Former Residence of Chen Yonggui in Dazhai

Former Residence of Chen Yonggui in Dazhai

The Former Residence of Chen Yonggui in Dazhai is a cultural tourism attraction.

Before liberation, Dazhai was a place of barren mountains and treacherous waters, with seven gullies, eight ridges, and one slope — a harsh natural environment where people lived in extreme hardship.

After liberation, the local people became masters of their own destiny. Guided by Mao Zedong Thought, the people of Dazhai, led by - and Guo Fenglian, were determined to change their backward conditions. They dared to fight against nature, worked hard, and reclaimed the mountains and rivers. They built terraced fields on the seven gullies, eight ridges, and one slope, and through arduous labor, brought water to irrigate the fields, changing their reliance on the weather for a living. In 1964, Chairman Mao issued the call to “Learn from Dazhai in Agriculture,” making it a national model in agriculture. A nationwide “Learn from Dazhai in Agriculture” movement emerged, promoting the Dazhai spirit and spreading its experience.

Today, Dazhai has become a beautiful mountain village with the charm of a park. Terraced fields are covered with lush crops, ponds shimmer with rippling water, man-made forests are lush and green, and orchards are heavy with fruit. The cave dwellings in Dazhai are neatly arranged, the streets are clean, and the people are warm and hospitable. Transportation and communication infrastructure in Dazhai have greatly improved, making it a well-developed agricultural tourism destination.

Dazhai has successively built the - Tomb, the Dazhai Exhibition Hall, the Guo Moruo Poetry Stele, the Sika Deer Farm, and six memorial viewing pavilions.

It has also opened the - Former Residence, the - Residence Site, and others, adding much charm to Dazhai.

Since the reform and opening up, the people of Dazhai have carried forward the Dazhai spirit, leveraged their advantages, played to their strengths, created conditions, and begun to establish basic industries. They have built factories such as a cement plant, a shirt factory, a wool sweater factory, and a local specialty products factory. They have also opened up avenues to prosperity through the production of raw coal. The people of Dazhai are using their own hands to build a new, prosperous, and beautiful countryside.

Attraction Location

Dazhai Village, Xiyang County, Shanxi Province

Dazhai Town: Located in the eastern part of Shanxi Province, on the southern outskirts of Xiyang County, Dazhai Town is a typical northern dry-stone mountainous area. The terrain features overlapping mountains, crisscrossing gullies, and uneven land. The climate is temperate continental, with distinct seasons and an average annual rainfall of 500–600 mm. The average elevation is 1,420 meters. The town has 61 administrative villages, 14 natural villages, covering a total area of 185.31 square kilometers, with 13,554 households and a population of 32,699. The cultivated land area is 42,000 mu, mainly growing grain crops such as corn and millet, and cash crops like walnuts. This is the birthplace of the Dazhai spirit...