Former Site of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway Construction Headquarters (General's Building)

Former Site of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway Construction Headquarters (General's Building)

The Former Site of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway Construction Headquarters (General's Building) is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

General's Building Park is situated at the site of the General's Building in Golmud City. The General's Building was first built in October 1956 and was where General Mu Shengzhong, known as the "Father of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway," lived and worked. Originally the headquarters for the Qinghai-Tibet Highway construction, the park centers around the former site of the General's Building and the Memorial Hall of General Mu Shengzhong. It commemorates the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, the pioneering military reclamation and border defense efforts, as well as the development history of Golmud, showcasing the hard work and selfless dedication of generations of builders.

Mu Shengzhong was born in 1910 in Hejiashan Village, Wubao County, northern Shaanxi. He joined the Red Army in northern Shaanxi in 1930. In August 1951, he was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Work Committee, head of the Organization Department, and political commissar of the Tibet-bound Detachment. He led 1,663 people on a four-month arduous trek and eventually arrived in Lhasa. In 1953, Mu Shengzhong led a supply convoy from Golmud and made two trips to Tibet. In 1954, the Qinghai-Tibet Highway was opened to traffic, ending Tibet’s history without a highway. Mu Shengzhong played an indispensable role in the highway’s completion and is honored by later generations as the "Father of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway."

In May 2013, the Former Site of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway Construction Headquarters (General's Building) was listed as part of the seventh group of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further Reading:

·Seventh Group of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units