Juye County Martyrs' Cemetery

Juye County Martyrs' Cemetery

Juye County Martyrs' Cemetery is a classic red tourism destination, as well as a base for patriotic education and national defense education.

Juye County Martyrs' Cemetery is located at the junction of the Liaocheng–Shangqiu Highway and the Juye–Jinxiang Highway in the southeastern part of Juye County. The cemetery was first built in March 1972, covering an initial area of 25 mu. After three rounds of upgrades, expansions, and renovations, it now spans 70 mu. The paved area of the square is 18,000 square meters, and the green space covers 10,000 square meters. It features a martyrs' monument, a classical-style martyrs' memorial hall, the cemetery’s main gate, a commemorative square, corridors, 0, stone sculptures, and a bronze statue of Liu and Deng. The site is fully equipped with landscaping, beautification, paving, and sound, light, and electrical facilities. A large relief sculpture, a fountain, and three stele pavilions have been installed in the square, along with infrastructure such as streetlights, landscape lighting, and large promotional display windows. It has become a red tourism and patriotic education base that combines martyr commemoration, publicity and education, and leisure activities. In 2001, it was designated as a Provincial Key Martyrs’ Memorial Building Protection Unit by the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs; in 2002, it was recognized as an Advanced Unit of Provincial National Defense Education Base by the Provincial Education Commission; and in 2014, it was named a Heze Municipal Patriotic Education Base.