Commemorative Pavilion of the Nanyaojie Assembly

Commemorative Pavilion of the Nanyaojie Assembly

The Commemorative Pavilion of the Nanyaojie Assembly is a classic red tourism attraction.

The Commemorative Pavilion of the Nanyaojie Assembly is located in Group 5, Nanyaojie Village, Nanyaojie Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County.

On October 24, 1934, the Sixth Red Army Corps led by Ren Bishi, Xiao Ke, Wang Zhen, and Li Da rendezvoused with part of the Third Red Army led by He Long, Guan Xiangying, and Xia Xi in areas such as Muhuang and Shiliang in Guizhou, and on October 26, the entire force assembled at Nanyaojie. On October 27, over 8,000 personnel, including officers and soldiers from both armies and guerrilla members from four townships under the Nanyaojie District Committee (District Soviet), gathered at Maodong Datian in Nanyaojie to hold the assembly celebrating the rendezvous. At the meeting, Ren Bishi read out a congratulatory letter from the Central Committee, announced the formal restoration of the Third Red Army’s designation as the Second Red Army Corps, and shared several decisions regarding troop reorganization. Comrades He Long, Guan Xiangying, Xiao Ke, and Wang Zhen also delivered speeches in succession.

The rendezvous of the Second and Sixth Red Army Corps marked a glorious chapter in the history of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. To commemorate this event, in 1987, a double-eaved octagonal pavilion made of strip stones, reinforced concrete, and traditional Chinese architectural style was erected 50 meters away from the rostrum of the original assembly. The stone railings on all four sides of the pavilion are inscribed with Mao Zedong's poetry and feature bas-reliefs depicting the assembly scene. At the center stands a stone stele measuring 2.6 meters in height and 1.5 meters in width. The front is inscribed with Xiao Ke’s calligraphy reading “Commemorative Pavilion of the Assembly of the Second and Sixth Red Army Corps of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army at Nanyaojie,” while the back bears an inscription written by Liao Hansheng documenting the pavilion’s history.