The Pingjin Campaign Memorial Hall

Pingjin Campaign Memorial Hall

The Pingjin Campaign Memorial Hall is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a science education base, a classic red tourism site, a patriotic education base, and a national defense education base.

The Pingjin Campaign Memorial Hall is located at No. 8 Pingjin Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin. It is a modern exhibition hall that comprehensively introduces and commemorates the Pingjin Campaign.

The main structure of the memorial hall blends traditional Chinese elements with a contemporary aesthetic, covering an area of 12,800 square meters. The front section is a three-story building with a traditional Dougong-style design faced in warm gray granite, giving it a simple and solemn appearance. The rear section features a massive silver-gray spherical structure made of metal materials, which is majestic and imposing. The seven golden Chinese characters “Pingjin Campaign Memorial Hall,” personally inscribed by Marshal Nie Rongzhen, are inlaid on the grand archway-style lintel above the entrance.

The memorial hall is divided into the Preface Hall, the Campaign Decision Hall, the Campaign Implementation Hall, the People’s Support Hall, the Great Victory Hall, the Martyrs’ Achievements Hall, and the Demonstration Theater.

The Pingjin Campaign Memorial Hall is a specialized memorial hall built in Tianjin under the decision of the CPC Central Committee to fully showcase the great victory of the Pingjin Campaign. On August 23, 1994, the 67th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th Politburo of the CPC Central Committee decided to construct the Pingjin Campaign Memorial Hall in Tianjin and assigned the Beijing Military Region to lead the project in collaboration with Beijing and Tianjin municipalities. The foundation was laid on November 29, 1995, and the memorial hall was completed and opened to the public on July 23, 1997.

The main exhibition building of the memorial hall is a three-story structure standing 22 meters tall, majestic and upright. Its warm gray granite facade features a simple design that is both traditionally Chinese and aesthetically modern. The grand archway-style lintel above the entrance is inlaid with the seven gilded Chinese characters “Pingjin Campaign Memorial Hall,” personally inscribed by Marshal Nie Rongzhen during his lifetime, with his signature located in the lower right corner. A granite staircase over 40 meters wide guides visitors into the exhibition halls. The main exhibition area has a total display line of 740 linear meters, divided into six sections: Preface Hall, Campaign Decision, Campaign Implementation, People’s Support, Great Victory, and Martyrs’ Achievements. It displays over 400 historical photographs, more than 2,000 cultural relics, as well as auxiliary exhibits including multimedia presentations, electric sand tables, restored historical sites, dioramas, sculptures, and paintings.

Suggested Duration

2 hours

Admission

Free Entry

Opening Hours

Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; closed on Mondays.

Location

Address: No. 8 Pingjin Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin

Phone: 26535418

Further Reading:

· National First-Class Museum of China

· National Second-Class Museum of China