Monument to the Revolutionary Martyrs of China and Vietnam

Monument to the Revolutionary Martyrs of China and Vietnam

The Monument to the Revolutionary Martyrs of China and Vietnam serves as a patriotic education base.

The Monument to the Revolutionary Martyrs of China and Vietnam is located in the Sino-Vietnamese People's Friendship Park in Dongxing Town, Dongxing City.

The monument covers an area of over 10 acres. Stone steps lead up to it from the west, south, and north sides. It consists of a main body and a base. The main body stands 13 meters tall. Climbing the 66 steps on the southern side, visitors can see the front of the monument inscribed in both Chinese and Vietnamese with “Monument to the Revolutionary Martyrs of China and Vietnam.” The back also features the words “Glorious People’s Heroes Live Forever” in both languages. The base measures 6 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 3 meters high, with the northern face inlaid with dark gray marble. The eastern side of the front lists the names of Chinese martyrs such as Liu Zhenxia, Chen Fengming, Xiang Shixiu, Su Fangqin, Zheng Rulan, and Xu Chuntian. The western side of the front displays the names of Vietnamese martyrs in Vietnamese. The back describes the background of the two countries’ joint struggle and praises the fighting spirit of their peoples. Both sides are coated with light gray stucco.

In 1958, the CPC Dongxing Autonomous County Committee and the People’s Government of Dongxing Autonomous County built the monument to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives while jointly resisting French imperialism and the Kuomintang reactionaries, and to educate future generations and promote the spirit of patriotism and internationalism. On April 5, 1959, more than 5,000 Chinese and Vietnamese soldiers and civilians attended the unveiling ceremony, during which they planted many pine, cypress, and acacia trees around the site. At the same time, Vietnam erected the “Vietnamese-Chinese Revolutionary Martyrs Monument” in Mong Cai City in a similar style, standing in symbolic harmony across the border. During mutual visits, people from both countries pay tribute and lay flowers at each other’s monuments.

In June 1962, Tian Han, Chairman of the China Theatre Association, renowned playwright, poet, and lyricist of China’s national anthem, visited the “Sino-Vietnamese Revolutionary Martyrs Monument” and composed the poem “Climbing the Sino-Vietnamese Friendship Park.” In it, the lines “Blood forged a bond of brotherhood, / Twin monuments shine across the river” expressed the “comrades-plus-brothers” relationship between China and Vietnam, affirming the profound patriotic and internationalist educational significance of the monuments on either side of the Beilun River.

In December 1995, it was designated as one of the first batch of regional patriotic education bases by the Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government.