Site of the Tingpang Uprising

Site of the Tingpang Uprising

The Site of the Tingpang Uprising is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit, a classic red tourism destination, and a patriotic education base.

Site of the Tingpang Uprising (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: 1928

Announcement Date: August 29, 1997

Located in Shenghe Village, Tingpang Town, 10 kilometers south of the city. Originally the Ninghai County government office. In 1872, it was rebuilt into the Tingshan Academy, and after the Xinhai Revolution, it became the Tingshan Higher Primary School. In 1927, the peasant movement used this as a base to establish a "Night School for Commoners," organize a peasant association, develop party members, and train cadres, laying the ideological and organizational groundwork for the Tingpang Peasant Uprising in May 1928. The uprising forces and local residents also established the province’s first Soviet government. The Tingpang Uprising lasted two years and three months, making it one of the largest, longest-lasting, and most participatory peasant movements led by the Chinese Communist Party in Zhejiang’s history. During the War of Resistance against Japan, the "Tingpang Youth Wartime Service Corps" carried out anti-Japanese salvation activities here. The site is a late Qing dynasty building, featuring a two-courtyard brick-and-wood structure with two floors, covering an area of approximately 700 square meters. It is largely well-preserved.

The Tingpang Uprising Memorial Hall is located on Zhongjie Street, Yangjia Village, Tingpang Town, Sanmen County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province.

In 1927, to implement the spirit of the August 7th Meeting of the CPC Central Committee, Bao Ding, a member of the Ninghai County Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, returned to his hometown of Tingpang Town, Ninghai, under the cover of being a primary school teacher. Using the Tingshan Primary School as a base, he carried out revolutionary activities. He organized training classes, recruited party members, trained cadres, established the Tingpang Branch of the CCP, and conducted revolutionary propaganda among peasants in various forms. After the "Nanxi Incident" on the Qingming Festival in 1928, the Ninghai County Committee actively prepared for an armed uprising. On May 22–23, Bao Ding led peasant forces in attacks on the residences of the gentry Ren Shengchu, Ren Yuyu, and Ren Youduan, marking the beginning of the Tingpang Uprising. At dawn on May 26, Bao Ding, Chairman of the Tingpang Uprising Revolutionary Committee and Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army, led armed forces to capture Tingpang Street and announced the establishment of the Tingpang District Soviet Government. This was the earliest Soviet government established in Zhejiang Province. The Kuomintang urgently deployed troops to suppress the uprising. On May 27, the uprising failed.

The original site of the Tingpang Uprising Memorial Hall is a late Qing dynasty building, featuring a two-courtyard brick-and-wood structure with two floors, covering an area of approximately 700 square meters, with an exhibition area of 250 square meters. It was originally the site of the Tingshan Primary School, converted into the Uprising Memorial Hall in 1992, and opened to the public on April 3, 1993. The memorial hall consists of a martyrs’ sculpture, an uprising sand table, exhibition displays, and a screening room, with a plaque reading “Immortal Martyrs” hanging above the entrance. In addition to photos and documents, the exhibition displays artifacts such as broadswords, spears, and red flags, and a documentary titled "The First Red Flag in Zhejiang" has been produced.

The Tingpang Uprising Memorial Hall was designated as a Zhejiang Provincial Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit in August 1997 and as a Zhejiang Provincial Patriotic Education Base by the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department in February 1996.

The Tingpang Uprising Monument is located on Mount Helin the northeast of Tingpang Town, 9.5 kilometers from Haiyou in Sanmen County. Overlooking the entire Tingpang Town, it is surrounded by lush pines, offering a serene environment and convenient transportation. Built to commemorate this revolutionary site and honor the martyrs, the "Tingpang Uprising Monument" was constructed by the Sanmen County People's Government on Mount Helin in May 1988 to mark the 60th anniversary of the uprising. The inscription on the "Tingpang Uprising Monument" was written by Zhang Aiping, former Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Tingpang Town: [Overview] Tingpang Town is located in the central-western part of Sanmen County, bordering Hengdu Town to the south, Gaojian Township to the west, Haiyou Town to the north, and Dongcheng Town of Linhai to the southwest. It is 9 kilometers from the county seat and serves as the central market town in the central-western part of Sanmen. The town covers an area of 143 square kilometers, including 135,000 mu of forested land, 38,500 mu of arable land, and 5,000 mu of marine aquaculture areas. It has a population of 57,856 and governs 106 administrative villages. The town government is located on Ninghe Road, Yangjia Village. Its archives management has reached the provincial third level.

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Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units