Fengmenling Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument

Fengmenling Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument

The Fengmenling Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument is a classic site of red tourism.

The Fengmenling Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument is located on the southeastern slope of Fengmenling, about 1,500 meters north of Tancheng Village, Bailian Town, Chengmai County. Construction began in November 1970, and it was completed after renovation by the Hainan Military Region on June 21, 1998. Covering an area of 210 square meters with a built-up area of 79 square meters, the monument faces southeast and sits northwest. It is 7.1 meters tall, with a base 2.8 meters wide and a pedestal 0.95 meters high. The structure is rectangular, made of reinforced concrete, and sits atop a 0.95-meter-high platform surrounded by a railing. The front of the monument is inscribed with “Fengmenling Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument,” while the back features a brief account of the solemn and tragic Battle of Fengmenling.

During the Meiting decisive battle in the campaign to liberate Hainan, to ensure that our main forces could annihilate the Nationalist troops in the Meiting area, one company of the People's Liberation Army stubbornly held off the Nationalist reinforcements at Fengmenling. Fengmenling was the strategic throat along the Haikou-Chengmai highway. Controlling Fengmenling meant sealing off the highway and blocking enemy reinforcements from reaching Meiting. Hill 105 was the commanding height of Fengmenling, where Company One of the 381st Regiment of the 127th Division of the 43rd Army held firm against six regiments of Nationalist reinforcements. The soldiers withstood intense artillery and aerial bombardment from the Nationalists and repelled 13 enemy attacks, nine of which were launched by entire battalions. The soldiers shouted defiant battle cries: “Born under the red flag, we die before the position; fighting for the people, death is glory!” When they ran out of bullets, they crawled to the front of the position to retrieve ammunition from enemy corpses and used the enemy’s bullets to fight them. The company commander and deputy commander were successively killed in action, and the political instructor was seriously wounded. Yet, the red battle flag fluttering amid smoke and shells inspired the soldiers’ morale. Some, having lost an arm to explosions, continued to throw grenades with their remaining arm; others, unable to stand or sit due to head wounds, lay on the ground to reload for their comrades... With their flesh and blood, they built an iron gate that never let the enemy advance. By the time our reinforcements arrived, only 13 brave soldiers remained on Hill 105. Company One’s tenacious defense at Fengmenling bought crucial time for the Meiting battle, enabling our main forces to quickly regroup, encircle, and annihilate the Nationalist main forces in the Meiting area, wiping out their combat strength.

The Hainan Military Region built the monument to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the Battle of Fengmenling fought by the PLA landing forces in crossing the sea. It is a patriotic education base of Hainan Province.

Inscription on the Fengmenling Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument:

On May 21, 1950, during the campaign to liberate Hainan Island, Company One of the 381st Regiment of the 127th Division of the 43rd Army was ordered to hold Hill 105 of Fengmenling against enemy forces advancing from Haikou to Chengmai. The entire company demonstrated a valiant, tenacious, and unyielding fighting spirit, repelling nine consecutive battalion-sized enemy attacks, killing over 500 enemies and wounding more than 1,300. Over 200 comrades, including Company Commander Zhu Guosheng, sacrificed heroically, leaving only 13 soldiers, including Warrior Wang Yushan, who still held the position firmly. The 43rd Army awarded Company One the honorary title of “Crossing-the-Sea Hero Company.”

Eternal glory to the revolutionary martyrs!

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