General Ji Hongchang Memorial Hall

General Ji Hongchang Memorial Hall

The east section of Hongchang Avenue in Fugou county was completed in 1984, covering an area of 66000 square meters.

Ji Hongchang memorial hall, formerly known as Fugou County martyrs cemetery, was built in 1962. It was built in 1964. It was built in 1979. On the 50th anniversary of the general's death in 1984, it was renamed Ji Hongchang Memorial Hall. It is adjacent to zhouzheng highway in the East, national highway 311 in the south, and 45 kilometers away from Beijing Zhuhai expressway. The overall relocation of the memorial hall has been incorporated into one of the 12 practical tasks of the county government in 2003. The new site is located at the side of the Third Ring Road in the south of the county. It is a provincial and Municipal Youth education base, patriotism and national defense education base. The new memorial hall opened on November 24, 2009, the 75th anniversary of the death of general Ji Hongchang. Xu Guangchun, Secretary of the provincial Party committee, and Ji Ruizhi, daughter of general Ji Hongchang, attended the opening ceremony.

In January 2017, general Ji Hongchang memorial hall was listed in the list of national Red Tourism classic scenic spots.

Reasons for establishment

Ji Hongchang memorial hall, formerly known as the cemetery of martyrs in Fugou County, was built in 1962. In 1979, it began to build "Ji Hongchang Memorial Hall" on the basis of the original site. In 1984, it was built and opened to the outside world on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Ji Hongchang's death. In 1995, it was renamed "Ji Hongchang Memorial Hall" on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Ji Hongchang's birth.

With the approval of relevant provincial and municipal authorities, Fugou county Party committee and government decided to carry out the relocation and reconstruction project of general Ji Hongchang Memorial Hall. The project started construction in December 2006 and was officially completed and opened free of charge on November 24, 2009, the 75th anniversary of general Ji Hongchang's death.

geographical position

South of the east section of Hongchang Avenue, east of the intersection with provincial highway S102.

Major exhibitions

Exhibition in the new museum

The new museum is located in the east section of Hongchang Avenue in Fugou County, with a total investment of 50 million yuan, covering an area of 66000 square meters, a construction area of 16000 square meters and a basic display area of 2600 square meters.

Ji Hongchang general memorial hall consists of four parts: main hall, memorial square, National Defense Education Park and leisure park.

There are four main exhibition halls, a multi-function hall, a clean government Education Hall and a half view gallery in the main museum. The collection displays vividly represent the heroic deeds of general Ji Hongchang. On the square in front of the museum stands the bronze statue of general Ji Hongchang, which is 7.9 meters high and weighs 6 tons. It was donated by the cadres and masses of Fugou county and all walks of life. On the west side of the square is the national defense education park. There is a retired J-6 trainer fighter presented by a certain air force department, and a retired tank and two cannons presented by Jinan Military Region of the Chinese people's Liberation Army.

Old library information

The general Ji Hongchang Memorial Hall covers an area of 6300 square meters and consists of a mountain gate, a square and an exhibition hall. The gate faces east, and the name of the museum, which was inscribed by Comrade Jiang Zemin in 1995, is just above the majestic and magnificent antique Gate Tower: "Ji Hongchang general Memorial Hall". Entering the park, there are rockeries on both sides, concrete roads on both sides are flat and visible, and on the north side there is the monument of "Henan key martyr building protection unit" approved by the provincial people's Government in 1987. On the west side is the memorial to the martyrs of xiaohezhuang (30 square meters). On the north side of the road is the memorial square, which covers an area of 600 square meters. In the center of the square, a bronze bust of general Ji Hongchang in military uniform is erected on the base made of granite. Just north of the square is the main exhibition hall of general Ji Hongchang memorial hall, with an area of 190 square meters. There are 10 objects on display and 163 pages on display, mainly introducing life stories. On the east side is the famous calligrapher's and painter's Museum, which displays the autographs written by Deng Xiaoping, Chen Yi, Jiang Zemin and other party and state leaders for general Ji Hongchang. There are 134 pieces of calligraphers, calligraphers and painters' handwriting. The exhibition covers an area of 130 square meters. On the west side is the exhibition hall of the deeds of the martyrs in Fugou county. There are 386 people with lofty ideals who have died for the country. The exhibition hall uses 63 90 square meters of space to display the heroic deeds of 22 martyrs and 108 objects. The heroic names of nearly 300 martyrs in villages and towns are recorded on the stage.

tourist guide

Opening hours: all day (no holiday)

Transportation Guide: take No.1 bus from the bus station to the martyrs' cemetery

Opening hours: 8:30-11:30 14:30-18:00 15:00-18:30 (summer)

Profile

Ji Hongchang, formerly known as Hengli, was born on October 18, 1895 in a poor peasant family in Lutan Town, Fugou County, Henan Province. Influenced by his father, Ji Hongchang had patriotism in his childhood. In the autumn of 1913, Ji Hongchang, who was less than 18 years old, joined Feng Yuxiang's army. He was praised by Feng for his hard work, courage and integrity. He was promoted to company commander of pistol company and soon to battalion commander.

