Former Site of the Suifengliuchuan Branch

Former Site of the Suifengliuchuan Branch

The Former Site of the Suifengliuchuan Branch is a classic red tourism attraction.

The Former Site of the Suifengliuchuan Branch is located in the southwestern part of Xinglin Town, Tonghua County, about 8 kilometers from Dahuanggou Village, where the town government is situated.

In November 1933, Yang Jingyu led the Independent Division of the First Army of the Northeast People's Revolutionary Army to the mountainous area around present-day Dahuanggou in Tonghua County, establishing the renowned Heli Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Base. Tonghua County became an important anti-Japanese guerrilla zone in southern Manchuria. Through arduous and meticulous political and ideological work, the anti-Japanese forces actively organized and mobilized the masses, establishing widespread people’s anti-Japanese organizations such as the “Anti-Japanese Association,” “Women’s Association,” and “Red Army Association” in areas like Dahuanggou (now Xinglin Town) and Xigaolichengzi (now Guanghua Town) in the Eighth District of Tonghua County, laying the foundation for the growth of the Party organization. Starting from early 1934, several influential and significant Party organizations were successively established in the history of Tonghua County. In May 1934, Wu Hai founded the Suifengliuchuan Branch of the CPC Tonghua County Committee in Suifengliuchuan Village, Eighth District, Tonghua County, with Wu Hai as the secretary, Wang Hai as the organizational committee member, Liu Hui as the propaganda committee member, and 17 Party members. As the Party organization grew and activities expanded vigorously, the Japanese puppet regime intensified its crackdown, setting up spy agencies everywhere to investigate Communists. In October 1934, Han Shoude (born November 1968), a member of the Suifengliuchuan Branch of the CPC Tonghua County Committee, was arrested. After being severely tortured by the enemy, he betrayed the organization, revealing the branch’s structure and a list of its members. The Suifengliuchuan Branch suffered severe damage at the hands of the Japanese puppet regime. Except for the traitor Han Shoude—who was released after writing a confession and sent home—the whereabouts of the other Party members remain unknown.

This site was established in May 1934 and put into use in the autumn of 1965. No buildings were constructed on the site. (Provided by the Party School of the CPC Tonghua County Committee)

Xinglin Town: Xinglin Town is located in the northeastern part of Tonghua County, with the town center 52 kilometers from the county seat and 43 kilometers from Tonghua City. It governs seven administrative villages and 21 natural hamlets, covering a total area of 255 square kilometers. The area is rich in mountainous specialty resources, with 24,000 mu of arable land and 21,333 hectares of forestland, achieving a forest coverage rate of 87%. Leveraging these resource advantages, in recent years, the town has developed 50 economic valleys, engaged 50 households in forest frog farming, planted 6,500 mu of various Chinese herbal medicines, produced 500 cubic meters of new wood ear fungus and maintained 500 cubic meters in stock, and expanded wood chip bag cultivation… More details about Xinglin Town++