Pingxi Intelligence and Communication Liaison Station Memorial Hall

Pingxi Intelligence and Communication Liaison Station Memorial Hall

The Pingxi Intelligence and Communication Liaison Station Memorial Hall is a patriotic education base.

The Pingxi Intelligence and Communication Liaison Station Memorial Hall is located in Jian'gou Village, Miaofengshan Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, at the foot of the Miaofeng Mountain Scenic Area. On April 13, 2009, the Pingxi Intelligence and Communication Liaison Station Exhibition Hall officially opened, becoming Beijing’s first publicly displayed exhibition hall themed around intelligence operations, and it is a great destination for red tourism.

The Pingxi Intelligence and Communication Liaison Station was situated at the forefront of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Revolutionary Base. In early 1941, based on the suggestion of the Central Social Department of the Chinese Communist Party, a workstation was established between the base and Beiping (now Beijing) to be responsible for transmitting intelligence and escorting personnel. The main tasks of the Pingxi Station were: first, to establish contact and communication with the “Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army”; second, to lead intelligence work in Beiping, Tianjin, and the Northeast region, including recruiting informants and dispatching personnel; third, to handle telecommunications liaison; fourth, to transmit intelligence materials as well as to escort personnel traveling in and out of Beiping, Tianjin, and the Northeast region, along with transporting military supplies. From June 1939 to January 1949, when Beiping was liberated, the station operated through both the War of Resistance against Japan and the Liberation War. In those years of smoke and war, secret radio waves were sent and received here, intelligence was delivered here, supplies were transferred here, newspapers and medical supplies for central leaders were secretly sent to Yan’an, and large numbers of patriotic youths, revolutionaries, and international friends all passed through here secretly on their way to Yan’an. These unsung heroes of the covert front, for the sake of national independence, the liberation of the country, and the happiness of the people, fearlessly braved dangers, shed blood, and made sacrifices. They trekked across mountains and rivers, endured harsh conditions, and fought day and night along the secret communication lines. For nearly ten years, about 100 personnel worked at the Pingxi Station, among whom ten sacrificed their lives for the revolution. They made significant contributions to the establishment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Base, the annihilation of enemy forces, and the liberation of Beiping.

At the Pingxi Intelligence and Communication Liaison Station, a set of bas-reliefs on the wall directly facing the entrance vividly depict the scenes of sending and receiving radio signals and transporting personnel in those days. According to Zhao Tong, a person in charge of the exhibition hall, the reason the Pingxi Intelligence and Communication Liaison Station was built in Jian'gou Village of Miaofeng Mountain was not accidental. Miaofeng Mountain is located at the forefront of the Pingxi Anti-Japanese Base. Three routes from Beiping leading to the base converge here, but the most important factor is that the mountainous and densely forested terrain in this area is perfectly suited for the covert nature of intelligence work. In addition, the year-round flow of pilgrims to the Miaofeng Mountain Temple Fair and the abundant local fruit produce sold to the capital provided the best cover for intelligence transmission.

In a “radio room,” there is a sculpture of a woman dressed in a blue tunic sitting at a table made of stacked stone slabs, operating a radio. This tells the story of intelligence work akin to “pretending to be husband and wife” as shown in the TV series “Lurk.” The prototype of this sculpture is an underground worker named Su Jing. In the winter of 1943, she was assigned to this station to oversee the establishment of a new radio station to strengthen underground intelligence links between Beiping and Tianjin. To ensure absolute secrecy, she pretended to be the wife of the farmer’s son where she stayed. In the morning, she cooked with the “mother-in-law,” during the day she worked in the fields with the “family,” and at night she operated the radio in a small cave on the mountain to send and receive intelligence. Despite the harsh living conditions, her secret radio work continued from the War of Resistance through to the victory of the Liberation War.

There is also a more famous couple here — Wang Wen and Wang Fengqi — whose deeds have been widely reported by the media. Wang Fengqi’s story is even more similar to that of Cuiping in “Lurk.” She was once a guerrilla team leader. To cover for Wang Wen’s secret radio operations, the organization arranged for her to come to Beiping from Yixian County in Hebei, pretending to be Wang Wen’s wife. Although one was a student who had studied in the Soviet Union and the other was a village woman, the two eventually transitioned from being “fake spouses” to becoming “true lovers” and were united.

Many plotlines in the TV series “Lurk” and the classic film “Underground Vanguard” are derived from the operational scenes of the Pingxi Intelligence and Communication Liaison Station.

Driving route: Lianshi West Road → Shimenying Roundabout → Shidan Road → Danli Tunnel → Miaofeng Mountain → Jian'gou Village

Public transport route: Apple Park Subway → Line 929 Branch → Danli Village Stop → then take a taxi to the site

Inquiry phone: 61882920

Jian'gou Village: Jian'gou Village is located in the northeastern part of Mentougou District, bordering Haidian District to the east and Changping District to the north, adjacent to Shangweidian Village to the west, and 8.25 kilometers away from Cherry Valley Village to the south. The village sits on the slopes at the mouth of the valley at the foot of Miaofeng Mountain, with a terrain that is higher in the north and lower in the south, and an elevation ranging from 700 to 1290.8 meters. The current population is 299 households and 507 people, including 207 farming households and 402 farmers. The total area of the village is 12.94 square kilometers, including 1460 mu of arable land, 520 mu of orchards, and 8000 mu of woodland.

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