Former Site of the Ruijin Central Red Army School for Workers and Peasants

Former Site of the Ruijin Central Red Army School for Workers and Peasants

The Former Site of the Ruijin Central Red Army School for Workers and Peasants is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit and a classic red tourism destination.

In 1998, the Ruijin County People's Government approved the Yang Clan Ancestral Hall as the "Former Site of the Headquarters of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army School." The following year, the memorial site also designated three nearby ancient ancestral halls as the former sites of the Political Department, Administrative Office, and Instruction Department of the Red Army School, erecting plaques and stone markers for their protection.

The Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Communications School was a military academy founded by the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Soviet Republic during the Agrarian Revolutionary War to train communication officers for the Red Army. Over 70 years ago, under the care of proletarian revolutionaries such as Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, and Deng Xiaoping, and the direct leadership of Wang Zheng, one of the founders of the Red Army's communications forces, the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Communications School was established in Ruijin. From February 1931 to October 1934, the school operated under extremely harsh conditions and grew amid anti-encirclement campaigns. It trained over 2,100 personnel in various communication roles, including radio operators, technicians, buglers, and flag signalers. The school made indelible contributions to establishing communication links for the Red Army’s various fronts and base areas, ensuring the command of the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission during anti-encirclement operations, safeguarding the survival and success of the Long March, and ultimately contributing to the victory of the Chinese revolutionary war and the founding of New China. It served as the cradle of the Red Army’s red communications talent.

In May 2013, the State Council (State Council Document [2013] No. 13) listed the Former Site of the Ruijin Central Red Army School for Workers and Peasants as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units