Site of the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Base of the 19th Route Army of the Liaoning People's Self-Defense Army

Site of the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Base of the 19th Route Army of the Liaoning People's Self-Defense Army

The Site of the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Base of the 19th Route Army of the Liaoning People's Self-Defense Army is a classic red tourism attraction.

The Site of the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Base of the 19th Route Army of the Liaoning People's Self-Defense Army is located in the areas of the Daruoquan River, Guosongchuan, and Naotougou within Guosong Town, Tonghua County. Initially, it also involved Naotougou in Shihu Town, Tonghua County. Due to years of insufficient funding for investigation and preservation, the site has deteriorated over time and suffered from natural erosion, resulting in the destruction of remnants such as concealed camps and trenches.

In October 1932, after suffering defeat in battle against Japanese puppet forces and the loss of Tonghua, most of the Liaoning People's Self-Defense Army scattered. Commanders such as Tang Juwu and Sun Xiuyan retreated into the interior. Wang Fengge believed that true resistance required staying in the northeast, so he adhered to the principle of “never leaving the people, and the people never leaving their homeland.” Leading the 19th Route Army of the Liaoning People's Self-Defense Army, he returned to the border area of Linjiang, Tonghua, and Ji’an counties—specifically the regions of Daruoquan, Guosongchuan, and Naotougou. Later, they held firm at Laohushan, at the junction of Linjiang, Tonghua, and Ji’an. Leveraging the favorable geographical conditions, they established an anti-Japanese guerrilla base. Fortifications were built within the base, and troops were stationed in different areas. Facilities such as a uniform factory, an arms repair workshop, a grain processing workshop, and an oil mill were successively constructed here. Influenced by the activities of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces in the region, Wang Fengge emphasized ideological education for his troops on resisting Japan and saving the nation. To gain the help and support of local residents, during the establishment of the base, Wang Fengge’s forces eliminated bandit groups, respected the customs of ethnic minorities, and assisted locals with planting and harvesting crops, fostering strong civil-military relations and consolidating and developing the base’s construction. From the winter of 1932 until Wang Fengge’s death in April 1937, the anti-Japanese guerrilla base in the areas of Daruoquan, Guosongchuan, Naotougou, and Laohushan held out for five years. The 19th Route Army fought hundreds of battles, large and small, against Japanese puppet forces, making immortal contributions to sustaining the anti-Japanese guerrilla war in southern Manchuria. The anti-Japanese guerrilla base in Daruoquan, Guosongchuan, Naotougou, and Laohushan, established under the leadership of Wang Fengge, was the only one created by anti-Japanese volunteer forces in Jilin Province—apart from those initiated by the Chinese Communist Party.

Formed between 1932 and 1937 and utilized in the autumn of 1983. No funding has been invested in constructing buildings at the site, and both protection and utilization have been inadequate. (Provided by the Party School of the Tonghua County Committee of the CPC)

Guosong Town: Located in the southeastern part of Tonghua County, Guosong Town borders Baishan City to the east, Ji’an City to the south, Donglai Township of Tonghua County to the west, and connects to Tonghua City to the north. It is 43 kilometers from Kuadamao, the county seat, covering a total area of 362.6 square kilometers with a population of 20,600. The town administers eleven villages and eight residential committees, serving as the economic, cultural, population, logistics, transportation, and activity hub for the four eastern townships of Tonghua County.

Guosong boasts relatively abundant natural resources with broad prospects for development and utilization. There are over 760 types of wildlife and plant resources, and more than 10 types of mineral resources, primarily gold and iron mines... More detailed information about Guosong Town++