Martyr Zhang Dichi's Tomb

Martyr Zhang Dichi's Tomb

Martyr Zhang Dichi's Tomb is a cultural tourism attraction.

Martyr Zhang Dichi's Tomb is located in Yonghong Village, Xindian Town, Weiyuan County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province.

Zhang Dichi (1885–1930), also known as Zhang Miao, was a native of Yongmin Township, Weiyuan County. He graduated from the Sichuan Army Land Surveying and Mapping School, attended the Guangdong Peasant Movement Training Institute, and joined the Communist Party of China in 1926 through the introduction of Yun Daiying. In 1927, he was assigned by the Party organization to return to Weiyuan, where he used the homes of Zhou Shaoji and Fu Pinsan as contact points to carry out revolutionary activities. He successively established peripheral Party organizations such as the Peasants’ Association, the Youth People’s Welfare Society, the Women’s Federation, the Shop Workers’ Union, and the Boatmen’s Union, actively recruiting Party members and expanding the revolutionary force. In 1928, with the approval of the Provincial Committee, the Weiyuan County Committee of the CPC was established, with Zhang Dichi serving as its first secretary. He led the people in struggles against rent and taxes. In February 1929, officers from the 24th Army Headquarters came to Weiyuan to oversee tax collection and arrested Zhang Dichi on the charge of “refusing to pay military grain,” which provoked public outrage. Thousands of people from various sectors held a demonstration, and Provincial Senator Mr. Hu Sumin stepped in to mediate. The County Magistrate’s Office was forced to agree to Zhang Dichi’s demand to cancel the grain tax and released him, marking a complete victory for the anti-tax struggle. In July 1930, Zhang Dichi planned the “Rongwei Uprising.” He was arrested due to a security leak and was executed by the Kuomintang in Rong County at 10:00 a.m. on October 5, sacrificing his life at the age of 45.

Martyr Zhang Dichi's Tomb faces south and features an oval-shaped mound that is 1.3 meters high. The tomb platform is built with three layers of curved flagstones, and a stone stele stands at the front, engraved with the words “Immortal Glory” and a biography of the deceased. It holds significant revolutionary commemorative and cultural heritage value.

Source: County Chronicles and Historical Records Office