Statue of Martyr Qian Xing

Statue of Martyr Qian Xing

The statue of Martyr Qian Xing is a classic site of red tourism.

The statue of Martyr Qian Xing erected at Huangyao Ancient Town Scenic Area in Hezhou City. Qian Xing was born into a wealthy family. In 1922, he enrolled in Fengnan Primary School in Xiehe Township (now Anhua Township). In 1926, he attended the First Higher Primary School in Huaiji. In 1927, he was admitted to Huaiji County Junior High School. In 1931, he went to Guangzhou to attend Zhongyi Middle School for high school. In the autumn of the same year, he transferred to the affiliated high school of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, joined a secret “Reading Club,” and later helped organize the “Socialist Thought Group.”

In 1933, he was admitted to the Political Science Department of the Law School at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou. In 1934, he joined the Reader’s Association of Time Culture, organized under the underground party at Sun Yat-sen University, then became part of the China Youth League formed by progressive student organizations across universities in Guangzhou, serving as branch secretary of the “China Youth League” at Sun Yat-sen University. After the outbreak of the December 9th Student Anti-Japanese Salvation Movement in Beiping in 1935, he actively organized and mobilized students at Sun Yat-sen University to respond. In July 1936, he joined the Communist Party of China. Later, he served as the Propaganda Minister of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Sun Yat-sen University Party Branch. At the beginning of 1937, he was assigned to work with the Southern Work Committee of the Central Committee in Hong Kong. By the end of that year, he was appointed Secretary of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee and took charge of the work of the Zhangzhou Municipal Party Committee. In May 1938, after the fall of Xiamen, he was reassigned to the Zhangzhou County Central Committee, successively serving as Propaganda Minister and Organization Minister, and overseeing the work of the Party Committees in Yunxiao, Pinghe, and Zhao’an counties. In the winter of 1940, upon assignment by the Party organization, he went to Guilin to establish the Guangxi Provincial Party Committee and later became its Secretary.

In July 1942, after the “July 9th Incident” in Guilin, he moved his operations to Lingchuan. In October of the same year, he set up a provisional provincial party committee office in Baishajing, Yingjia Township, Zhongshan County, continuing to lead the underground revolutionary struggle in Guangxi. In the summer of 1944, following instructions from the Southern Bureau of the Central Committee, he established anti-Japanese guerrilla bases in northeastern and southeastern Guangxi. In the autumn of that year, he relocated the provincial party committee office to Huangbao Village in Zhongshan County, then moved it again to Huangyao Middle School in Zhaoping County. In September 1946, after the outbreak of the Liberation War, he actively led and organized patriotic movements in cities such as Guilin, Liuzhou, Nanning, and Wuzhou, while also launching rural struggles against the “Three Levies”—conscription, grain requisition, and tax collection. In April 1947, he presided over the “Hengxian Conference” in Liuxiu Village, Xiqu, Hengxian, convening leaders of various regional underground party branches in Guangxi. He conveyed directives from the Hong Kong Branch of the Shanghai Bureau of the Central Committee, establishing guidelines for the Guangxi struggle against the enemy that included mobilizing the masses, organizing armed uprisings, engaging in armed struggle, and establishing guerrilla zones. In July of the same year, he attended the expanded meeting of the Guangdong-Guangxi-Hunan Border Regional Party Committee held in Liaotangan, Guangning County, Guangdong, where he was elected Deputy Secretary of the Guangdong-Guangxi-Hunan Border Regional Party Committee and Deputy Political Commissar of the Guangdong-Guangxi-Hunan Border Column (Xijiang Column). On the evening of August 15 of the same year, he led the Huainan Uprising in Huaiji County, Guangdong, establishing the Huainan Guerrilla Base.

In May 1948, when the enemy fiercely “encircled and suppressed” the guerrilla base, he was responsible for anti-encirclement efforts downstream of the Sui River, leading the remaining troops in a bloody battle to repel repeated enemy attacks. In September of the same year, he reorganized the remaining troops into one battalion and served as battalion commander. In November of that year, he was ambushed and unfortunately killed on a mountain in Shiru Village, Shiru Village, A’zi, Huaiji County.

In the early 1930s, during the anti-Japanese salvation movement in Guangzhou, there was an outstanding student leader—Qian Xing, hailed as the “Standard-Bearer of the Salvation Movement” by Comrade Zeng Sheng, a member of the Central Advisory Commission.

Qian Xing (1909.5–1949.11) was born into a fairly wealthy family in Fengnan Village, Shidong Town, Huaiji County, Guangdong Province (formerly part of Guangxi before liberation), originally named Fannian and styled Farui. Later, to express his aspiration of “striving for the rejuvenation of China throughout his life,” he changed his name to “Xing.” As early as during his junior high school years at Huaiji Middle School, he was influenced by his homeroom teacher and Chinese language teacher, who was also a local... More detailed information about Qian Xing++

Huangyao Town: Huangyao Town is located to the north of Zhaoping County, at the junction of Zhaoping, Zhongshan, and Hezhou counties (cities), covering a total area of 36 square kilometers. It governs six village (street) committees and 117 villager groups, with a total population of 11,000.

Agriculture is mainly focused on grain cultivation. Due to the influence of the unique karst geographical environment, water quality, sunlight, temperature, and other factors, the high-quality rice produced in the town has gained some renown. Agricultural and sideline products mainly include silkworm cocoons, green plums, citrus fruits, chestnuts, and more. Notable local specialties include the centuries-old Huangyao fermented soybeans, renowned across Southeast Asia as an excellent condiment, and tonic goods such as... More detailed information about Huangyao Town++