Martyrs' Tomb of Jia Kangjie

Martyrs' Tomb of Jia Kangjie

The Martyrs' Tomb of Jia Kangjie is a cultural relic protection unit of Shanxi Province.

Martyrs' Tomb of Jia Kangjie (Fifth Batch of Provincial Protected Sites)

Era: 1959

Location: Qiwu Village, Huzhang Township, Xia County, Yuncheng City

Jia Kangjie, courtesy name Jichen, was born in 1889 into a peasant family in Qiwu Village, Huzhang Township, Xia County. In his youth, he joined the Xinhai Revolution, studied at Waseda University in Japan, participated in the struggle against Yuan Shikai, and later attended Peking University. He subsequently took part in multiple revolutionary struggles. In 1922, he founded Shanxi Civilian Middle School in Duiyundong, Xia County. In 1925, he established Hedong Middle School in Yuncheng, organizing teachers and students from both schools to take part in the campaign against Yan Xishan’s salt tax increase. Later, he founded two Zhongshan Middle Schools in Yuncheng and Taiyuan, as well as Kangqu Middle School and Caishenmiao Middle School in Linfen County. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1927, served as Secretary of the Hedong Special Committee, helped establish the Hedong party organization, and organized and participated in numerous revolutionary activities. In 1939, he was elected as a delegate to the 7th National Congress of the CPC. On his way to Yan'an, he was assassinated by secret agents. At the time, the organization buried him in Hanjialing Village. In 1959, with government approval, Jia Kangjie’s remains were relocated and reburied in his ancestral cemetery in Qiwu Village. In 1983, the Xia County Government renovated the martyrs' tomb. The newly renovated site covers an area of 5 mu, with a circular tomb mound 5 meters in diameter, stone-lined edges, and a height of 2.5 meters. In front of the tomb stands a white marble gravestone, with “Tomb of Martyr Jia Kangjie” inscribed on the front and a brief biography of the martyr on the back.

Source: Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau

Qiwu Village: Qiwu Village is located 3.5 kilometers south of the Huzhang Township government, adjacent to Weiguo Township, with the Wenxia Line passing through the village, offering convenient transportation. The village currently has a population of 2,043, with 440 households, a village committee team of 6 members, 52 Party members, 4,200 mu of arable land, and 27 deep wells.

In recent years, under the leadership of the village committee team, the industrial structure has been continuously adjusted, gradually forming an industry pattern dominated by apples and supplemented by grain. The apple planting area reaches 1 mu per capita, with 150 mu of facility agriculture in the form of solar greenhouses. In 2011, the per capita income exceeded 4,000 yuan.

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Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units