Former Site of the Supply Department of the Minzhong Detachment

Former Site of the Supply Department of the Minzhong Detachment

The former site of the Supply Department of the Minzhong Detachment is a classic red tourism attraction.

The former site of the Supply Department of the Minzhong Detachment is located in Shitai Natural Village, Dayang Village, Dayang Township, Hanjiang District, Putian City.

In February 1949, after the establishment of the Minzhong Detachment headquarters in Dayang, given that the guerrilla forces under its jurisdiction across various counties lacked a formal organizational structure and had inconsistent unit designations, it was decided to summon key personnel from these county-based guerrilla units to Dayang in phases for training and reorganization. Consequently, the headquarters faced an urgent need to secure provisions. To address this, local guerrillas established a grain depot and a uniform factory at Shan Yang Palace, producing military supplies such as black uniforms, bedding, military caps, leg bindings, and belts for the fighters.

The former site of the Supply Department of the Minzhong Detachment is Shan Yang Palace, which was originally built in the first year of the Tian Sheng era during the Song Dynasty (1023 AD). It has undergone multiple renovations since the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty, with a stone tablet commemorating its reconstruction in the third year of Yongzheng still preserved. The temple faces northeast and is built along a southwest axis. It is a single-courtyard corridor-style structure with a post-and-lintel wooden frame, consisting of a front hall, an atrium, and a rear hall. The rear hall is five bays wide, covering a construction area of 224 square meters, and is a temple dedicated to the Monkey King (Qi Tian Da Sheng).

The former site of the Supply Department of the Minzhong Detachment was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Putian County by the Putian County People’s Government in November 2000. It was included in the Fujian Province Temple Yearbook and recognized as a red cultural relic protection site.

Source: Party History Research Office of the Putian Municipal Committee

Dayang Township: Located in northern Putian, at the junction of Putian, Fujian, and Yongtai counties, Dayang Township covers an area of 120 square kilometers, comprises 18 administrative villages, and has a total population of 15,934. The area includes 129,000 mu of forest land, with a forest stock volume of 112,000 cubic meters. The local economy is primarily based on agriculture, forestry, and tourism. While infrastructure throughout the township still requires further improvement, facilities related to water, electricity, roads, education, culture, and health are progressively being enhanced. Major tourist attractions in the area include the "Yongxingyan Ecological Agriculture Tourism Zone" and the "Ruiyun Mountain..." (approved by the provincial forestry department and the provincial government). More detailed information about Dayang Township++