Wei Zhengmin Memorial Hall

Wei Zhengmin Memorial Hall

The Wei Zhengmin Memorial Hall is a dedicated museum to the anti-Japanese national hero and martyr Wei Zhengmin. He was the Secretary of the CCP South Manchuria Provincial Committee during the War of Resistance against Japan, a close comrade-in-arms of General Yang Jingyu, and formerly served as the Political Commissar of the 2nd Division of the Northeast People's Revolutionary Army, the Political Commissar of the 2nd Division of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, the Political Director of the 1st Route Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, and the Deputy Commander. Born in 1909 in Tunliu County, Shanxi Province, at just 16 years old in 1925, Wei Zhengmin traveled alone on foot to Taiyuan to enroll in the First High School of Shanxi Province. Under the guidance of Peng Zhen, an early leader of the Party, he resolutely embarked on the path of revolution. After the September 18th Incident, he was assigned by the Party to come to the Northeast to organize resistance efforts. Due to the harsh struggle environment, Wei Zhengmin became overworked and fell ill, passing away on March 8, 1941, in the secret camp at Erdaohézi, Mudanling, Huadian County, Jilin Province, at the young age of 32.

The Wei Zhengmin Memorial Hall consists of a prelude hall and an exhibition showcasing Wei Zhengmin’s deeds. The background of the prelude hall uses black, gray, and white tones to depict the geographical environment of the “white mountains and black waters,” highlighting the grand scene of the anti-Japanese national hero Wei Zhengmin shedding blood on Changbai Mountain. The ceiling features red hues with a suspended, dynamic design symbolizing flags. The interplay of mountain shapes, snow motifs, and red flags is highly evocative. The Wei Zhengmin Deeds Exhibition is divided into four sections: Quest and Growth, Marching to the Anti-Japanese Front, Campaigning in Changbai Mountains, and Devotion Reflected in Mountain Azaleas. It displays 66 collections, including important exhibits such as the woolen overcoat Wei Zhengmin wore while serving as Secretary of the Harbin Municipal Committee, the canteen he used, and the sewing machine head and parts utilized by the anti-Japanese guerrilla fighters. The exhibition employs high-tech presentation methods such as photo displays, text panels, high-relief sculptures, video sculptures, silicone rubber simulated statues, scene reconstructions, scenario simulations, and electronic display screens to vividly portray the historical scenes of Wei Zhengmin, the anti-Japanese national hero, leading the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army in armed resistance against Japanese invaders. Among them, the large natural-light reconstructed landscape—the Secret Camp of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army in Changbai—stands out as a highlight of the memorial hall. Covering an area of 257 square meters and standing 15 meters tall, the figures are made of silicone rubber simulated statues. The site uses modern technological techniques such as sound, light, electricity, snowflake illusion projectors, and voice dubbing, combined with the artistic fusion of natural plants, secret camp structures, and character models, to recreate the living conditions of Yang Jingyu, Wei Zhengmin, and their soldiers deep in the Changbai Mountains. It is currently the largest reconstructed landscape built using natural light in China.

Source: Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China

Wei Zhengmin (1909–1941), one of the main leaders of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. His original name was Guan Youwei, courtesy name Bozhang, from Tunliu, Shanxi. In 1918, he attended a private school; in 1922, he enrolled in the county high school; and in 1925, he was admitted to the First Provincial High School of Taiyuan. During his middle school years, he was influenced by revolutionary ideas. In 1926, he joined the Communist Youth League. In January 1927, he joined the Chinese Communist Party. In the summer of 1928, he was admitted to the private Hongda Academy in Beiping (now Beijing) and simultaneously engaged in revolutionary work. In November 1930, he was assigned by the Party organization to enter Anyang Military School. 19… More detailed information about Wei Zhengmin++