The Former Site of the Red Army’s Forced Crossing of the Wu River at Longchang

The Longchang Red Army Forced Crossing of the Wu River Battle Site

The Longchang Red Army Forced Crossing of the Wu River Battle Site is a cultural tourism attraction and a classic red tourism destination.

The Longchang Red Army Forced Crossing of the Wu River Battle Site

HuiLongchang Ferry. Originally a key transportation route between Yuqing and Meitan, this ferry was abandoned after the construction of the Meihuang Highway following the liberation. However, the battle site where the Red Army forced its way across the Wu River remains. Remnants of trenches and fortifications can still be faintly seen. The bamboo poles used in the pontoon bridge are now preserved in the Military Museum of the Chinese Revolution.

In February 1982, the provincial government designated this site as one of the first batch of cultural relics protection units. In May 1985

on the 1st, a cultural relics protection marker was erected.