the main hall, and a low wall around the street. The wing rooms on both sides are about 9 meters high, slightly lower than the main hall. Before it was demolished at the end of 1950s, the whole guild hall was orderly, light and beautiful.

Yuedong guild hall is the headquarters of Baise uprising, which was built by Guangzhou merchants living in Baise in Qing Dynasty. The style and shape of the building are very similar to those of Chen ancestral temple, and the roof is covered with stone bay dolls.

Baise City, not only beautiful scenery, but also dangerous terrain, convenient transportation, is leading to Yunnan, Guizhou throat. Due to the large amount of water in Youjiang River, it can be navigable in four seasons, and 100 freighters can directly reach Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Therefore, merchants from Yunnan, Guizhou and even all over the country, especially from Guangdong, gathered in Baise. With the increasing number of Cantonese Merchants, Cantonese has naturally become the city language of Baise. With the development of Commerce, a number of guildhalls have been built in the city to provide services for local businessmen, such as the East Guangdong Guildhall, Lingzhou Guildhall, Yunnan Guildhall, Guizhou Guildhall, Jiangxi Guildhall and so on. Among them, the East Guangdong Guildhall is the largest and most luxurious. Unfortunately, due to man-made destruction, except for Yuedong guild hall and Lingzhou guild hall, other guild halls no longer exist. The East Guangdong guild hall was built by Guangdong businessmen. It was first built in the 59th year of Kangxi reign of Qing Dynasty (1721), and then rebuilt many times. When Cantonese businessmen come to Baise, they like to stay in the East Guangdong guild hall, get together and negotiate business.

The East Guangdong guild hall is an ancient building with brick and wood structure, which has the artistic tradition and style of ancient buildings in the south. Located in Jiefang pedestrian street of Baise City, the whole building covers an area of 2331 square meters, with a construction area of 2661 square meters. The guild hall is located in the west to the East, with the front, middle and back three main halls as the main axis, and on both sides are equipped with symmetrical four entry wing rooms and veranda (sound: Wu), forming a "Ri" shaped closed independent building complex. The veranda of the palace is well arranged. The courtyard passageway is paved with red terraced bricks and rectangular stones. Under the veranda of the palace are all supported by solid wood columns or granite square stone columns. The interior gables of the three main buildings in the middle still contain exquisite ink murals. It can be said that the whole building is a fine art of culture and education.

history

As a transit station between Cantonese and their hometown, the East Guangdong guild hall plays an irreplaceable role in the hearts of local Cantonese. In the hearts of the local Baise people, Yuedong guild hall is the most proud because it once led the Chinese revolution. It was here that Deng Xiaoping and other revolutionaries of the older generation planned and directed the Baise uprising.

But the most striking thing is the small loft where Deng Xiaoping, Zhang Yunyi and other revolutionaries of the older generation lived during the revolutionary war. The small loft is simple and simple. Two benches and a few boards make up a "bed". The only items are a pair of shabby straw sandals and a coir hat, and the furniture is just two desks. In 1929, it was in this building that they directed and launched the famous Baise uprising. It was here that they spent the extraordinary years leading the Baise uprising and the revolutionary struggle in Youjiang Revolutionary Base. The East Guangdong guild hall is of brick, wood and stone structure, which is still quite solid.

When you get to Baise, you have to see the Baise Uprising Memorial Hall and the East Guangdong guild hall. This is the former site of the headquarters of the seventh Red Army, which has preserved a generation of historical relics. The Baise Uprising Memorial Hall is not only an exhibition of revolutionary historical sites, but also a wonderful scenery. It is located on the hillside of Youjiang River, with a panoramic view of Baise City. The Youjiang River is like a silver chain winding away, and the memorial hall is magnificent and impressive.

On December 11, 1929, Comrade Deng Xiaoping successfully launched the Baise uprising. At the same time, the seventh army of the Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army was established in Baise. The military headquarters has a headquarters and a political department. The headquarters is located in the East Guangdong guild hall, where the staff office, manager office, adjutant office and military medical office of the headquarters work. Deng Xiaoping's and Zhang Yunyi's offices and living rooms are very simple. Each of them has a desk and a bed, and they work in the bed. Their beds are also made of pine planks and benches. They wear the same clothes, build the same bedding and eat the same meals as other station officers, setting up a good style of hard work for the whole army.

The Party Central Committee, the State Council, the Party committee and the people's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region attach great importance to the protection of the former site of the headquarters of the seventh Red Army. On March 26, 1961, the people's Government of the autonomous region listed the former site of the military headquarters of the seventh Red Army as a key cultural relic protection unit in the autonomous region, and at the same time established the "Youjiang Revolutionary Cultural Relics Museum" in the former site. On August 17, 1977, Comrade Deng Xiaoping wrote a title for the former site of the seventh Red Army: the former site of the seventh army headquarters of the Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army. On January 13, 1988, the State Council listed the former site of the military headquarters of the seventh Red Army as a "national key cultural relics protection unit".

Address: Hedong street, Hejie Town, Babu District, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

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