Site of the Pre-Crossing Campaign Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army

Site of the Pre-Crossing Campaign Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army

The site of the pre-crossing campaign hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army is a cultural relic protection unit of Anqing City and a classic red tourism attraction.

The site of the pre-crossing campaign hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army is located in Xinxin Neighborhood Committee, Dalongshan Town, Yixiu District, Anqing City. Originally, it was the ancestral hall "Jingyi Hall" of the Hu family from Hujiayao, who had lived outside the North Gate of Anqing for generations. In March 1949, the "Crossing Campaign" broke out on both sides of the Yangtze River in Anqing. To support the campaign, the Hu family offered their most sacred ancestral hall, "Jingyi Hall," to the Second Field Army to be used as a frontline hospital, making the noblest and most precious contribution to rescuing the wounded on the battlefield.

"Jingyi Hall" was first built in the 18th year of the Wanli reign during the Ming Dynasty (1590) and expanded in the 3rd year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1823). Currently, it has three courtyards and features a post-and-lintel timber-framed brick structure. It mainly enshrines the memorial tablets of the Hu ancestors and is now open to the public for visits. After renovation in 2007, it remains well-preserved with a stable structure.

On September 22, 2017, the site of the pre-crossing campaign hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was designated as part of the seventh batch of municipal-level cultural relic protection units in Anqing City.

Dalongshan Town: Located at Jixiang Pass in the northern suburbs of Anqing City, Dalongshan Town borders Anqing’s civil aviation airport and railway freight station, and is named after the nearby Dalong Mountain. It is the first town on the way from Anqing to the northwest counties (cities) and serves as a strategic passage in southwestern Anhui leading to rivers and seas.

Dalong Mountain lies between 116°58′–117°01′ east longitude and 30°35′–30°38′ north latitude. It borders Shankou Township to the south, neighbors Huaiyueshan Town to the west, adjoins Wu Heng Township to the north, and is close to the Dalong Mountain Scenic Area to the northeast. It is 178 km from Hefei City, 10 km from Anqing City, and 20 km from Huaining County… More details about Dalongshan Town++

Further reading:

·Seventh Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Relic Protection Units in Anqing City