Qingming Memorial

Qingming Memorial

Qingming Memorial is a peak on Longquan Mountain, where bamboo and trees grow in a wild tangle, and ancient woodlands thrive with vitality. The name of this place—Qingming Memorial—is tied to an unforgettable legend. It is said that Liu Fen, the Right Vice Director of the Ministry of War during the Tang Dynasty, once led his troops in a fierce battle against the peasant army of Huang Chao here, resulting in numerous casualties. Later, disgusted by the treachery and infighting in the officialdom, he retreated from public life and took up residence in Nansongwu, at the border between Panling and Dongyuan. There, he built the Qizhao Xiuzhi Temple, where he presided over seasonal memorial ceremonies. Every year during the Qingming Festival, Liu Fen would carry offerings to Longquan Mountain to honor the fallen soldiers. The curling incense smoke and Liu Fen’s mournful sighs solidified into a poignant piece of history, deeply engraved in the memories of local residents. In honor of Liu Fen, later generations named this peak “Qingming Memorial.” Red Army Trenches

Around Longquan Mountain, there are many crisscrossing trenches, dug by the Red Army of the Soviet Government in Northeastern Jiangxi under the leadership of proletarian revolutionaries such as Fang Zhimin and Shao Shiping during their battles against the Nationalist forces. As the site of the then-government of the Northeastern Jiangxi Soviet, the area witnessed multiple intense battles between the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the encircling Nationalist troops, with the blood of Red Army soldiers staining every hill. Despite more than half a century of change, these trenches have not been erased by the passage of time. Some lie hidden beneath old vines and trees, others covered by thick underbrush. With their simple presence and weathered forms, they tell the story of those revolutionary years, bearing witness to the scenes of battle and the heroic sacrifices of the Red Army soldiers.