China Railway Museum at Zhengyangmen

China Railway Museum at Zhengyangmen

The China Railway Museum at Zhengyangmen serves as a base for science education and patriotic education.

The China Railway Museum at Zhengyangmen is situated at the southeast corner of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. It was reconstructed from the former “Beijing–Fengtian Railway Zhengyangmen East Station,” which had endured over a century of history. This station was built in 1903 and officially opened upon completion in 1906. After the new Beijing Railway Station commenced operations in 1959, the Zhengyangmen East Station accordingly concluded its mission.

As an important representative of early Chinese railway architecture and a valuable industrial cultural heritage site, the Zhengyangmen East Station was designated as a key municipal cultural relic protection unit in Beijing in 2001. In 2007, the former Ministry of Railways and the Beijing Municipal Government jointly decided to transform the Zhengyangmen East Station into a railway museum. Through the joint efforts of all parties, on October 23, 2010, this historic railway station finally emerged in a brand-new role and appearance — as the China Railway Museum at Zhengyangmen — and was officially opened to the public.

The Zhengyangmen Museum covers a construction area of 9,485 square meters, with the main exhibition area featuring a display line stretching 460 meters. The permanent exhibition, titled “The History of China’s Railway Development,” is divided into five parts: The Tentative Start, The Difficult Stride, The Determined Struggle, The Significant Progress, and The Scientific Development of China’s Railways. Utilizing rich and comprehensive photographic historical materials, physical exhibits, as well as advanced exhibition concepts and technical methods, it fully presents the development journey of China’s railways — from nonexistence to existence, and from backwardness to advancement — spanning over 130 years. It particularly highlights the glorious achievements and promising future of China’s railways since the founding of New China.

In recent years, the China Railway Museum at Zhengyangmen has been successively named as a “National Outstanding Science Education Base,” a “Beijing Science Education Base,” a “Beijing Social Practice Classroom for Primary and Secondary School Students,” and a “Beijing Patriotic Education Base,” among other titles.

Address: No. 2A, Qianmen Street, Dongcheng District

Hours: 9:00–17:00 (ticket sales stop at 16:00, closed on Mondays)

Ticket: Adults 20 RMB/person, EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) driving simulator cabin 10 RMB/person, 3D cinema 20 RMB/person; combined exhibition hall ticket 40 RMB/person. (Students, teachers, active-duty military personnel, railway employees, and low-income individuals enjoy a 50% discount with valid credentials; persons with disabilities, seniors with valid credentials, and children under 1.2 meters accompanied by an adult enter free of charge, except for groups.)

Phone: 67051638 / 51836873

Transportation: Take Metro Line 2 and get off at Qianmen Station, Exit B; take bus routes such as 特2, 9, or 673 and get off at Qianmen East Station.

Leng Yun (1915–1938), originally named Zheng Zhimin, was born in 1915 in Yuelai Town, Huachuan County, Heilongjiang Province, into a relatively well-off family. When she attended normal school, she aspired to serve the country and its people, hence changing her name to Zheng Zhimin. When she secretly joined the Anti-Japanese United Army, to avoid implicating her family and to protect her hometown’s Party organization, she adopted this alias derived from a line of Tang poetry that she loved.

Military Enlistment Journey

In 1931, after Leng Yun entered the Huachuan County Girls’ Normal School, Teacher Dong Xianqiao, who had received revolutionary education in inland China, became her mentor in the pursuit of new ideas. In 1934, she secretly joined the Chinese...  More details about Leng Yun ++

Yang Guizhen (1920–1938.10), one of the “Eight Women Who Jumped into the River” martyrs. Member of the Communist Party of China.

Born in 1920, from Lianhua Township, Linkou County, Heilongjiang Province.

Joined the Fifth Army of the Anti-Japanese United Army in November 1936.

Joined the Communist Party of China in the autumn of 1937. She previously served as a nurse, uniform officer, squad leader, and deputy squad leader.

In early October 1938, a detachment of the Fifth Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army encountered over a thousand Japanese puppet troops at the Wusuhun River crossing in the Mudanjiang area (now part of Linkou County). To cover the breakout of the main force, they resolutely gave up...  More details about Yang Guizhen ++

Wang Huimin (1925–1938), from Heilongjiang Province, a member of the Communist Party, and a heroine of the anti-Japanese resistance.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, eight female officers and soldiers of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army sacrificed their lives by jumping into the river while tenaciously resisting the Japanese invaders, demonstrating the heroic spirit of the Chinese nation fighting the enemy to the bitter end. Their story has been widely celebrated among the people. They were: Leng Yun, political instructor of the Women’s Regiment of the Fifth Army of the Second Route Army; squad leader Hu Xiuzhi; national heroine Yang Guizhen; soldiers Guo Guiqin, Huang Guiqing, Wang Huimin, Li Fengshan; and An Shunfu, head of the uniform factory.

