Xifeng concentration camp Revolutionary History Memorial Hall

Xifeng concentration camp Revolutionary History Memorial Hall

Xifeng concentration camp is the largest and highest level secret prison set up by KMT military Bureau during the Anti Japanese war. It is composed of the headquarters of yanglangba and xuantiandong prison in Xifeng. It is called "University" within the military and unified administration, while baigongguan prison and wanglongmen detention center in Chongqing are called "middle school" and "primary school".

In January 2017, the national development and Reform Commission published the list of national Red Tourism classic scenic spots on its website, and Xifeng concentration camp Revolutionary History Memorial Hall was selected into the list of Chinese Red Tourism classic scenic spots.

On October 11, 2018, he was selected into the list of "national primary and secondary students' research and practice education base".

Basic information

The former site of Xifeng concentration camp is located 6 kilometers south of Xifeng County, Guizhou Province. It is the largest secret prison for Communist Party members and patriotic progressives set up by the Kuomintang during the Anti Japanese war by adhering to the reactionary policy of "passive Anti Japanese and active anti Communist". It is also the three major concentration camps set up by the Kuomintang during the Anti Japanese war. Xifeng concentration camp is called "new prison" or "University" internally, and "Xifeng Xingyuan of the Military Commission of the national government" externally, while baigongguan, zhazidong prison and wanglongmen detention center in Chongqing are called middle school and primary school respectively.

Xifeng concentration camp is surrounded by mountains and towering ancient trees. There are lakes and caves in the mountains. The terrain is hidden and dangerous. Xifeng concentration camp has a control area of 2000 square kilometers and 43 prisons in eight buildings. The prison was named after "loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, faithfulness and peace". They are called "Zhongzhai", "Xiaozhai", "Renzhai" and so on. Yizhai is a female prison. Calling Chongqing wanglongmen detention center "primary school", Chongqing baigongguan prison "middle school", and Xifeng concentration camp "important criminals" from all over the country are called "universities", while studying abroad is slang for execution.

Establishment process

In 1927, Chiang Kai Shek launched the "April 12 counter revolutionary coup", arrested many influential Communists and progressives, and imprisoned them in the Kuomintang's "military prison" in Nanjing. After the July 7 Incident in 1937, the Japanese invaders invaded Nanjing on a large scale, and Nanjing was in danger. Chiang Kai Shek passively resisted Japan and actively fought against the Communist Party. He ordered the army to move these people to Wuhan, then Yiyang, Hunan, and finally Xifeng. Xifeng concentration camp was established in November 1938 and was abolished in July 1946. More than 1220 Communists and progressives were detained successively. Hundreds of revolutionaries gave their precious lives here for the cause of national liberation.

Xifeng concentration camp is composed of the headquarters of yanglangba and the prison of xuantiandong in the nearby mountains. The control area of yanglangba headquarters is about 2 square kilometers, with eight buildings and 43 prisons. The prison is named after "loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, faithfulness and peace", which is called "Zhongzhai", "Xiaozhai", "Renzhai", etc., among which "yizhai" is a female prison. The prisoners were mainly Communist Party members, anti Japanese generals and patriotic celebrities from all walks of life.

The prison of Xuantian cave is hidden deep in the high mountains and valleys. It is a natural cave. The cave entrance is a semicircle of Shangyuan and Xiaping. The top of the cave is 15 meters, the widest is 54 meters, the depth is 130 meters, and the area of the cave is 3400 square meters. Because of its precipitous terrain, steep cliff, inaccessible and easy to hide, it became the secret place where the Kuomintang juntong held "important" prisoners. From October 1938 to July 1946, General Yang Hucheng and his wife Xie Baozhen, young son Yang Zhengzhong and young daughter Yang zhenggui were held in this inaccessible place for eight years.

Xifeng concentration camp was established in November 1938 and abolished in July 1946. It has successively detained more than 1220 Communists and progressives, including many famous figures, such as Xu Xiaoxuan (the prototype of Xu Yunfeng in Hongyan), Che Yaoxian (the founder of Chengdu "endeavor meal"), Yang Hucheng, song Zhenzhong (little luobutou), Luo Shiwen, song Qiyun, Huang Xiansheng, Zhang Luping and ma More than 600 revolutionaries, such as Zhang Luping and his seven martyrs, have successively sacrificed their precious lives for the cause of national liberation.

Development history

In May 1997, Xifeng concentration camp Revolutionary History Memorial Hall was officially opened to the public. In 1988, the State Council announced that the former site of Xifeng concentration camp was a national key cultural relics protection unit. In 1996, Guiyang city listed the first phase of the site restoration project as one of the 15 practical things of that year, invested more than 4 million yuan to restore the site of the concentration camp, and officially opened it to the outside world in 1997. In 1998, the General Yang Hucheng prison in xuantiandong was also restored and opened. A large-scale revolutionary traditional education base covering an area of more than 80 mu, including the exhibition of heroic deeds, camp, martyr cemetery and Xuantian cave, has begun to take shape. The former site of Xifeng concentration camp was announced as the second batch of national patriotic education demonstration bases by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee.

patriotic education

In order to give full play to the educational role of the former site of Xifeng concentration camp, the State Council listed it as a national key cultural relics protection unit in 1988, and Guizhou Province and Guiyang city listed it as a provincial and municipal patriotic education base in 1997. In June 2001, the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee listed it as a national patriotic education demonstration base.

