Juancheng County Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery

Yuncheng County Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery

Yuncheng County Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery was established in 1959. It is situated on the east bank of the Songjiang River in the eastern part of the county town, covering an area of 36,000 m². Major commemorative facilities include the 7,000 m² "Former Site of the Southwest Shandong Campaign Command," the 800 m² "Exhibition Hall for the Party's Mass Line Education and Practice Activities," a group sculpture commemorating the Southwest Shandong Campaign, four individual stone sculptures of notable martyrs, a 30-meter-high Revolutionary Martyrs Monument, two Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Pavilions, three Martyrs Memorial Monuments, a 4,700 m² Heroes Memorial Square, a National Defense Education Area, a 6,000 m² Martyrs' Tomb Area, and a 6,000 m² landscaped greenery zone.

As a revolutionary base area and the command center of the Southwest Shandong Campaign, Yuncheng is rich in red patriotic educational resources and serves as an important site for revolutionary tradition education and national defense patriotism education. In recent years, Yuncheng County has made active efforts in constructing, managing, and leveraging the educational role of the martyrs' cemetery base. With strong support from higher-level authorities and all sectors of society, it has attracted a large number of visitors, especially young students, who come to honor the heroic deeds and great achievements of the revolutionary martyrs. Here, visitors gain a deeper understanding of how, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the military and civilians united as one, fought bravely in successive battles, shed blood, and established the new socialist China.