Former Site of the Heping Branch of the CPC and the Township Soviet Government (Risan Hall)

Former Site of the Heping Branch of the CPC and the Township Soviet Government (Risan Hall)

The former site of the Heping Branch of the CPC and the Township Soviet Government (Risan Hall) is a cultural relic protection unit of Yongding District.

The former site of the Heping Branch of the CPC and the Township Soviet Government (Risan Hall) is located in Heping Village, Gaopi Town, dating back to 1927–1937.

The former site of the Heping Branch of the CPC and the Township Soviet Government (Risan Hall), located in Tiduan, Heping Village, Gaopi Town, was first built during the late Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen era (1628–1644), covering a construction area of nearly 4,000 square meters. It features a two-courtyard, three-section layout with side wings. The building faces south and consists of a front hall (commonly known as the lower hall), which is 9.5 meters wide and 4.6 meters deep, with a clay floor. The front hall is 5.7 meters high and has a double-eaved, suspended gable roof with four ridges and upturned corners. The middle hall (commonly called the upper hall) is 7 meters wide and 6 meters deep, also with a clay floor. It is about 8 meters high and features a nine-ridged, hip-and-gable roof. Inside the middle hall, four tall fir wood pillars stand on melon-shaped stone bases, supporting the roof beams. The beams and columns are both rustic and practical, as well as aesthetically pleasing. The rear hall, also known as the main building, is 15.6 meters wide and 9.6 meters deep, with each floor consisting of one hall and six rooms, totaling three halls and 18 rooms across three floors. The main building is 11.5 meters high and also has a nine-ridged, hip-and-gable roof. Behind the main building, a rear main building (simply called the rear building) was constructed in the mid-Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. The rear building is 17.8 meters wide and 10.6 meters deep, approximately 15 meters high, with four floors, also featuring one hall and six rooms per floor, totaling four halls and 30 rooms. Its roof is also a nine-ridged, hip-and-gable style. During the Agrarian Revolutionary period, Risan Hall served as the seat of the Heping Tiduan Soviet Government and was an important site for revolutionary activities in the Soviet area. Liao Jingzhong (courtesy name Xuegong), a resident of the building, was a revolutionary martyr of the Soviet area.

Protected Area: A 10-meter buffer zone extending outward from the outer walls of the Risan Hall structure.

Construction Control Zone: A 15-meter buffer zone extending outward from the boundary of the protected area.

Heping Village: The various natural villages of Heping were under the jurisdiction of Zhonghe Township in 1950. In 1953, they were reorganized into the Heping Agricultural Cooperative, from which the name “Heping” originated. In 1958, it became the Heping Management District, then the Heping Brigade after 1961, and the Heping Village Committee after 1984, commonly referred to as “Heping Village.” It currently covers an area of 6.5 square kilometers and includes six natural villages: Tiduan, Tangxia, Shimen’ge, Jiangwu, Luowu, and Mawu. The village has five major family surnames: Liao, Wu, Jiang, Lu, and Ma, with over 1,100 households and a population of more than 4,400. The formerly administered natural village Rao was established in 1958... More detailed information about Heping Village++