Ma Jun Memorial Hall

Ma Jun Memorial Hall

The Ma Jun Memorial Hall is a classic red tourism destination and a base for patriotic education.

The Ma Jun Memorial Hall is situated within the Belt Park of the ancient city of Ning'an, set against the picturesque backdrop of the Peony River with its willows swaying gracefully on both banks—a truly magnificent sight. The memorial hall was completed in June 1995 and officially opened to the public in August of the same year. With a total floor area of 1,283 square meters, it is a three-story building designed in traditional Chinese architectural style. The front of the memorial hall is surrounded by lush pines, cypresses, and flowers, with eight white supporting columns, arched blue film glass plastic-steel doors and windows, white marble walls, and a roof adorned with distinctive Hui-style blue glazed tiles and upturned eaves that give the building an air of solemn dignity. Under the upturned eaves on the second floor hangs a plaque inscribed with the name of the memorial hall, personally written by Comrade [Name].

Today, the Ma Jun Memorial Hall has become a patriotic education base and a national defense education base in Heilongjiang Province. In 1999, the exhibition on the life and deeds of Martyr Ma Jun was honored as one of the “Top Ten Outstanding Exhibitions in Heilongjiang Province.” In 2001, the Ma Jun Memorial Hall was designated as a National Patriotic Education Demonstration Base by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee. In 2004, it was included in China’s list of 100 “Classic Red Tourism Attractions.”

Ma Jun, a native of Ning'an and of Hui ethnicity, was an early member of the Chinese Communist Party, a revolutionary, and a student leader during the May Fourth Movement. He led Beijing and Tianjin students in storming Tiananmen Square and was hailed as “Ma Tianan.” He was a close comrade of Comrades [Names]. In 1920, he joined the Socialist Youth League; in 1921, he joined the Chinese Communist Party. In September 1925, he went to study at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow. After the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927, he was recalled to China. He served as Secretary and Head of the Organization Department of the Beijing Municipal Committee, tasked with rebuilding the committee. On December 3 of the same year, he was unfortunately arrested and was executed heroically in Beijing on February 15, 1928, at the young age of 33.

Over the past decade since its opening, the Ma Jun Memorial Hall has achieved remarkable social impact, attracting a continuous stream of visitors—with an annual reception of 50,000 tourists. It has become an important base for patriotic and revolutionary tradition education for government agencies, enterprises, rural party branches, military personnel, and especially young people, particularly primary and secondary school students. During major holidays, it serves as a center for large-scale, organized educational activities. In 2006, it welcomed 520,000 visitors. Now, the Ma Jun Memorial Hall has become a patriotic education base, a national defense education base, and an ethnic unity education base in Heilongjiang Province. In 1999, the exhibition on the life and deeds of Martyr Ma Jun was honored as one of the “Top Ten Outstanding Exhibitions in Heilongjiang Province.” In 2001, the Ma Jun Memorial Hall was designated as a National Patriotic Education Demonstration Base by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee. In 2004, it was included in China’s list of 100 “Classic Red Tourism Attractions.”

The Ma Jun Memorial Hall currently displays 739 exhibits. Among the most precious are: a commemorative medal given to Ma Jun by the Japanese Students’ Association during the May Fourth Movement, a bookcase and desk designed and used by Ma Jun, and underground revolutionary activity tokens such as a teapot and prayer beads used for secret meetings. These cultural relics offer various perspectives on the glorious achievements of the revolutionary martyrs who fought and sacrificed for the liberation of the Chinese nation and the awakening of the people.