Deng Enming's Former Residence

Deng Enming's Former Residence

Deng Enming's Former Residence is a cultural relic protection unit of Guizhou Province.

The former residence of the martyr Deng Enming is situated at No. 21 Xiangyang Road, north of Libo County. It covers a total area of 1,100㎡, with a total floor space of 397㎡, including: the residence (86㎡), a tofu workshop (9㎡), an exhibition room (230㎡), a visitor service center (72㎡), and 500㎡ of vacant land that has been cleared and is awaiting construction funds. In 1979, it was approved as one of the first batch of cultural relic protection units in Guizhou Province by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee. In early 1990, the restoration of the residence was completed, and exhibitions on the restored rooms and Deng Enming’s life achievements were held. It officially opened to the public on July 1 of the same year.

Deng Enming's Former Residence is a model unit for promoting ethnic unity and progress in the province. Under the care and guidance of the higher-level Party committees, government, and the Provincial Ethnic Affairs Commission, it has consistently carried out publicity and education activities as well as initiatives to promote ethnic unity and progress, earning recognition and praise from leaders, local residents, and visiting tourists. Key measures include:

I. High Priority: Integrating Ethnic Unity and Progress Initiatives into Core Work

A leading group for the ethnic unity and progress initiatives was established at the memorial museum to oversee and coordinate related activities across the site. These initiatives have been incorporated into the core work of the museum, ensuring organized, planned, and long-term implementation.

II. Four Combinations: Sustained Efforts in Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress

First, combining with tourism reception to conduct ethnic unity and progress education among visitors. Second, integrating with patriotic education to provide both patriotic and ethnic unity education to primary and secondary school students across the county. Third, incorporating it with national defense education for all citizens by offering related programs to cadres, employees, and community workers. Fourth, linking with continuing education for cadres by engaging the broader society in ethnic unity initiatives, helping the public understand China’s equal, united, and harmonious socialist ethnic relations, respect the customs and religious beliefs of ethnic minorities, and uphold their legal rights and interests.

III. Innovative Approaches: Expanding the Influence of Ethnic Unity and Progress Initiatives

New materials, technologies, and high-tech multimedia have gradually been introduced into the exhibitions, updating display methods and breaking away from the traditional format of relics and photographs. This has enhanced the cultural appeal of the memorial museum, increased visitor numbers, and expanded the impact of the ethnic unity and progress initiatives. In 2012, these initiatives reached 156,367 visitors, with expectations to exceed 200,000 in 2013.

Through the above measures, a series of achievements have been made in recent years: in 1995, it was designated as a Guizhou Provincial Patriotic Education Base; in 2006, it became a Guizhou Provincial National Defense Education Base for All Citizens; in 2009, it was included in the national list of free-access memorial museums; in August 2010, Deng Enming's Former Residence was listed in the “Second Batch of National Red Tourism Classic Scenic Areas”; in 2012, it was designated as a National National Defense Education Demonstration Base and a Provincial Party History Education Base.

Deng Enming, also known as Enming, with the courtesy name Zhongyao, was a native of Libo, Guizhou. Born in 1901, he was of the Sui ethnic group. The residence is a typical four-row, three-room earthen-and-wood structure with tiled roofing, facing east and standing directly along the street.

-- About ten meters to the left of the main gate stands an ancient banyan tree over 200 years old, with a trunk circumference of over 10 meters, a height of approximately 15 meters, lush foliage, evergreen throughout the seasons, and an intricate root system forming an umbrella-like canopy.

-- In November 1979, the martyr’s former residence was listed as a provincial-level key cultural relic protection unit by the People’s Government of Guizhou Province. Multiple allocations of funds were made to construct the “Martyr’s Deeds Exhibition Room” on the right side of the residence. The room displays items used by the martyr in his youth, such as writing brushes, ink sticks, inkstones, ink boxes, jade jewelry, amulets, clothes hangers, lanterns, and family letters, as well as photos and materials introducing his life and revolutionary deeds. The residence also preserves relics from Deng Enming’s childhood, including a wooden bed, tables, chairs, stools, a stone mill, a medicine grinder, and an eight-trigram clock.

Time Needed

1 hour

Transportation

No public buses pass nearby. Visitors can drive or walk along Xiangyang Middle Road. Those staying nearby may also take a taxi or walk to the site.

Admission

Free

Opening Hours

8:00-17:30

Location

No. 21 Xiangyang Road, north of Libo County, Libo, Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou Province

Further Reading:

· First Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units in Guizhou Province