Monument to the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's Northern Expedition Anti-Japanese Vanguard

Monument to the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's Northern Expedition Anti-Japanese Vanguard

The Monument to the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's Northern Expedition Anti-Japanese Vanguard is a classic site on China’s red tourism routes.

The Monument to the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's Northern Expedition Anti-Japanese Vanguard is located on Yufeng Mountain in Huaiyu Mountain. It is a park-style memorial that integrates commemoration, reverence, sightseeing, and education, covering an area of 20.5 acres. The main structure, the "Monument to the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's Northern Expedition Anti-Japanese Vanguard," stands beneath the towering pines of Yufeng. It is built from granite, standing 12.75 meters high, 68 meters long, and 39.8 meters wide. The design of the main structure is based on the route taken by the Red Tenth Army during their breakout and battles in Huaiyu Mountain. Visually, it forms the shape of the Red Army's iconic "eight-pointed cap," symbolizing the over 800 heroic martyrs of the Red Tenth Army who rest like a giant on the majestic Huaiyu Mountain, ensuring that future generations will forever remember and honor the brave and tenacious spirit and revolutionary heroism of the soldiers and commanders of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's Northern Expedition Anti-Japanese Vanguard led by Fang Zhimin.

The construction of the Monument to the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's Northern Expedition Anti-Japanese Vanguard holds great significance in paying tribute to the 800 martyrs resting in Huaiyu Mountain, reminding future generations of Fang Zhimin’s patriotism and spirit of simplicity, fulfilling the martyrs’ aspirations, building our great motherland into a better place, and achieving the prosperity and strength of our great nation.

Simplified Map of Red Tourism Route

Red Tourism Route Map: Park of Simplicity, Monument of Simplicity — Monument to the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's Northern Expedition Anti-Japanese Vanguard — Fang Zhimin’s Exhibition Hall of Simplicity Deeds — Gaozhushan Memorial Pavilion for Fang Zhimin’s Ordeal