Former Site of the Rui-Tai Border Liaison Station of the Communist Party of China

Former Site of the Rui-Tai Border Liaison Station of the Communist Party of China

The Former Site of the Rui-Tai Border Liaison Station of the Communist Party of China is a classic red tourism attraction.

In the spring of 1936, the Rui-Tai Border Liaison Station of the Communist Party of China was officially established in Tanqi Village, Wencheng County. It came under the leadership of the Dingping (Central) County Committee, with Zhu Daxiao serving as station chief and party members Zhu Dashang, Zhu Erding, Zhu Detian, and Huang Yonggu as couriers. In August, it was placed under the Rui-Qing-Tai County Committee. Its primary missions were to expand liaison points, locate safe houses, propagate the Party’s guidelines and policies, and conduct communication operations. Through the arduous efforts of all the couriers, the Rui-Tai Border Liaison Station developed rapidly, successively establishing 22 liaison points including Fengmentou, Shuangjian, Leigongjian, Xiashanlingjiao, Yanbeilingjiao, Chisha, Tangshan, Huanglong, Jiuxi, Qiongkou, Dongchu, Jihuo, Zhikengkou, Dongjialiao, Xiazhuang, Baiyanshu, Jiangshan, Shichuanjing, Tianhu, Niubitou, and Canghengyan. Gradually, a transportation network emerged connecting areas such as Da’nan, Shansi, Nan’kou, Huangtan, and Xikeng with locations including Fuding, Taishun, Jingning, Rui’an, and Pingyang. This enabled swift transmission of directives and updates from higher authorities to grassroots levels, and timely reporting of local conditions upwards.

The Former Site of the Rui-Tai Border Liaison Station of the Communist Party of China is located at the ancestral hall of the Zhu family in Tanqi Village, Shansi Town, Wencheng County. Built in the sixth year of the Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty (1856), the structure covers an area of 450 square meters. A plaque above the entrance reads “Ancestral Hall of the Zhu Family.” A path over two meters wide leads to a two-courtyard, five-bay wooden structure with a single-eave hip-and-gable roof. To the left front of the hall lies a martyrs’ cemetery, beside which stand four memorial stelae including a monument and a merit stele. On the walls on both sides of the hall are displayed more than 20 revolutionary photos and images. The left wing room serves as the Tanqi Martyrs’ Exhibition Hall, featuring portraits and biographies of 13 martyrs from Tanqi Village, as well as over 30 revolutionary relics such as tables and chairs for visitors to view and pay tribute.

The Former Site of the Rui-Tai Border Liaison Station of the Communist Party of China is a key cultural relic protection site in Wencheng County.

Source: Party History Research Office of the Wenzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China