Former Residence of Martyr Qian Xing

Former Residence of Martyr Qian Xing

The former residence of Martyr Qian Xing is located in Fengbai Village, Fengnan Natural Village, Anhua Village Committee, Shidong Town, Huaiji County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. It faces northeast and is situated southwest, featuring a gable-and-hip roof with a hard mountain style and a brick-and-wood structure. The building has five bays in width and two courtyards in depth, with a total width of 20.65 meters, a total depth of 15.26 meters, and a construction area of 315.12 square meters. The eaves and the paintings above the door are exquisitely crafted and well-preserved. A plaque inscribed with the words “Former Residence of Martyr Qian Xing,” written by Zeng Sheng, the former commander of the Dongjiang Column of the Guangdong People’s Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Forces, hangs above the entrance gate. Qian Xing (1909–1948), originally named Qian Fanián, was a native of Fengnan Village, Shidong Town, Huaiji County. In 1936, he joined the Communist Party of China. He once served as the Party Branch Secretary of Sun Yat-sen University, the Party Committee Secretary of the CPC Xiamen City Committee in Fujian Province, the Party Committee Secretary of the CPC Guangxi Provincial Committee, the Deputy Secretary of the CPC Guangxi-Guangdong-Hunan Border Region Committee, and the Deputy Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Guangxi-Guangdong-Hunan Border Column. He was a steadfast proletarian revolutionary. In the winter of 1948, he died a heroic death at the age of 39. In 1992, the county government allocated funds to renovate the residence. In May 2004, the People’s Government of Huaiji County designated the Former Residence of Martyr Qian Xing as a county-level cultural relics protection unit. The site holds significant value for conducting revolutionary tradition education and patriotic education throughout the county.