The Twin Martyrs' Memorial Park

The Twin Martyrs' Memorial Park

The Twin Martyrs' Memorial Park is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Twin Martyrs' Memorial Park (Provincial-level Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Modern

Announcement Date: December 12, 1989

Located on the southern foothills of Guanshan Mountain in Fuyang Town. The park is named after the two martyred brothers, Yu Hua and Yu Dafu. Yu Hua (1884–1939), courtesy name Mantuo, was a native of Fuyang and a jurist. In 1932, he served as the presiding judge of the Criminal Division of the Second Branch of the Jiangsu High Court. Known for his uprightness and sympathy for the revolutionary cause, he was assassinated on November 23, 1939. Yu Dafu (1896–1945), also known as Wen, was a native of Fuyang and a man of letters. He co-founded the revolutionary literary group "Creation Society" with Guo Moruo and others. During the War of Resistance against Japan, he actively participated in anti-Japanese salvation activities and conducted propaganda work in Hong Kong and the South Seas. After the fall of Singapore, he moved to Sumatra. He was killed by the Japanese military police in September 1945. The Twin Martyrs' Memorial Park consists of three parts: the Blood-Stained Clothes Tomb of Yu Hua, the Twin Martyrs Pavilion, and the Songyun Villa, arranged in a linear layout from south to north.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units