Monument to the Martyrdom Site of Lin Wenying

Monument to the Martyrdom Site of Lin Wenying

The Monument to the Martyrdom Site of Lin Wenying is a classic site on China’s Red Tourism routes.

The Monument (Pavilion) to the Martyrdom Site of Lin Wenying is a key cultural relic protection unit in Haikou City, located at the entrance of the Workers' Cultural Palace in Fucheng Town, Haikou. It is managed by the Civil Affairs Bureau of Qiongshan District, Haikou City.

The Monument (Pavilion) to the Martyrdom Site of Lin Wenying was built in 1923 by the Nationalist Government. The monument is a reinforced concrete structure in the shape of a trapezoidal square column, standing 7 meters tall and covering an area of 1.32 mu. The front of the monument is inscribed with “Martyr Lin Wenying’s Martyrdom Site,” the left side features a biography of the martyr, and the right side bears a quote from Sun Yat-sen: “His noble spirit lives on forever.” A towering fir tree planted by overseas Chinese donations stands beside the monument, symbolizing the everlasting spirit of the martyr. Ten meters west of the monument is the “Memorial Pavilion,” which is 7 meters high and 15.6 meters wide, built with a reinforced concrete frame and glazed tiles. The pavilion is open on all four sides, supported by four round pillars, with an arched door top and engraved seal script reading: “Memorial Pavilion for Martyr Lin Wenying.” The inner surfaces of the pavilion’s four corners are inscribed with the “Honor Roll” of donors who contributed to the construction of both the monument and the pavilion.

Source: Party History Research Office of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee

Lin Wenying (1873–1914), originally named Lin Tianze, also known as Ge Lan, was a member of the House of Representatives and a native of Shipeng Village, Qinglan Town. He was born in 1873 into an overseas Chinese family in Thailand.

As a child, he studied at a Thai overseas Chinese school. After graduating from Zhonghua Middle School, he returned home to visit his family and became engaged and married to a local girl, Chen Pida, from a neighboring village. In the spring of 1903, he went from Thailand to Japan to study, enrolling in the Political Science Department of Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo). In the autumn of 1904, in Yokohama, Japan, he met Sun Yat-sen through the introduction of Liao Zhongkai. Influenced by Sun, he joined the Tongmenghui (Chinese Revolutionary Alliance). He shared a close bond with Sun Yat-sen,... More details about Lin Wenying ++