The Dapian Mountain Revolutionary Base Memorial in Pinghe County

The Dapian Mountain Revolutionary Base Memorial in Pinghe County

The Dapian Mountain Revolutionary Base Memorial in Pinghe County is a classic red tourism destination.

The Dapian Mountain Revolutionary Base Memorial in Pinghe County is located within the government office of Guoqiang Township, Pinghe County. It primarily showcases the revolutionary struggle carried out under the leadership of the Communist Party in Guoqiang Township, with a focus on highlighting the history during the arduous three-year guerrilla warfare period.

Under the leadership of the Min-Yue Border Special Committee and the Jinghepu County Committee (later the Pinghe County Committee after 1936), both affiliated with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Hezhong District Committee, with Chen Tiancai as the secretary, actively mobilized and organized the masses, launched struggles against rent and interest payments, developed party organizations, expanded local armed forces, and convened the Jinghepu Workers’, Peasants’ and Soldiers’ Representative Conference. By the spring of 1936, the Dapian Mountain Revolutionary Base, covering a population of 40,000 and spanning over a hundred square li, was largely formed, becoming a relatively safe base for the Min-Yue Border Special Committee of the CPC and a rest and recuperation hub for the Red Army.

At the end of 1936, to consolidate the achievements of the rendezvous between the Third Regiment of the Red Army and the Ninth Regiment of the Red Army from Western Fujian, and to maintain close communication and connection with the Southwest Fujian Military-Political Committee, the Min-Yue Border Special Committee established the Southwest Fujian Transportation Hub Station in Sanwu-Houxiuzai. The Dapian Mountain Revolutionary Base thus became a vital transportation link between Western Fujian and the various revolutionary bases in the Min-Yue border region. In June 1937, the Min-Yue Border Special Committee of the CPC held an enlarged meeting to discuss major issues regarding cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in resisting Japan, historically known as the “Gaokeng Meeting.” This laid the foundation for signing the “June 26 Agreement,” making the Min-Yue Border Revolutionary Base the first among the 15 revolutionary bases in eight southern provinces to reach a cooperative anti-Japanese agreement with the Kuomintang authorities. After the “Zhangpu Incident,” it also made positive contributions to the rebuilding of the Third Regiment of the Red Army.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, under the leadership of the Zhangzhou Central County Committee and the Pinghe County Committee, mass anti-Japanese salvation organizations and grassroots “white-skin, red-heart” governments were widely established in Gaokeng Township. Cooperatives such as the Biye Land Reclamation Company were also set up, along with the establishment of “Lenin Primary Schools.” Efforts were made to combat and eliminate the puppet armed forces known as the “Black Army,” and to thwart the Japanese plot of “autonomy in Southern Fujian.” The township also supported Liu Yongsheng’s economic work team from Southwest Fujian and the Wangtao Detachment in advancing into Southern Fujian, carrying out struggles such as “opening granaries to relieve the hungry” and anti-Japanese resistance against die-hard elements.

During the Liberation War period, under the leadership of the Pinghe County Committee, with Chen Tiancai as the secretary, the people of Gaokeng Township actively engaged in revolutionary struggles against reactionary forces. They successively established the Third and Seventh Companies of the Southern Fujian Detachment in Guokeng, leading the masses in resisting the “Three Levies,” eliminating local Kuomintang armed forces, and continuing the fight until the liberation of Pinghe.

During the turbulent years of revolution, revolutionary veterans such as Tan Zhenlin, Wei Jinshui, Zhang Min, Lu Sheng, Liu Yongsheng, Wang Sheng, Yin Linping, Peng Deqing, He Jun, Lin Lu, Zhu Manping, Lu Dao, and Li Dean once provided guidance and led revolutionary struggles here. For decades, under the leadership of the Party, the people of Gaokeng Township made active contributions and great sacrifices for national independence and people's liberation. At the founding of the People’s Republic of China, there were 239 “Five Elders” and 54 martyrs. Today, the people of Guoqiang continue to uphold and carry forward the revolutionary spirit of fearlessness and the courage to achieve victory. They strive with vigor and innovation, and a new Guoqiang—ecologically beautiful and prosperous—now stands proudly at the foot of the majestic Dapian Mountain.

Information source: Party History Research Office of the Zhangzhou Municipal Committee