Wanrong County Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall

Wanrong County Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall

The Wanrong County Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall is a classic red tourism attraction.

The Wanrong Martyrs Memorial Hall is located on Yanhe East Road in Wanrong County. Xiaoyuan (now Xianyuan Township) in Wanrong County was the site of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Provincial Committee and the Provincial Soviet Government, serving as the center of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Soviet Area and known as the "Little Moscow." During the revolutionary war period, there were 5,216 martyrs from the county whose names are recorded. To commemorate those who sacrificed their lives, the memorial hall was first built in 1953, covering an area of 4,500 square meters with a construction area of 1,500 square meters. It features six exhibition halls: The Tide of the May Fourth Movement and the Storm of the Great Revolution, The Establishment of Party Organizations and the Opening of the Soviet Area, The Construction of the Soviet Area and the Formation of the "Little Moscow," The Fall of Xiaoyuan and the Arduous Guerrilla War, The Flames of Anti-Japanese Resistance and the Struggle Before Dawn, and Defending the Homeland and Building a New Life. The hall displays over 320 important relics and revolutionary artifacts of the martyrs. Peng Dehuai inscribed a dedication for the memorial hall. In 2011, the Wanrong Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery was built on this site, covering an area of 58,000 square meters and consisting of the Martyrs Monument, the Martyrs' Names Wall, statues of notable martyrs, and the Martyrs’ Cemetery, where 176 martyrs are laid to rest. The memorial hall is a provincial-level martyrs' memorial facility protection unit in Jiangxi Province.