Ruijin Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall

Ruijin Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall

The Ruijin Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall is a classic red tourism destination and a patriotic education base.

During the Second Revolutionary Civil War, the people of Ruijin, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, waged a arduous and heroic struggle against the enemy, making tremendous sacrifices. Over 35,000 people gave their precious lives for the revolution (including more than 18,000 whose names could not be collected), and countless brave heroes stained the land of the "Red Capital" with their blood. Millions of revolutionary fighters carefully safeguarded the "Cradle of the Republic" with their lives. The martyrs made significant contributions to the founding of the Republic and wrote a glorious chapter in the history of the Chinese revolution.

To honor the revolutionary martyrs and educate and inspire future generations, the People's Government of Jiangxi Province approved the construction of the Ruijin Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall in April 1953. The memorial was initially built in the city of Ruijin and opened to the public in 1955. It was relocated and rebuilt in the Taxia Temple Scenic Area in 1979, and reopened in April 1986. In 1995, the Ministry of Civil Affairs awarded it the titles of First Batch of National Patriotic Education Bases and National Advanced Units in the Management of Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial Buildings.

The memorial covers an area of approximately 50,000 m², with scenic areas divided into front, middle, rear, and riverside sections. The front area features a stone sculpture group titled "Seeing Off the Husband to Join the Red Army." The central area houses the Martyr Mao Citian Memorial Monument, inscribed with calligraphy by Comrade Deng Xiaoping, which echoes the nearby Octagonal Martyrs Pavilion. At the highest point of the rear plaza stands the exhibition hall, which houses a registry of 17,394 martyrs and the life stories and relics of over 100 notable martyrs and generals. The riverside scenic area preserves the ancient "Dragon Pearl" pagoda, built during the Ming Dynasty's Wanli era, along with a natural ecological landscape garden.

Since its reopening in 1986, nearly 2 million domestic and international visitors have come to pay their respects, receive revolutionary tradition education, and offer flowers or flower baskets to these generations of heroes and timeless role models.