Former Site of the Hengshan County Anti-Japanese Democratic Government

Former Site of the Hengshan County Anti-Japanese Democratic Government

The Former Site of the Hengshan County Anti-Japanese Democratic Government is located in Chengcun Community, Hengxi Subdistrict, Jiangning District, Nanjing City. Originally the residence of a local landlord named Yu Shaozhang, it was built in 1913 and is known as the “Ninety-Nine-and-a-Half Rooms” estate.

In 1938, when the Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army entered Hengshan, Commander Su Yu and Director Zhong Qiguang once stayed here. After the “Hengshan Incident” in August 1940, the Central Committee of the Jiang (Ning), Dang (Tu), Ju (Rong), and Li (Shui) counties sent personnel back to Hengshan. In August 1941, the Hengshan County Committee was re-established, and the Hengshan County Anti-Japanese Government was formed, often moving locations. In 1943, the command headquarters of the Hengshan Anti-Japanese Democratic Government was stationed in Chengcun, leading the anti-Japanese efforts. After the liberation, it was preserved as a revolutionary memorial site and was designated as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit of Nanjing on August 13, 1982. On December 19, 2011, it was announced by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government as part of the seventh batch of provincial-level cultural relics protection units.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units