Former Site of the Front Committee of the Seventh Red Army

Former Site of the Front Committee of the Seventh Red Army

The Former Site of the Front Committee of the Seventh Red Army is a cultural relic protection unit of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a classic red tourism attraction, and a patriotic education base.

The Former Site of the Front Committee of the Seventh Red Army is located in the government compound of Wuzhuan Town, 32 kilometers southwest of Donglan County. It was built in 1907 (the 32nd year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty) through public fundraising by the people of Wuzhuan. This four-story hexagonal tower is made of wood and stone, with a base width of 7 meters and a height of 17.5 meters.

From 1923 to 1930, the building served as the headquarters for Wei Baqun when he organized peasants to attack Donglan County, as well as the office site of the Donglan County Revolutionary Committee and the Wuzhuan District Peasant Association. Deng Xiaoping and the army commander Zhang Yunyi worked and lived on the upper floors. After the main force of the Seventh Red Army moved northward, the Guangxi warlords brutally suppressed the revolution in the Right River region and ordered the removal of the spire of Kuixing Tower, changing it to a flat roof. The originally red tower was also painted white with lime. In 1958, funds were allocated by the higher authorities to renovate Kuixing Tower; the roof was heightened and a fourth floor was added, making the tower appear more majestic and solemn. On February 26, 1963, the People's Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region designated Kuixing Tower as a key cultural relic protection unit at the autonomous region level. In 1974, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region allocated additional funds for maintenance, restoring its original appearance during the agrarian revolutionary period. It opened to tourists in 1978 and was designated as a patriotic education base of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 1995.