Memorial Hall for martyrs on April 8

Memorial Hall for the martyrs on April 8

synonym

The memorial hall of "April 8" martyrs generally refers to the memorial hall of "April 8" martyrs

The memorial hall of the martyrs on April 8, 1946 was built to commemorate the historical event of Wang Ruofei, Qin bangxian and other martyrs who attended the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party on April 8, 1946. It was built in 1960, with a building area of 378.7 square meters and an area of 1730 square meters. The whole building sits north and south, with five halls, displaying relics of the martyrs and fragments of the plane.

In January 2017, the memorial hall of the martyrs on April 8 was listed in the list of national Red Tourism classic scenic spots.

geographical position

The memorial hall is located in Zhuangshang village, Donghui Township, Xingxian County, Shanxi Province, in the south of Heicha mountain, 45 kilometers away from the county seat.

Protection status

On May 24, 1965, Shanxi Province announced that the memorial hall of the martyrs on April 8 was one of the first batch of provincial cultural relics protection units and one of the provincial patriotic education demonstration bases.

In January 2005, the memorial hall of the martyrs was listed as a national Red Tourism classic scenic spot construction project. In 2006, the "4 · 8" martyrs memorial red tourism scenic spot project was listed as a provincial and municipal "11 five year" key development project, which was approved on May 20, 2007. The total investment of the project is 19.7 million yuan, including 11.82 million yuan from the state and 7.88 million yuan from the provincial, municipal and county level.

In January 2017, the memorial hall of the martyrs on April 8 was listed in the list of national Red Tourism classic scenic spots.

What happened

On April 8, 1946, in order to report to the CPC Central Committee for instructions, Wang Ruofei and Qin bangxian (also known as Bogu), representatives of the CPC attending the Chongqing Kuomintang Communist negotiation and Political Consultative Conference, together with Ye Ting, commander of the New Fourth Army, Deng FA, Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Staff Committee, and Huang Qisheng, progressive educator, flew back to Yan'an in bad weather, accompanied by Li Shaohua, Peng Yongzuo, and Wei Wanji, officers of the Eighth Route Army Zhao Dengjun, Gao Qiong, Li Xiuwen, Ye Ting's wife, their son a Jiu, their daughter Yang Mei, and four American pilots. On the afternoon of April 8, 1946, the plane was killed in a heavy fog accident at Heicha mountain in Xing County, Shanxi Province.

architectural composition

At present, the memorial hall has an exhibition hall with an area of 400 square meters, an office and a reception room with an area of 100 square meters.

Collection

In the hall of the memorial hall for the martyrs on April 8, the memorial tablets, portraits, eulogies, resumes and memorabilia of Wang Ruofei, Ye Ting and Deng FA are displayed, as well as historical materials and pictures of the revolutionary activities of the martyrs.

Visit information

The memorial hall of the martyrs on April 8 receives about 15000 tourists a year.

Address: about 50 kilometers south of Xingxian City, Luliang City

Longitude: 111.27750396728

Latitude: 38.311752319336

Ticket information: market price: 5.0 yuan

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