Former Residence and Tomb of Martyr Dong Yunge

Former Residence and Tomb of Martyr Dong Yunge

The former residence and tomb of Martyr Dong Yunge are cultural heritage protection sites of Shishi City.

Dong Yunge was born in June 1908 into a family of overseas Chinese from the Philippines in Houshan Village, Yongning Town, Shishi City. In 1926, he joined the Communist Youth League of China, serving as the secretary of the league branch, and soon after became a member of the Communist Party of China. Starting in June 1926, he successively served as head of the Organization Department of the Communist Youth League Fujian Provincial Committee, member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Party-League Joint Action Committee, and secretary of the Communist Youth League Fujian Provincial Committee. In December 1930, he was appointed deputy secretary of the Minnan Special Committee of the CPC, and together with Secretary Tao Zhu, he went to Zhangzhou to restore party and league activities. He also went deep into various counties under Zhangzhou's jurisdiction to establish workers' and peasants' guerrilla forces and carry out armed struggle. After the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee headquarters were destroyed by the enemy in March 1931, he returned to Xiamen and, together with Cai Xiemin and others, formed a provisional provincial committee, taking the initiative to shoulder the responsibility of guiding the revolutionary struggle across the province until the establishment of the Xiamen Central Municipal Committee of the CPC in July of the same year. In May 1932, he was unfortunately arrested. While in prison, he remained steadfast and unyielding, and died a heroic death.

The former residence of Martyr Dong Yunge was built in 1929 as an early Western-style building and has a history of over 80 years. It was designated as part of the second batch of cultural heritage protection units of Shishi City in 1998.

The tomb of Martyr Dong Yunge was built in 1987 as a cenotaph and joint burial site for Dong Yunge and his wife Gao Xiuzhen. It was designated as a moral education base for schools in Shishi City in 1993, and as part of the second batch of cultural heritage protection units of Shishi City in February 1998.

Source: Party History Research Office of Hui’an County Committee

Dong Yunge (1908–1932), also known as Dong Guangtai, and formerly known as Dong Guanghua and Dong Yixiang, was born in 1908 during the 34th year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty, in Houshan Village, Yongning, Jinjiang (now part of Yongning Town, Shishi City). His father went to the Philippines early to engage in business, where the family business prospered and enjoyed a fairly comfortable life.

In his childhood, Dong Yunge studied at a private school attached to the “Sihéchéng” pharmacy run by the Dong family in his hometown. In 1920, the 9th year of the Republic of China, he followed his father to the Philippines and continued his studies in Manila.

In 1925, he returned to China with his third uncle and studied at Jimei School in Xiamen. Dong Yunge had an introverted personality...  Detailed information about Dong Yunge++

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