In 1921, when Ji Hongchang returned to his hometown to visit his relatives, he took out all his savings and used a broken temple as a school building to establish "Lubei primary school". Ji Hongchang made a rule: all children from poor families go to school free of charge. The scale of the school once expanded and was once known as "the first in Eastern Henan".

In October 1925, Ji Hongchang was promoted to head of the cavalry regiment directly under the central government of Suiyuan provincial governor's office and director of the police force. Soon he was appointed commander of the 36th brigade. For more than ten years, Ji Hongchang has been promoted to a higher position, but he has never changed his original intention of "serving as a soldier to save the country and benefit the people". He always remembers his father's instruction that "being an official is not allowed to get rich". He usually saves money and runs public welfare undertakings. He was strict with himself and restrained the troops from disturbing the people.

In 1925, Ji Hongchang got acquainted with the Communist Party member Xuan Xiafu and others, and began to contact with revolutionary ideas. In September 1926, Feng Yuxiang took an oath in Wuyuan in response to the northern expedition. Ji Hongchang led his troops to take part in the battle of Xi'an. In April 1927, Ji Hongchang's headquarters were expanded into the 19th division and promoted to division commander, which was under the jurisdiction of the second group army of the national revolutionary army of Fengbu. The National Revolutionary Army marched eastward along Longhai Road. Ji Hongchang led his troops to conquer Luoyang and Gongxian, and then crossed the Yellow River to occupy Xinxiang, an important town in Northern Henan Province. Ji Hongchang is known as the "Iron Army".

In July 1929, Ji Hongchang entered Ningxia and served as chairman of Ningxia provincial government and commander of the 10th army. He reorganized the army and officials, devoted himself to the unity of Han and Hui, put forward the slogan of "developing the northwest", determined to promote the advantages and eliminate the disadvantages for the people.

In April 1930, the Central Plains war broke out among Jiang, Feng and Yan. Ji Hongchang was ordered to lead his troops out of Tongguan from Ningxia to take part in the war against Chiang Kai Shek. In September, Feng Yuxiang's northwest army was defeated. In order to preserve his strength, Ji Hongchang accepted Chiang Kai Shek's reorganization and became the commander in chief of the 22nd Route Army. Soon after, he was sent by Chiang Kai Shek to Guangshan and Shangcheng to attack the Soviet Area of Hubei, Henan and Anhui.

Ji Hongchang was disgusted with attacking the Soviet area. He went to Shanghai to get in touch with the party organization, and then went to Hubei, Henan, Anhui and Soviet areas in disguise for investigation, which greatly touched his mind. When Chiang Kai Shek found that Ji Hongchang intended to "rebel", he removed his military position and forced him to go abroad for "investigation".

In September 1931, after the outbreak of the "September 18 Incident", Ji Hongchang asked Chiang Kai Shek for his consent. On September 23, Ji Hongchang left Shanghai with tears in his eyes. He traveled abroad to Japan, Europe and the United States, inspecting the situation of industrial developed countries, hoping to provide reference for the future development of Northwest China.

In foreign countries, Ji Hongchang used reporters' interviews to expose various crimes of Japan's aggression against China, and denounced Britain for conniving at Japan's aggression against China and Chiang Kai Shek's ugly act of compromising with Japan. In the United States, Ji Hongchang once sent clothes to China, but the post office said it didn't know about China. Ji Hongchang was very angry. He immediately found a wooden card with the big book "I'm Chinese" on it. He put it on his chest and went out in public. In Germany, Ji Hongchang repeatedly asked for a visit to the Soviet Union, but the Embassy of Chiang Kai Shek's reactionary government made it difficult for him to grant a visa. In his grief and indignation, Ji Hongchang wrote: "thirsty for beautiful blood, hungry for food. Come back and report your destiny, and restore my kingdom. "

In 1932, after the "January 28 Incident" broke out in Shanghai, Ji Hongchang immediately returned home. Soon after, he published the world inspection to express his passion for his country. In April of the same year, Ji Hongchang joined the Communist Party of China with honor in Beiping. He changed from a patriotic old soldier to a firm communist soldier and embarked on a new revolutionary journey. In accordance with the party's instructions, he went to Huangpi and Songbu in Hubei Province to gather the old troops and plan an uprising. After the failure of the uprising, he went to Mount Tai to mobilize Feng Yuxiang to fight against Japan. Ji Hongchang destroyed his family and saved his life. He changed his property to 60000 yuan to buy weapons. He actively contacted scattered Anti Japanese forces in various places to prepare for the war.

On May 26, 1933, Ji Hongchang, Feng Yuxiang, Fang Zhenwu and other anti Japanese generals announced the establishment of "Chahar people's Anti Japanese Alliance Army" in Zhangjiakou. Ji Hongchang served as the former commander in chief of the enemy and commander of the second army. After the recovery of Kangbao, Baochang, Guyuan and other cities, Ji Hongchang again directed his troops to attack Duolun. After five bloody days and nights, Doron was finally recovered on July 12.

The recovery of the four cities in Chabei greatly inspired the people of the whole country

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