Protection unit

The former site of Xifeng concentration camp, a place where countless revolutionary martyrs fought and bled, has been valued and protected by the party and the people since liberation.

On January 13, 1988, the State Council of the people's Republic of China announced that the former site of Xifeng concentration camp is a national key cultural relics protection unit (including the former site of concentration camp and Xuantian cave). At the end of 1996, the CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee, provincial government and Guiyang Municipal Committee and municipal government decided to take Xifeng concentration camp as the patriotic education base of the province and city, with a special fund of more than 4 million yuan, to be borne by the CPC Xifeng County Committee and county government It's the responsibility to repair. On May 29, 1997, the restored Xifeng concentration camp site was officially opened to the public at an unveiling ceremony. The opening ceremony was presided over by Wang Sanyun, member of the provincial development standing committee and Secretary of Guiyang municipal Party committee. Wang Siqi, deputy secretary of the provincial Party committee, delivered a speech. Leading comrades from the provincial Party committee, provincial government, provincial military region, municipal Party committee and municipal government attended the opening ceremony. More than 20 people attended the opening ceremony, including specially invited survivors Wang Pinsan, Hou Renmin, sun Mengda and Liu Qian, the daughter of General Yang Hucheng, the relative of the martyr, Chen Yin, the wife of his son Yang Zhengzhong, Che CHONGYING and Che Yiying, the daughters of martyr Che Yaoxian, and song Zhenyong, the elder brother of little luobotou.

On the afternoon of that day, Yang Rudai, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), who was inspecting work in Guizhou, made a special trip from Guiyang to visit the former site of Xifeng concentration camp.

On July 18, 1997, Premier Li Peng also paid a special visit to the former site of Xifeng concentration camp during his inspection work in Guizhou, and inscribed "Xifeng heroes inspire the people to march forward bravely."

Since October 1997, the party and state leaders who have visited the former site of Xifeng concentration camp include Wu Bangguo, Luo Gan and bu he, as well as other leading comrades of the central authorities who have visited the former site of Xifeng concentration camp. They fully affirmed the role of the former site of Xifeng concentration camp as the basis of patriotic education in the construction of socialist spiritual civilization. In order to strengthen the management of the former site of Xifeng concentration camp, a key cultural relic protection unit of the state and a patriotic education base of provinces and cities, and give full play to its role, a special management organization, Xifeng concentration camp Revolutionary History Memorial Hall, was set up with the approval of the higher authorities.

In addition to the restored site area of the concentration camp, the memorial hall also includes auxiliary facilities square, group sculpture and exhibition hall.

Group sculpture of loyal soul

Standing in the center of the square with its back to the camp, the group sculpture "song of loyal souls" consists of three parts: foundation, base and statue. The group sculptures are carved with red stones, and the heroes of the revolutionary martyrs are carved on the front. Although they are wearing chains and suffering from torture, the high wall can not keep the revolutionary's belief in victory, and torture can not wear away the revolutionary's determination to fight to the end with the reactionaries. The shape of the martyrs' desire to break through the cage fully expresses the revolutionary martyrs' indomitable and resolute resistance in Xifeng concentration camp God, behind is the shape of high wall and iron chain, which represents Xifeng concentration camp, the juntong den of that year. The whole sculpture tells people that today's happiness is the result of the martyrs' life and blood. We should inherit the martyrs' will, carry forward the martyrs' spirit, and strive to advance.

Exhibition hall

The exhibition hall is on the right side of the square, with a projection room and exhibition hall. The studio shows the special film "endless beacon fire" to the audience, systematically introducing the history and facilities of Xifeng concentration camp, focusing on the lives and struggle achievements of seven martyrs, song Qiyun, "little luobotou" and other martyrs such as Yang Hucheng, Huang Xiansheng, Luo Shiwen, Che Yaoxian, Xu Xiaoxuan and Zhang Luping. There are more than 80 precious historical relics, Che Yaoxian's autobiographical handwriting, Yang Hucheng's relics and other martyr's relics on display in the exhibition cabinet, as well as the third issue of "Resurrection monthly" which is already a unique edition at home and abroad. All these are the testimony of Xifeng concentration camp, the juntong den. The hall will be restored and the exhibition hall will be returned to the hall.

Yesterday is preserved here, but it tells us how to treat today and tomorrow.

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Xifeng concentration camp site is located in the northern suburbs of Guiyang, 66 kilometers, GUI Zun highway, daily shuttle.

The museum is closed for a rest every Monday. It charges 30 yuan per group for normal visit, free of admission.

It is understood that the memorial hall will be rebuilt on the basis of the former site of the concentration camp

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