Red Army Martyrs' Cemetery at Jixiatang

Red Army Martyrs' Cemetery at Jixiatang

The Red Army Martyrs' Cemetery at Jixiatang is a cultural relic protection unit and a patriotic education base of Mingxi County.

The Red Army Martyrs' Cemetery at Jixiatang is located 2 meters to the left of the intersection at Jixiatang, Fengxi Village, Fengxi Township, Mingxi County.

In May 1934, during the Fifth Counter-Encirclement Campaign by the Red Army in the Central Revolutionary Base Area, under the misguided "Left" adventurist strategy of the Provisional Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the Red Army suffered repeated defeats. The Soviet area continued to shrink and the situation grew increasingly dire. At this time, local militias also took the opportunity to become active, frequently launching attacks on the local revolutionary forces. On May 17, Zhang, the company commander of a unit from the 25th Red Army Regiment, led over 70 soldiers returning from Miaodian, Ninghua to Fengxi. When they reached Mingqiao on the Huashan River, they were ambushed by the Yu Chuanfang militia unit from Huashan. The militia unexpectedly fired homemade cannons loaded with red gunpowder, rake teeth, and iron pellets directly at the Red Army troops. The Red Army fought bravely in retaliation, captured two homemade cannons, and defeated the militia. However, Company Commander Zhang and two soldiers were killed in action, and six soldiers were wounded. The Red Army soldiers carried the bodies of the fallen martyrs back to Fengxi and buried them at Dashaba on Xiashang in Fengxi.

On November 7, 1934, the 52nd Division of the Nationalist Army invaded Guiding, capturing both the city of Guiding and its southeastern areas before advancing toward the northwest. After fierce and bloody battles between the Min-Gan Military District, local troops, and civilians against the enemy, the city of Guiding fell. The provincial organs of the Min-Gan Soviet and the 17th and 18th Red Army Regiments retreated to Fengxi, while the remaining Soviet troops and civilians moved to border regions and the Longqi Mountain area to engage in difficult guerrilla warfare with the enemy. On December 27, over 2,000 troops from the 321st Regiment of the 52nd Division of the Nationalist Army, led by Lu Xingrong, launched a pincer attack on the Min-Gan provincial organs and the Red Army forces in Fengxi from Quanshang in Ninghua and Shuixi. Over 1,000 Red Army officers and soldiers from the Min-Gan provincial organs and military district fought valiantly in resistance. A fierce battle unfolded at Hanpoting in Guanfang, Dafang, Fengxi, lasting six hours. During the battle, more than 60 Nationalist soldiers were killed, but the Red Army also suffered significant casualties, with several soldiers including Qiu Qiude and Chen Dayun sacrificing their lives. After the battle, the Min-Gan provincial organs and the Red Army forces retreated to Tangdi before moving on to Anyuan in Pengpai County. During the fighting, the Red Guards and Young Pioneers of Fengxi in Guiding actively stepped forward to rescue and conceal wounded Red Army soldiers and also carried the fallen Red Army officers and soldiers back to Fengxi Village for burial. Some Red Army soldiers were scattered during the battle. Among them, three Red Army soldiers failed to keep up with the main unit and were captured by the militia in Guanfang Village. Three days later, they were executed at Fengshukē in Xiaohéng, Fengxi.

The Red Army Martyrs' Cemetery at Jixiatang was built in 1974. To commemorate the Red Army soldiers who sacrificed their lives in Fengxi, the People's Government of Mingxi County reconstructed the martyrs' cemetery to educate future generations. The cemetery faces southeast and is situated to the northwest. It has a circular layout and consists of a memorial platform, a tombstone, and steps. The tomb has three levels of circular bases, with the tombstone erected on top. The tombstone is triangular in shape, standing 2.5 meters tall and 0.6 meters wide, inscribed with the words “Martyrs’ Cemetery of the Red Army.”

In April 1987, the Red Army Martyrs' Cemetery at Jixiatang was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Mingxi County by the People’s Government of Mingxi County. In November 1995, it was recognized as a patriotic education base of Mingxi County by the County Committee and People’s Government of Mingxi County of the Chinese Communist Party.

Source: Party History Research Office of the Sanming Municipal Committee

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