Longsheng Red Army Rock

Longsheng Red Army Rock

Longsheng Red Army Rock is a classic red tourism scenic site.

Red Army Rock is located beneath the Bainian Hongyao Village, about 4 km from the core area of Longsheng Hot Springs. It resembles a giant tongue extending from a dragon. Today, the Bainian Hongyao Village has become a folklore tourism village showcasing the ethnic Yao culture of Longsheng. The Dragon Tongue Rock and the Red Army Memorial Pavilion standing beside it serve as the gateway to the Bainian Yao Village.

Red Army Rock (Guangming Rock), originally named Dragon Tongue Rock, is situated at the foot of the Bainian Yao Village in Zhoujia Village, Sishui Township, Longsheng Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County, on the eastern bank of the Xun River. It is a massive rock that juts out diagonally from the hillside like a dragon’s tongue. Below it lies the road from Longsheng to the hot springs, surrounded by terraced fields to the southeast and north, covering an area of 363 square meters.

Guangming Rock (Red Army Rock): In October 1934, the First Front Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army broke through the enemy’s fourth blockade line along the river, crossed the mountain borders, and advanced toward Longsheng via three routes on October 4. The third route, led by the Third Red Army Corps, passed by Dragon Tongue Rock in the Bainian Yao Village of Zhoujia Village, Sishui Township. Amid the urgency of the march, the division’s officers engaged deeply with the Yao villagers, including Yu Fengsheng, discussing their hardships and the history of the Yao people. They gifted the book Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan, and through the villagers, invited surviving minor leaders who had taken part in the northern Guangxi Yao uprising to join a discussion at the rock. The Red Army expressed heartfelt condolences to the Yao attendees, pointed out a path to national liberation, encouraged continued struggle, and inscribed slogans on the rock face: “The Red Army Will Absolutely Protect the Yao People” and “Continue the Struggle, Seek Light Again,” signed by the “Third Red Army.” In 1973, it was designated as a county-level key cultural relics protection unit.

According to the Longsheng County Annals, this place was formerly known as Dragon Tongue Rock. On December 6, 1934, officers of a unit of the Third Red Army Corps met under this cliff with Yao elders who had participated in the northern Guangxi Yao uprising. They pointed out the path of revolution to them and inscribed on the stone wall: “Continue the Struggle, Seek Light Again” and “The Red Army Will Absolutely Protect the Yao People.” Deeply moved, the Yao people immediately carved the inscriptions into the rock just as they were written, and they remain clearly visible to this day. To commemorate this meeting, the Yao people renamed Dragon Tongue Rock as “Guangming Rock,” which is now called “Red Army Rock.”

In 1987, the county government allocated special funds to build a memorial pavilion here, named the Red Army Pavilion, and listed it as a county-level key cultural relic. This site is on the way to the famous Longsheng Hot Springs, making Red Army Rock a natural stop for visitors. Tourists flock here in great numbers. Since then, Red Army Rock has gained widespread fame and become a key tourism destination for Red Yao culture.

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