Former site of 129th division headquarters

Site of the headquarters of the 129th division of the Eighth Route Army

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The former site of the 129th division headquarters generally refers to the former site of the 129th division headquarters of the Eighth Route Army

The former site of the 129th division headquarters of the Eighth Route Army is located in Shexian County, Handan, Hebei Province. It is composed of the former site of the 129th division headquarters, jiangjunling and the exhibition hall of the 129th division, covering an area of 300 mu. In 2013, the peak international tourist attraction was planned.

During the Anti Japanese War, Shexian was the hinterland and capital County of the border base area. It was located in the outpost of the Anti Japanese war in North China and was a strategic area of the Anti Japanese war in North China. Under the leadership of Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping and other division leaders, the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army was ordered to cross the Yellow River eastward, march into Taihang, plan Chian village of Shexian County, and bathe in the blood of Taihang Mountain, which started the reconciliation of changshengkou, shentouling and xiangtangpu in the Anti Japanese war In the war of liberation, there were more than 110 party, government, military, financial and cultural units stationed in Shexian County for five years.

In January 2017, the national development and Reform Commission issued the list of national Red Tourism classic scenic spots, and the former site of the headquarters of the 129th division of the Eighth Route Army was included in the list of Chinese Red Tourism classic scenic spots.

Site distribution

The former site of the headquarters is composed of three adjacent farmhouse quadrangles, which are built according to the situation and are in a good arrangement. The lower house is the office of the headquarters. The main room of the north house is the conference room, Westinghouse is Liu Bocheng's office, the east house is the guard room, and the south house is the office. Lilac and Bauhinia trees planted by Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping.

Out of the gate of the lower courtyard, go up five slopes to the west to the middle courtyard. There is a plaque inscribed by Liu Huaqing on the door, which is the residence and office of the chief. Nanwu is the former residence of Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping. Dongwu is a two-story building, which is Li Xuefeng's dormitory and office. There is an air raid shelter in the southeast corner of the hospital.

The upper courtyard is the combat room of the headquarters, which is the office of the organization. There is an air raid shelter in the southeast corner of the courtyard. The military and political office of the 129th division, the dormitory of Li Xuefeng, Secretary of the Taihang district Party committee and political commissar of the Taihang military region, and the landlord's dormitory are set up in the hospital. The backyard is connected with the upper courtyard. The five rooms in Nanfang used to be the combat Office of the headquarters. Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping commanded more than 31000 battles and recovered 198 counties. The office of the combat Office of the headquarters has been transformed into an exhibition room for Taihang woodcut prints, which displays the woodcut prints created by the writers and artists of Taihang army during the Anti Japanese War and the war of liberation. It reproduces the fighting life of the army and the people of Taihang in the hard years. Five in the north room are Mr. Liu's dormitory, three in the east room are Deng's dormitory, and three in the west room are Lai Ruoyu's dormitory. Through the South Gate of the backyard, there is an air raid shelter of the headquarters, which is nine meters deep. It is damp and dark inside. It is the cave where the division chief prevented enemy planes from bombing.

Surrounding buildings

In the cave of Shimen village, 16 kilometers west of the county seat, there is the former cemetery of martyrs of Anti Japanese war in Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan. In May 1942, general Zuoquan, deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army, died and was buried here, also known as Zuoquan tomb and the former site of Xida arms factory.

On jiangjunling are the spiritual bones of General Liu Bocheng, Xu Qianqian, Li Da, Huang Zhen, etc., where the statues and monuments of General Liu Bocheng are engraved, and a memorial Pavilion for General Liu Bocheng is built. In October 1990, Comrade Deng Xiaoping personally inscribed the name of "jiangjunling" and the name of "Marshal Liu Bocheng Memorial Pavilion".

Historical evolution

In 1940, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping led the 129th division of the Eighth Route Army into Taihang mountain area, opened up and founded the Anti Japanese base area of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan. The headquarters of 129th division moved to Chian village at the end of December, and its headquarters was located on the hillside in the middle of the village. Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, Li Da and other proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation led the army and the people here, thoroughly smashed the Japanese army's brutal sweep of the base areas, commanded the Shangdang, pinghan and other campaigns in the war of liberation, and made great contributions to the victory of the war of resistance against Japan and the war of liberation.

In December 1945, the headquarters moved to Wu'an. The 129th division lived here for five years. Revolutionary cultural relics and relevant materials reflecting the history of civil military struggle at that time are displayed in the north, East and South rooms of the headquarters compound.

After the founding of new China, Deng Xiaoping, the chief designer of China's reform and opening up, and two marshals, three generals, 18 generals, 48 generals, 295 major generals have emerged from here. Nearly 100 senior leaders of the 129th division have successively held important positions in the party and the state. They have become the backbone of China's second generation of leadership and ushered in a new era in the history of China's reform and opening up Therefore, it is known as "the cradle of the second generation of Chinese leaders".

Site protection

Conservation History

In July 1982, the former site of the headquarters of the 129th division of the Eighth Route Army in Shexian county was announced by the Hebei provincial government as a key cultural relics protection unit at the provincial level;

In 1995, on the occasion of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Anti Japanese War, Liu Huaqing, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, made a special trip back to visit the former site of the headquarters of the 129th division, where he once worked and lived, and wrote "don't forget the 129th division, inspire patriotism" in writing, which he presented to the people of Shexian county. The former site of the 129th division headquarters has been designated as one of the first 18 "patriotic education bases" in Hebei Province by Hebei provincial Party committee and government;

In November 1996, the former site of the headquarters was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit; in June 1997, the former site of the headquarters was listed by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee as one of China's 100 patriotic education demonstration bases.

From May to 7, 1999, Hebei provincial government allocated 150000 yuan, and the Provincial Bureau of cultural relics allocated 100000 yuan, which was undertaken by Hebei Institute of ancient architecture protection to restore the original appearance of the headquarters.

Exhibition Center

In addition, an exhibition hall with an area of 13000 square meters was built on the north side of jiangjunling in the north of the former headquarters site. Most of the exhibits on display in the museum are the physical objects and text pictures of the soldiers of the 129th division in the Taihang Mountains, which reproduces the glorious history of the 129th division in the Anti Japanese war in the Taihang Mountains. The exhibition is rich in content, unique in form, advanced in means, and the tour route is a one-stop loop structure. The museum records the revolutionary deeds of Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, Xu Xiangqian and other revolutionaries of the older generation leading the soldiers of the 129th division to bathe in blood Taihang from the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War to the victory of the Anti Japanese war in 1945, in chronological order, in the form of pictures, tables, sand tables, sculptures and physical displays,

From different angles and sides, it vividly reproduces the spirit of the soldiers of the 129th division who fought and lived in Taihang Mountain.

Address: Chi'an village, she County, Handan, Hebei Province

Longitude: 113.635706

Latitude: 36.591767

Tel: 0310-3868129

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