Shuangchao Xikeng Martyrs' Cemetery

Shuangchao Xikeng Martyrs' Cemetery

Shuangchao Xikeng Martyrs' Cemetery is a cultural relic protection unit of Wenzhou City.

Shuangchao Xikeng Martyrs' Cemetery is located in Xikeng Village, Shuangchao Township, Lucheng District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The cemetery faces northwest and is built against a mountain. From top to bottom, it consists of a memorial monument, a memorial square, the martyrs' burial ground, the Zhuanghuai Pavilion, a hundred-meter-long corridor, and the Inscription Rock. The memorial monument is about 15 meters high, square-shaped in plan view and covered in dark red marble in elevation. The northwest-facing side is inscribed with “Eternal Glory to Revolutionary Martyrs” in intaglio, while the southeast-facing side bears an inscription plaque in intaglio. The base is square, about 0.95 meters above ground level, paved with bluestone in a grid pattern, and has steps on all four sides. The memorial square is cement-paved and enclosed by bluestone railings. To the northwest of the square lies the martyrs' burial ground, which is circular in shape. It houses the remains of 12 martyrs, each with their own tombstone. The outer ring of the burial ground is a flower bed. To the west of the burial ground is the Zhuanghuai Pavilion, which is square in shape, supported by four bluestone pillars, and topped with a cement-made square roof. Benches are placed on the western and southern sides of the pavilion. The hundred-meter-long corridor is built along the mountain slope with descending steps, featuring square bluestone pillars and railings. On the rock face along the mountainside inside the corridor, there are two inscriptions: “Revolutionary Holy Land” by Zou Zhongjian and “Heroes Live On” by Comrade Feng Zengrong. Shuangchao Xikeng Martyrs' Cemetery was established in 1951 by Yongjia County Government to commemorate the martyrs of the War of Resistance in Shuangchao Township. It was originally built on the Huangmaoping Mountain and relocated to its current site during the Cultural Revolution. In 1984, it was rebuilt by the Ouhai Civil Affairs Bureau. In 1991, it was designated as a county-level protected site by Ouhai County Government. In 1995, it was named a patriotic education base by Ouhai County Government. In 1999, it was expanded to its current scale with funding from Ouhai District Government and overseas Chinese Mr. Han Tianjin. In August 2005, it was designated as a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit (the fifth batch) by Wenzhou Municipal People's Government.

Protection Level: County (City/District)-Level Cultural Relic Protection Unit

Date: 1950

Announcement Date: August 26, 2005

Category: Important Modern Historical Sites and Representative Buildings

Protected Area: Bounded by a 5-meter extension outward from the existing railings on the southwest, northwest, and southeast sides; bounded by a 5-meter extension outward from the base of the memorial monument on the northeast side.

Building Control Zone: Extends to the highway on the southwest; extends 50 meters outward from the protected area on the northwest and northeast sides along the mountain ridges; extends 30 meters outward from the stone at the west end of the bridge on the west side.

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Relic Protection Units in Wenzhou City