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Former Residence of Martyr Ji Bugao

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The revolutionary martyr Ji Bugao was born in 1906 in Jishantou Village, Anren Town. In 1925, he went to the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangdong, joined the Chinese Communist Party the same year, and was an active participant and organizer of the “Canton–Hong Kong Strike” and the “Guangzhou Uprising.” He once served as Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee. In July 1928, he was arrested in Hong Kong and was executed in Guangzhou that winter.

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The former residence of Martyr Ji Bugao is a cultural tourism attraction, a classic red tourism site, and a patriotic education base.

The revolutionary martyr Ji Bugao was born in 1906 in Jishantou Village, Anren Town. In 1925, he went to the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangdong, joined the Chinese Communist Party the same year, and was an active participant and organizer of the “Canton–Hong Kong Strike” and the “Guangzhou Uprising.” He once served as Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee. In July 1928, he was arrested in Hong Kong and was executed in Guangzhou that winter. His former residence is located in the center of Jishantou Village, Anren Town. In July 1981, it was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit of Longquan City and a municipal-level patriotic education base. In recent years, Jishantou Village has intensified the development of red tourism centered on the former residence of Martyr Ji Bugao, constructing surrounding facilities such as a statue of Martyr Ji Bugao, the Martyrs’ Pavilion, sightseeing fishponds, sightseeing forests, a cultural corridor, and a cultural hall. The visit value of the former residence has been further enhanced, attracting more and more people to pay their respects and engage in patriotic education.

Jishantou Village: Introduction to Jishantou Village

Jishantou Village, Anren Town, Longquan City, is nestled at the foot of the scenic Tianping Mountain, 39 kilometers from the county seat and 12 kilometers from Anren Town, at an elevation of 600 meters. The village has six villager groups, with a total of 138 households and a population of 468. It covers an area of 3.6 square kilometers, including 2,696 mu of forested land and 379 mu of arable land.

Over nine hundred years ago, Ji Xiaojiu, a member of the Ji clan, traveled through Linyang and crossed the beautiful Tianping Mountain to arrive at what is now Jishantou Village at the foot of Tianping Mountain. The pleasant climate and naturally favorable conditions for mountain farming... More details about Jishantou Village++