Former Residence of He Long

Former Residence of He Long

The Former Residence of He Long is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit, a classic red tourism attraction, and a patriotic education base.

Former Residence of He Long

Dating back to the Qing Dynasty, it is located in Hongjiaguan, Sangzhi County, Hunan Province, and serves as a memorial site for Marshal He Long, a proletarian revolutionary, statesman, and military strategist.

The residence was built by He Long’s grandfather, He Liangshi, in the late Qing Dynasty. In the fifth year of the Republic of China (1916), after He Long destroyed the Bamaoxi Salt Bureau and organized an armed force, the residence was burned down by reactionaries on July 27 of the following year. In the eighth year of the Republic of China (1919), He Long’s father, He Shidao, rebuilt it on the original site. In February of the seventeenth year of the Republic of China (1928), He Long returned to Hongjiaguan to lead the Sangzhi Uprising. After leading his troops away the following year, the residence was once again burned down by reactionaries on November 24, leaving only remnants of the gatehouse walls. It was reconstructed to its original appearance in 1978.

The residence faces south and is a wooden structure consisting of six rooms, covering a construction area of 120 square meters. On the right side, there is a stable and cattle pen. In front of the residence is a wooden and stone gatehouse surrounded by a wall. Inside the residence today are restored displays including He Long’s bedroom, his parents’ bedroom in the left wing room, and the central hall. In June 1979, a new exhibition room was added on the left side.

He Long (1896–1969) was a proletarian revolutionary, statesman, military strategist, and Marshal of the People's Republic of China. His original name was Wen Chang, and his courtesy name was Yunqing. A native of Sangzhi, he once served as a division and army commander in the National Revolutionary Army. In 1927, he was the overall commander of the Nanchang Uprising and joined the Communist Party of China the same year. He successively held positions such as commander-in-chief of the Second and Sixth Red Armies, commander-in-chief of the Second Front Red Army, commander of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, commander of the Jin-Sui Military Region, commander of the Northwest Military Region, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, commander of the Southwest Military Region, vice-chairman of the National Defense Council, Vice Premier of the State Council and director of the State Physical Culture and Sports Commission. He was awarded the rank of Marshal in 1955, was a member of the 7th Central Committee of the CPC, and a member of the 8th Politburo.

On October 10, 1983, the People's Government of Hunan Province designated it as a Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit, with reference number 45-45.

Admission

Free admission

Opening Hours

Off-season: 9:00–16:00; Peak season: 8:00–17:00

Location

Hongjiaguan Village, Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie City

He Long (1896–1969) was a great proletarian revolutionary and military strategist, one of the founders and main leaders of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and a Marshal of the People's Republic of China. His original name was He Wenchang and his courtesy name was Yunqing. He was from Sangzhi, Hunan. Over the course of more than half a century of revolutionary struggle, he made important contributions to China’s old democratic revolution, new democratic revolution, socialist revolution, and construction, establishing immortal merits.

He Long was born on March 22, 1896, into a poor peasant family in Hongjiaguan, Sangzhi County, Hunan Province. Due to… More details about He Long++

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units