Xianyuan Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower

Xianyuan Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower

The Xianyuan Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower is a cultural tourism attraction and a classic red tourism site.

Xianyuan Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower

To commemorate the brave Workers' and Peasants' Red Army soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the Wanzai County Revolutionary Committee built this memorial tower in October 1975 in Xianyuan, the former site of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Soviet Government. The tower stands on Luojia'nao Hill, about 50 meters high and located to the left of the Xianyuan Township People's Government. Climbing over two hundred cement steps that wind up the hill, visitors will reach a circular cement platform with a diameter of 11.65 meters. At the north and south ends of the platform are trapezoidal tower bases, each 1.8 meters high. The central wall of the base features a clay relief sculpture. The square base of the tower has sides 4.1 meters long and is 2 meters high. The overall height of the tower is 9.9 meters. The top of the tower has an umbrella-like eave, and at the very peak stands a 70-centimeter-high five-pointed star made of bent steel bars. The four sides of the tower body are engraved with inscriptions. Standing beside the tower and looking out, one can see the former sites of various institutions from the Second Revolutionary War period, including the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Soviet, the Provincial Military District, and the Red Flag Newspaper Office.

Xianyuan Township: Located in the northwest of Wanzai County, Xianyuan Township is about 45 kilometers from the county seat. The entire area features a long, narrow mountainous terrain with higher elevation in the north and lower in the south. The northern end is home to the county’s highest peak—Huangpijian, which stands 1,182.1 meters above sea level. The township covers a total area of 167 square kilometers, including 23,600 mu of cultivated land and 200,000 mu of forested land, with a forest coverage rate of 85%. It administers 8 administrative villages, 1 neighborhood committee, 147 villager groups, and has a population of 17,590 residents in 5,140 households. The township Party committee oversees 14 Party branches with 452 Party members. There are ... Xianyuan Township detailed information++