Former Residence of Martyr Lin Xiufu (Shoude Hall)

Former Residence of Martyr Lin Xiufu (Shoude Hall)

The former residence of martyr Lin Xiufu (Shoude Hall) is a cultural relic protection unit of Yongding District.

The former residence of martyr Lin Xiufu (Shoude Hall) is located in Xibi Village, Gaopi Town, dating back to 1926.

The former residence of martyr Lin Xiufu, Shoude Hall, was built in the mid-Qing Dynasty. It faces northwest and is situated southeast, featuring an earth-and-timber structure. It has a single-courtyard corridor style with a rain courtyard, enclosing walls, and a right-side wing room. The building spans 12.49 meters in width and 34 meters in depth, covering a total area of 600 square meters. Along the central axis from northwest to southeast are the enclosing wall, courtyard, front hall, another courtyard, and the main building. The main building has two stories and features a watchtower-style architectural design with a double-room layout. Each floor contains six rooms, one hall, and one staircase. It has a hip-and-gable roof and a post-and-lintel wooden frame. On the north side is the main gate, which has a wooden frame and a painted border above the lintel, inside of which the three large characters “Shoude Lou” (Shoude Building) are written in ink. In June 1929, the Communist Youth League Committee of Taiping District was established in Shoude Hall, thereby providing the youth of Xibi Township with a unifying core, playing a preparatory role ideologically and organizationally in the establishment of the Party. Under the leadership of the Communist Youth League, a large number of young people from Xibi, such as Lin Defu, Lin Lihong, Lin Qingsheng, and Lin Yuanfang, carried out the land revolution of “overthrowing the local tyrants and distributing land,” established consumer cooperatives, set up the “Taiping District Advanced Labor School,” organized the Red Guards, the Young Pioneers, and the Women’s Association, formed their own armed forces, and engaged in struggles to overthrow the local tyrants and eliminate the militia in the fight for revolutionary political power.