Yubei Armed Uprising Memorial Pavilion

Yubei Armed Uprising Memorial Pavilion

To commemorate the Yubei Armed Uprising, a monument pavilion was built at the entrance of Yubei Village in 1985. The monument stands 6.3 meters tall, with the main body measuring 0.9 meters in both length and width, and the base measuring 2.3 meters in both length and width. The name of the monument, “Yubei Armed Uprising Monument,” was inscribed by the renowned calligrapher Ren Zheng.

Behind the monument, a memorial pavilion was built, with a base measuring 7.5 meters in length and 5.8 meters in width. It is surrounded by a 1.6-meter-wide corridor on all four sides, with reinforced concrete railings outside the corridor, and the pavilion roof forms a cement platform.

The front of the pavilion is inscribed with the name “Yubei Armed Uprising Memorial Pavilion,” written by Wang Fang, former Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee. The inscription on the monument was composed by Hu Jingjian, former Secretary of the Oujiang Central County Committee and Political Commissar of the Yongle People’s Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Guerrilla Unit.

Background: Yubei Village was once one of the central areas of activity for the Red 13th Army during the Agrarian Revolutionary War. During the Anti-Japanese War, it served as the main base of the Oujiang County Committee.

From March to May 1945, the village repelled five counterattacks and “mopping-up” operations by reactionary forces. During the fifth “mopping-up,” the die-hard faction deployed heavy troops to attack Yubei, engaging in looting and destruction, burning over 540 civilian houses. The heroic people of Yubei made significant contributions to the revolutionary cause.

On March 2, 1945, the Oujiang County Committee was stationed in Yubei Village, Yongjia County. The Yongjia County Garrison attempted to destroy the committee’s headquarters. The villagers of Yubei, armed with hunting rifles and hoes, fought back against the reactionary troops who were passive in resisting Japan, actively suppressing the people, and oppressing civilians. They also seized weapons from the Yan Tan Township Office and Xikou Police Station. This event is known as the “Yubei Armed Uprising.”

Following the Yubei Armed Uprising and the seizure of weapons from the Hesheng Police Station, the Oujiang County Anti-Japanese Armed Squad was established. It later merged with the Yueqing People’s Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Unit to form the 700-strong Yongle People’s Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Guerrilla Unit, ushering in a new phase of anti-Japanese and anti-reactionary struggle in the Oujiang region.