Shenyang martyrs cemetery

Cemetery of the martyrs who resist US aggression and aid Korea

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Shenyang martyrs' cemetery generally refers to the cemetery of the martyrs who resist US aggression and aid Korea

The cemetery covers an area of 240000 square meters, and the terrain is very high. Up to the top of the stairs stands a pyramid shaped monument made of 23 meter high granite. On the front of the monument is Dong Biwu's inscription in September 1962: "the spirit of the martyrs who resist US aggression and aid Korea is immortal.". At the top of the monument are the national flags of China and North Korea, and under them are bronze statues of volunteers holding submachine guns. At the bottom of the monument is a wreath made of copper. On both sides of the wreath are the characters of 1950-1953. This is the time when the volunteers went to Korea to fight and the United States was forced to sign a truce agreement in Panmunjom. In the summer of 1962, Comrade Dong Biwu wrote an inscription: "brilliant martyrs should do their best and never destroy their glorious and immortal bodies. Yalu, the flower of Jiangnan is better than brocade, and the grass of Beiling garden is growing. The spirit of the world calls on all the people. Junji mountain, together Yang Zhi, vows to turn paper tiger into dust. "On the back of the monument, there are 471 characters of sacrificial inscription.

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Basic introduction

Behind the monument is the tomb of the martyrs, which is divided into three areas: East, West and North, where 123 volunteers are buried. Among them, Huang Jiguang and Yang Gensi are the special class fighting heroes; Qiu Shaoyun, sun Zhanyuan and Yang Liandi are the first class fighting heroes. In the southeast of the tomb area, there are large galleries and martyrs memorial hall. The gallery shows large-scale photos of state leaders accompanying international friends to visit the cemetery and people from all walks of life and relatives of martyrs to visit the cemetery. The memorial hall of the martyrs mainly displays more than 420 precious historical pictures of the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, weapons used by the martyrs during their lifetime, medals, military medals and other precious relics. Since the establishment of the cemetery, hundreds of thousands of international friends and people from all walks of life have visited the cemetery every year. The cemetery has become an important base for patriotism and internationalism education.

Historical evolution

Founded in 1951, the cemetery for the martyrs of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea is located on the east side of Beiling Park, covering an area of 240000 square meters. The cemetery has a commanding terrain, green pines and cypresses, and a solemn atmosphere. The reconstruction and completion of the cemetery for the martyrs of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea on October 15, 1999 is one of the ten major events in the spiritual civilization construction of Shenyang City in 1998.

Structural scale

The building area of the memorial hall is 2000 square meters, the exhibition area is 1500 square meters, and the total investment is 11 million yuan. The museum displays 201 objects, 187 photos, 61 paintings and 3 videos. Information department 3.

Up to the top of the stairs stands a pyramid shaped monument made of 23 meter high granite. On the front of the monument is an inscription written by Comrade Dong Biwu: "the spirit of the martyrs who resist US aggression and aid Korea is immortal.". At the top of the monument are the national flags of China and North Korea, and under them are bronze statues of volunteers holding submachine guns. At the bottom of the monument is a wreath made of copper. On both sides of the wreath are the characters of 1950-1953. This is the time when the volunteers went to Korea to fight and the United States was forced to sign a truce agreement in Panmunjom. The lower part of the stele is inscribed with a poem by Comrade Guo Moruo: "brilliant martyrs do their best and never destroy their glorious and immortal bodies. Yalu, the flower of Jiangnan is better than brocade, and the grass of Beiling garden is growing. The spirit of the world calls on all the people. The mountain is very high, and they will turn the paper tiger into dust. " On the back of the monument is a 471 character Memorial written by the State Council and reviewed by Premier Zhou Enlai. The stone walls on the East and west sides of the monument are inlaid with eight large bronze reliefs showing the heroic fighting scenes of the volunteers.

Behind the monument is the tomb of the martyrs, which is divided into three areas: East, West and North, where 123 volunteers are buried. Among them, Huang Jiguang and Yang Gensi are the special class fighting heroes; Qiu Shaoyun, sun Zhanyuan and Yang Liandi are the first class fighting heroes.

In the southeast of the tomb area, there are large galleries and martyrs memorial hall. The gallery shows large-scale photos of state leaders accompanying international friends to visit the cemetery and people from all walks of life and relatives of martyrs to visit the cemetery. The memorial hall of the martyrs mainly displays more than 420 precious historical pictures of the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, weapons used by the martyrs during their lifetime, medals, military medals and other precious relics.

Since the establishment of the cemetery, hundreds of thousands of international friends and people from all walks of life have visited the cemetery every year. The cemetery has become a base for patriotism and internationalism education.

Cemetery construction

A group of martyrs, such as Huang Jiguang, Qiu Shaoyun and Yang Gensi, were buried in the cemetery of the martyrs who fought to resist US aggression and aid Korea in Shenyang. A total of 123 special and first-class fighting heroes and 43 PLA martyrs were buried. In 1986, the cemetery was designated as one of the first batch of "national key martyrs memorial building protection units".

