Former Site of the Revolutionary Command Headquarters Before the Xinhai Revolution (Dashih Hall)

Former Site of the Revolutionary Command Headquarters Before the Xinhai Revolution (Dashih Hall)

The former site of the Revolutionary Command Headquarters Before the Xinhai Revolution (Dashih Hall) is a cultural relic protection unit of Fujian Province.

The former site of the Revolutionary Command Headquarters Before the Xinhai Revolution is located on Yushan Mountain in the Gulou District. It is a complex of religious buildings constructed during the Qing Dynasty, consisting of three sections and covering an area of over 3,000 square meters. In November 1911, during the Fuzhou revolutionaries' uprising, the "Revolutionary Command Headquarters" was established here. It was later used as the Fujian Provincial Class Struggle Exhibition Hall and the Fuzhou Museum. In 1992, it was designated as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit.

Dashih Hall, also known as Guanyin Pavilion, was originally the site of the Song Dynasty’s Jiafu Temple. In the autumn of 1713 (the 52nd year of the Kangxi reign), it was converted into Wanshou Pavilion, and in 1737 (the 2nd year of the Qianlong reign), it was renamed to its current name.

On October 10, 1911 (the 3rd year of the Xuantong reign), after the Wuchang Uprising, provinces across China rose in response. From Jiuritai Hill behind Dashih Hall, one can overlook Fuzhou city, making it a strategic high point overlooking the Qing army’s stronghold, “Qixia Street.” On November 9 of the same year, the revolutionary forces captured Yushan Mountain and set up their Revolutionary Command Headquarters at Dashih Hall, while the main headquarters was stationed at Huaxiang (now within the Christian Huaxiang Church, which was privately demolished by the church in July 2013). They bombarded the Qing Governor's Office in Fuzhou from there, taking control of the battle.

In 1965, the “Fujian Provincial Class Struggle Exhibition Hall” was established here.

In 1986 and 1990, two major renovations were carried out, and it was repurposed as the site of the Fuzhou Museum.

In 1992, it was designated as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit.

The building consists of three sections, covering a total area of 3,000 square meters. It faces south with a northern orientation and is enclosed by fireproof walls. The first section is the front hall, featuring a post-and-lintel wooden structure with reduced columns, a double-sloped roof, and saddleback gables. The second section is the main hall, spanning five bays (20 meters wide) and three bays deep (with 22 large stone square pillars and 2 wooden pillars). Its brackets, spandrels, and beams are exquisitely carved. The third section is the Guanyin Pavilion, with a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof, preserving a stone tablet inscribed with Emperor Qianlong’s “Guanyin Coming Out of the Mountain” painting.

During the Xinhai Revolution when Fuzhou was liberated, the Revolutionary Command Headquarters was located in this hall, which now houses the Fuzhou Museum. Dashih Hall is adjacent to “Huguo Temple” to the east and “Zhenlong Nunnery” to the west. At the top of the Lion Rock east of the hall grows an ancient banyan tree with uniquely shaped aerial roots, and the rock face is covered with inscriptions by notable figures.

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