Wu Xun Memorial Hall

Wu Xun Memorial Hall

The Wu Xun Memorial Hall is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level in Liaocheng City.

The Wu Xun Memorial Hall is located within Dazhong Park on the south side of Jishikou Street, Xianfeng Subdistrict Office, Linqing City. It dates back to the Republican era and is categorized as a modern historical site and representative architecture.

In October 2014, the Wu Xun Memorial Hall was designated as a municipal-level cultural heritage site under the protection of Liaocheng City.

Wu Xun (1838–1896) was from Wuzhuang in Tangyi County (now Liulin Town, Guan County). He became renowned in the late Qing Dynasty for “begging to fund education.” Born into a poor farming family, he was the seventh child among his siblings, hence his name Wu Qi (Qi meaning “seven”). The name “Xun” was bestowed upon him by the Qing court as an honorific title.

Wu Xun lost his father at the age of seven and wandered the streets begging with his mother. Around the age of fifteen or sixteen, after his mother passed away, he worked as a servant for a distant uncle, Zhang Ju. When it came time to collect his wages, Zhang Ju, taking advantage of Wu Xun’s illiteracy, used false accounts to cheat him out of his hard-earned money. When Wu Xun protested slightly, he was severely beaten and fell ill, foaming at the mouth (from which some people later gave him the nickname “Wu Dou”… More detailed information about Wu Xun ++