Memorial Hall of the Site of the Wangdayawan Meeting

Memorial Hall of the Site of the Wangdayawan Meeting

The Memorial Hall of the Site of the Wangdayawan Meeting is a national AAA-level tourist attraction, a classic red tourism site, and a patriotic education base.

The Memorial Hall of the Site of the Wangdayawan Meeting will focus on the Liberation War in southern Henan as its main theme, highlight the red revolutionary spirit, and draw upon local folklore. It aims to create an integrated destination showcasing red culture, folk traditions, local life, and traditional architecture—a window into Guangshan’s history during the Republic of China era. The goal is to develop it into a national AAAA-level classic tourist attraction that blends red tourism with rich cultural heritage.

Located 30 kilometers southeast of Guangshan County, Xinyang City, Henan Province, in Zhuanqiao Town. It lies 37 km north of National Highway 312, 32 km from the Shanghai–Xi’an Expressway, 20 km from Guangshan Station on the Beijing–Kowloon Railway, and 9 km west of the A’Shen Expressway. It is 98 km from Xinyang City. This was the site of the Jin–Ji–Lu–Yu Field Army’s high-ranking officers’ meeting (above brigade level), also historically known as the “Wangdayawan Meeting,” held during the Long March of Liu and Deng’s forces into the Dabie Mountains.

The memorial hall is divided into four major sections: the Meeting Site and Former Residence (Wen Family Ancestral Hall), originally built during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a two-courtyard, 16-room structure made of brick and wood, facing west with an eastward orientation, featuring a central courtyard surrounded by corridors. The entire building consists of a main hall, front hall, and north and south wing rooms, measuring 16.3 meters in length (north-south) and 23.4 meters in width (east-west), with a total area of about 380 square meters. It is a Qing Dynasty–style building with southern architectural characteristics. Main Hall: Single-eave, flush-gable roof construction, with five bays in width and one bay in depth, covered with plain gray tiles. Roof ridges are adorned with decorative ridge beasts at both ends. The beam frame follows a seven-rafter structure. The front eaves feature coffered ceilings and bracket sets. The corridor’s horizontal beams are carved with figures and floral motifs. On the north and south gable walls of the front corridor, there are two small side doors for access. The wall features latticed doors with 18 panels, all decorated with petal-shaped patterns. Above the latticed doors are horizontal transom windows. The interior and exterior columns of the main hall are square wooden posts, resting on square stone bases. Front Hall: Also single-eave, flush-gable roof, with five bays in width and two bays in depth, covered with plain gray tiles. The beam frame uses a seven-rafter structure, and the roof ridge is constructed with layers of bricks and tiles. Both ends feature ridge beasts and upturned eaves, with distinctive S-shaped hip rafters. The central bay of the front wall has latticed doors, while the side bays feature geometric-patterned latticework, all with horizontal transom windows above. The rear wall between the central and side posts of the front and rear bays is fitted with latticed doors. The corridor has a coffered ceiling. Left and Right Wing Rooms: Each has three small bays in width and two bays in depth, with flush-gable roofs and wooden flooring inside. Between the central and side posts of the front wall are latticed doors with floral patterns; the side bays have latticed windows with horizontal transom windows above. The corridors feature coffered ceilings. The floor plans and structural designs of the two wing rooms are identical.

The completed memorial hall is divided into four major sections:

Meeting Site and Former Residence (Wen Family Ancestral Hall);

Garden of Merits, which primarily showcases the great achievements of the Liu-Deng Army.

Fish-and-Water Village, consisting of two parts: a Republican-era-style department store, pharmacy, barbershop, photo studio, shadow puppet theater, woodblock printing shop, tavern, and women’s embroidery room that reflect the touching stories and scenes of Guangshan residents supporting the Liu-Deng Army; and a Folk Custom Street composed of 12 workshops demonstrating traditional handicrafts such as weaving, spinning, fishing, tofu-making, blacksmithing, and brewing before the liberation of Guangshan.

Generals’ Hall, which mainly highlights the valor of generals from Guangshan. First, it focuses on Guangshan-born generals from various periods since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, senior military officers at the rank of senior colonel or above before 1964, and Guangshan-born officers at the deputy corps level (or department level) or higher. Second, it displays regiment-level or higher officers from Guangshan who fought or sacrificed their lives in Guangshan during the revolutionary war years. Third, it records the names of all Guangshan natives who gave their lives for the country during the revolutionary war. The memorial hall also includes supporting facilities such as a visitor service center, star-rated tourist restrooms, a cinema hall, and a tourist parking lot.

Zhuanqiao Town: An ancient town in southern Henan, Zhuanqiao is nestled against the foothills of the Dabie Mountains and embraced by the spiritual aura of the Huai River. With its lush mountains, clear waters, outstanding people, rich resources, and simple folk customs, it played a significant role during wartime, leaving deep footprints of proletarian revolutionaries. It is the birthplace of Marshal You Taizhong and the hometown of Academician Wen Shengchang. It has been recorded in history as the site of the pivotal Wangdayawan Meeting, which marked a turning point when the Liu-Deng forces advanced into the Central Plains.

Zhuanqiao Town is located 24 kilometers southeast of Guangshan County. The town governs 13 administrative villages, one neighborhood committee, and has a population of 28,100. The total area of the town is … More detailed information about Zhuanqiao Town ++