Peng Yongwu Martyrdom Memorial Park

Peng Yongwu Martyrdom Memorial Park

Peng Yongwu Martyrdom Memorial Park is a classic red tourism destination.

Peng Yongwu Martyrdom Memorial Park is located in Songtao Village, Wenfeng Town, 60 kilometers from the county seat. The memorial park consists of three parts: the Monument to the Martyrdom of Peng Yongwu, the Exhibition Hall of the Asanzi Mountain Breakout Battle, and the Songtao Stone Forest.

The Monument to the Martyrdom of Peng Yongwu is built with black marble and stands in front of the tombs of martyrs Peng Yongwu and Liu Jingtai. The front of the monument is inscribed with golden characters reading “Monument to the Martyrdom Site of Peng Yongwu,” while the top features a bronze relief sculpture of Peng Yongwu. The back of the monument is inscribed with an introduction to the Asanzi Mountain Breakout Battle. About 300 meters from the monument is the Exhibition Hall of the Revolutionary Site of the Asanzi Mountain Breakout Battle, which was converted from a farmhouse once used as a camp by guerrilla fighters of the Feng-Da-Wu Detachment. It is a row of five connected earthen-walled houses with blue-tiled roofs. Inside, exhibits include photos of Peng Yongwu during his lifetime, introductions to his revolutionary activities, as well as weapons, cooking utensils, and other items captured or used by the guerrillas. The Songtao Stone Forest is 2 kilometers from the Monument to the Martyrdom of Peng Yongwu, covering an area of over 3,000 acres. It was a site of combat and maneuvering for the Second Battalion of the Guerrilla Column. Together with the Chaoyang Stone Forest across the river, they form a contiguous expanse of over 10,000 acres of stone forest. The area boasts a majestic landscape with grotesque and uniquely shaped rocks, creating a distinctive scenic view.

On January 7, 1948, after achieving victory in the first battle at Xining Bridge, the East Sichuan Guerrilla Column won subsequent battles such as the Naxi Battle and the ambush at Tongqianya. Alarmed, the Kuomintang immediately dispatched heavy troops to suppress them. On January 15, Peng Yongwu, Jiang Renfeng, and others led nearly 50 soldiers of the First Battalion of the East Sichuan Guerrilla Column from Laozhaizi toward Hongchiba in Wuxi. In the early hours of January 16, while the guerrillas were camping and dining at the home of villager Yang Daijin in Asanzi Mountain, they were surrounded by the Kuomintang’s 581st Regiment. During a hasty breakout, Political Commissar Peng Yongwu heroically sacrificed his life at the age of 33 in an effort to save the wounded liaison officer Liu Jingtai. Guerrilla fighters Wang Lai zhi, Kuang Ji’an, Gong Zes an, Li Zhengqing, and Li Zhengtai also died in the breakout. After the battle, the brutal enemy beheaded Peng Yongwu and other guerrillas, sending their heads to the Zhujun Communist Suppression Headquarters in Fengjie to claim rewards. The heads of Peng Yongwu and other martyrs were hung on the city gate of Xiayuanmen in Fengjie for public display. The martyrs’ bodies were buried on the spot by local residents.

Source: Chongqing Party History Website

Peng Yongwu, originally named Peng Qingbang, was from Hongshi Township, Yunyang County, Chongqing—known in the novel Red Rock as Peng Songtao, the husband of Jiang Zhuyun. In 1931, Peng Yongwu enrolled in Yunyang Middle School. After graduating from junior high, he sought to make a living and applied to a technical school in Wuhan, where he was admitted. On the day he was to leave for the school, the ship he boarded arrived in Wuhan but did not dock. An officer from the Kuomintang announced: “You are not here to study in Wuhan, but to be conscripted as soldiers to fight in Jiangxi. Anyone who tries to escape will be punished under military law!” The group of young people then realized they had been deceived. Strongly opposed to the internal and external policies of the Kuomintang... More details about Peng Yongwu++

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