Former Site of the Headquarters of the Fifth Corps of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army

The Former Site of the Headquarters of the Fifth Corps of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army

The Former Site of the Headquarters of the Fifth Corps of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army is a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangxi Province.

The Former Site of the Headquarters of the Fifth Corps of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (including the former headquarters site, the former residence of Liu Bocheng, and the former residence of Dong Zhentang) is located at the Yin Family Ancestral Hall in the Hongmen Shaogu Group of the Xingguang County Industrial Park.

In October 1934, on the eve of the Long March, the headquarters of the Red Fifth Corps was stationed here. On the 14th, the Corps Commander Dong Zhentang, Political Commissar Li Zhuoran, and Chief of Staff Liu Bocheng held an important military meeting here, announcing the handover of positions to local forces. In accordance with orders from the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, they regrouped in Yudu for the strategic relocation.

The site covers an area of 297 square meters, faces southwest with a northeast orientation, is built with brick and wood, has a flush gable roof, and consists of upper and lower halls with a courtyard in between, featuring red stone door frames. It was listed as a county-level cultural relic protection unit in February 1999.

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units of Jiangxi Province