The Red Crag Spirit Exhibition Hall

The Red Crag Spirit Exhibition Hall

The Red Crag Spirit Exhibition Hall was built in 1963 on the former site of the parade ground of the "Sino-American Cooperative Organization." Its original name was the "Exhibition Hall of Crimes Committed by the American and Kuomintang Authorities at the Chongqing Sino-American Cooperative Organization Concentration Camp." As the "Red Crag Spirit" exhibition gained increasing national influence, the hall was renamed the "Red Crag Spirit Exhibition Hall" in 1999. The name of the exhibition was also changed from the original "Song of Loyalty at Gele Mountain — Exhibition of Revolutionary Martyrs of the Baigongguan and Zhazidong" to...

"Generations of Heroic Glory — Historical Exhibition of the Sino-American Cooperative Organization and the Military Statistics Bureau Concentration Camp" was renamed "Red Crag Spirit — Exhibition of the Revolutionary Struggles of Martyrs at Baigongguan and Zhazidong." The exhibitions in the hall are divided into: 1. The 11·27 Massacre — A Panoramic Painting Hall. 2. Photo and Cultural Relics Exhibition. This is further divided into seven sections: 1. A World of Confinement 2. True Heroism Lies Not in the Love of Life but in Dedication to the Party and the People — Nothing Is Too Precious 3. I Am Willing to Shed My Blood on This Land to Bring Eternal Peace to the Nation 4. Failure Turns to Dust, Success Brings Salvation to Mankind 5. Blood and Tears — A Sacred Mandate 6. Immortality in the Flames 7. The Blood of Martyrs Forges Hearts for All Generations.

Source: Chongqing Hongyan Cultural Development Management Center Author: Liu Liqun