Former Site of the Bixi Township Farmers' Association

Former Site of the Bixi Township Farmers' Association

The Yuanying Nunnery at the former site of the Bixi Township Farmers' Association is located at the entrance of Bixi Village, ChenDa Town, Meilie District.

In January 1934, during the Red Army's Eastern Army's campaign to attack Shaxian, led by Peng Dehuai, Teng Daiyuan, Yang Shangkun, and others, the headquarters of the 3rd Red Army Corps was stationed at Heshan in Fuku, Shaxian, and the Corps operated in areas including Fuku, Gaizhu, Shanya, Bixi, Yuxi, Changxi, and Shajiao. The Red Army work teams helped establish a farmers' association in Bixi Township, Meilie District, mobilized the masses to help the Red Army raise funds and grain, gathered large quantities of medicinal herbs to treat wounded Red Army soldiers, and contributed to the Red Army’s liberation of Shaxian.

The former site of the Bixi Township Farmers' Association was originally the Yuanying Nunnery in Bixi Village. Built in the late Qing Dynasty, it faces east and is situated against a hill as an enclosed architectural complex, covering an area of 420 square meters. The nunnery consists of a main hall, a courtyard, and a stage. It has a square layout with one main gate and two smaller side gates, measuring 18 meters in width and 20 meters in depth. In front of the nunnery lies an ancient official road that passes through Dimie leading to the Mingxi Soviet Area.

Source: Party History Research Office of the Sanming Municipal Committee

Bixi Village: Located at the junction of Mingxi, Shaxian, and Sanming, Bixi Village is 21 kilometers from downtown Sanming. It is the only revolutionary base village in Meilie District and was recognized as one of the first Red Army villages in Sanming in 2012. The village administers four natural villages: Cuntou, Cunwei, Shenkeng, and Chixia, with a total of 415 households, 1,529 residents, and 52 party members. Among them, 58 households (263 people) belong to the ethnic She minority, residing mainly in the Chixia natural village. The village covers a land area of 27,940 mu, including 26,000 mu of forest and 1,940 mu of arable land.

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