In early October 1938, ...  More details about Wang Huimin ++

One of the eight female officers and soldiers of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army during the War of Resistance Against Japan, who sacrificed her life by jumping into the river while tenaciously resisting the Japanese invaders, demonstrating the heroic spirit of the Chinese nation fighting the enemy to the bitter end. Her story has been widely celebrated among the people.

They were: Leng Yun, political instructor of the Women’s Regiment of the Fifth Army of the Second Route Army; squad leader Hu Xiuzhi; national heroine Leng Yun Yang Guizhen; soldiers Guo Guiqin, Huang Guiqing, Wang Huimin, Li Fengshan; and An Shunfu, head of the uniform factory.

In early October 1938, a detachment of the Fifth Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army encountered over a thousand Japanese puppet troops at the Wusuhun River crossing in the Mudanjiang area (now...  More details about Huang Guiqing ++

Guo Guiqin, martyr of the “Eight Women Who Jumped into the River.” Around 17 years old, from Hexi Village, Diaoling Town, Linkou County, Heilongjiang Province. Soldier of the Women’s Regiment of the Fifth Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army.

In early October 1938, a detachment of the Fifth Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army encountered over a thousand Japanese puppet troops at the Wusuhun River crossing in the Mudanjiang area (now part of Linkou County). To cover the breakout of the main force, they resolutely gave up crossing the river. Together with Leng Yun (original name Zheng Zhimin), political instructor of the Women’s Regiment, squad leader Hu Xiuzhi, Yang Guizhen, soldiers Huang Guiqing, Wang Huimin, Li Fengshan, and An Shunfu (Korean ethnicity), the seven comrades...  More details about Guo Guiqin ++

Li Fengshan, one of the martyrs of the “Eight Women Who Jumped into the River.” Of Korean ethnicity, she was around 20 years old at the time of her sacrifice, from Longzhao Township, Linkou County, Heilongjiang Province. Soldier of the Women’s Regiment of the Fifth Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army.

In early October 1938, a unit of the Fifth Route Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army encountered over a thousand Japanese puppet troops at the Wusuhun River crossing in the Mudanjiang area (now part of Linkou County). To cover the main force’s breakout, she resolutely gave up crossing the river. Together with Cold Cloud (original name Zheng Zhimin), political instructor of the women's regiment, squad leaders Hu Xiuzhi and Yang Guizhen, soldiers Guo Guiqin, Huang Guiqing, Wang Huimin, and An Shunfu, head of the uniform factory (…   Details on Li Fengshan++)

An Shunfu (1915–1938), a member of the Communist Party of China and of Korean ethnicity, was a female soldier of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and one of the “Eight Women Who Jumped into the River” martyrs.

Born into a poor peasant family in Xin’an Tun (now Laoniucao Village), Muling Town, Muling City, Heilongjiang Province, An Shunfu was influenced by revolutionary ideals from a young age. At the age of 13, she joined her father and brothers in the anti-Japanese salvation movement. After the September 18th Incident, a Party branch and an anti-Japanese salvation vanguard organization were established in the village, mobilizing the masses to join the resistance. At just 16, she stood guard, kept watch, and helped catch wrongdoers alongside the village’s youths…   Details on An Shunfu++

Hu Xiuzhi (1918–October 1938), a martyr of the “Eight Women Who Jumped into the River” and a member of the Communist Party of China, was from Matigou, Diaoling Town, Linkou County, Heilongjiang. She served as a squad leader in the women’s regiment of the Fifth Route Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. In 1938, during battle against the Japanese invaders, she and seven comrades, having exhausted their ammunition and food, chose death over surrender and leapt into the river, all sacrificing their lives at the age of 20.

Date of Birth: 1918

Date of Martyrdom: October 1938

Ethnicity: Han

Hometown: Linkou, Heilongjiang

Occupation: Soldier

Era: War of Resistance Against Japan

Hu Xiuzhi (1918–…   Details on Hu Xiuzhi++