2003 marks the 50th anniversary of the victory of the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea. Fifty years ago, in the war-torn Korean battlefield, 133000 outstanding Chinese people gave their precious lives to fight against the aggressors and defend their country. There are 123 martyrs of the volunteer army sleeping in the cemetery of the martyrs in Shenyang. Standing in front of the martyrs' tombstone in the martyrs' cemetery hidden by green pines and cypresses, my thoughts flow back to the early 1950s At the beginning of 1951, the former northeast government decided to build four martyrs' cemeteries in Dandong and Shenyang. Shenyang martyrs' cemetery was built by the former political department of northeast military region. In August 1951, Shenyang martyrs cemetery was completed. On December 10 of the same year, it was handed over to Shenyang Civil Affairs Bureau for management.

The newly built cemetery for the martyrs of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea in Shenyang covers a total area of about 60000 square meters. It is a five room brick bungalow facing east and West. In the mourning hall, the portraits of the five martyrs Yang Gensi, Qiu Shaoyun, Huang Jiguang, sun Zhanyuan and Yang Liandi are hanging; in the cupboards on the left and right sides are displayed the revolutionary relics of the martyrs, including the military uniforms with blood stains and bullet holes, medals and so on. There are more than 100 tombs of martyrs in the cemetery. The tombs are round and sharp in shape, with front stone tablets engraved with martyrs' names and glorious deeds. On September 30, 1963, Shenyang martyrs' cemetery was declared as a provincial cultural relic protection unit by Liaoning provincial government.

Today's martyrs cemetery, covering an area of 240000 square meters, consists of three parts, the front is the parking area; the middle is the square green area; the rear is the activity area and mausoleum; the memorial hall for the martyrs who resist US aggression and aid Korea is newly built, displaying and collecting more than 400 precious revolutionary cultural relics. The name of the cemetery was inscribed by Guo Moruo. In the center of the mausoleum stands a 6-meter-high granite monument with Dong Biwu's inscription "the spirit of the martyrs who resist US aggression and aid Korea is immortal" engraved on the front and Guo Moruo's inscription below: "the martyrs of huanghuang do their best and never die. Yalu, the flower of Jiangnan is better than brocade, and the grass of Beiling garden is growing. The spirit of the world calls on all the people. The mountain is very high, and they will turn the paper tiger into dust. "

On the left, right and back of the monument are the tomb areas, where 123 martyrs were buried. Among them, there are 3 military level cadres, 10 division level cadres, as well as regimental level cadres and combat heroes, models and meritorious officials. More than 4000 trees such as pines and cypresses are planted in the park. The relics displayed in the memorial hall include: the submachine gun used by martyr Qiu Shaoyun; the light machine gun used by martyr sun Zhanyuan; the invitation for martyr Yang Gensi to attend the National Conference of battle heroes as a guest of Chairman Mao; the first-class national flag medal won by martyrs such as Cai Zhengguo; the bullet hole blood coat when deputy commander Cai Zhengguo died, and the 10th anniversary of the long march of the Red Army Zhang; Wu Guozhang, Rao Huitan and other martyrs' articles and other relics; Guo Moruo's eulogizing Huang Jiguang, Qiu Shaoyun martyrs' poetry handwriting and so on.

Major martyrs

Basic introduction

Most of the bodies of 123 martyrs in the cemetery were transported from the Korean battlefield to Shenyang from May 1951 to the end of 1955. In 1951, when Shenyang built the cemetery for the martyrs to resist US aggression and aid Korea, the remains of the martyrs were sent to the cemetery one after another for burial. Open the original "registration form of volunteer martyrs entering the cemetery", the natural conditions of 123 martyrs can be seen clearly; each registration form is stamped with the seal of "Organization Department of the Political Department of the Northeast military region of the Chinese people's Liberation Army", with the autographs of Tan Kaiyun, director of the organization department and other leaders.

Zhao Xingyu

Zhao Xingyu, head of 588 regiment of 66 army, was born in 1916 in shigangling, Daxian County, Sichuan Province. He joined the army in Daxian County in September 1933 and the party in Shanxi Province in December 1937. He successively served as the county commander, battalion commander, deputy commander and regiment commander. He died in the Korean battlefield in January 1951. The date of entering the cemetery was May 1951, and the number of the cemetery at that time was No. 5, group 17.

He quruo

The last martyr to come to the cemetery was he quruo, former deputy director of the Political Department of Shenyang Military Region, who was buried in 1994. Martyr he quruo was born in 1920, took part in the revolution in 1938, and joined the party in October of the same year. On September 12, 1973, martyr he quruo died in his post of negotiation and struggle.

At that time, after the martyrs died, they were buried directly near the battlefield. Before transporting the remains, the Northeast military region sent personnel to search for the graves of the martyrs, pick up the remains, transport them to the places left behind by Dandong troops, bury them with coffins, and then transport them by train to Shenyang cemetery of the martyrs who resist US aggression and aid Korea. Some of the martyrs' bodies were wrapped in canvas and transported to Shenyang before they could be embalmed in Dandong.

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