Monument to the Revolutionary Martyrs of Shanxi People

Monument to the Revolutionary Martyrs of Shanxi People

The Monument to the Revolutionary Martyrs of Shanxi People is a classic site on the Red Tourism route.

The Monument to the Revolutionary Martyrs of Shanxi People is located in front of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall on the north bank of Lake Wenying. It was unveiled on March 7, 1951, and is the earliest memorial structure built in Taiyuan after the founding of the People's Republic of China to honor those who sacrificed their lives for the Chinese revolution. It is also the first large-scale outdoor sculpture in Shanxi Province. The monument stands 4.03 meters tall and consists of the main body, the base, and the group statue at the top. On the front of the monument, beneath the national emblem, are six golden characters inscribed by Mao Zedong: “Eternal Glory to the Martyrs.” The east side bears an inscription by Xu Xiangqian: “Majestic and lofty as Mount Heng and Mount Lü, your benevolence extends beyond the Fen and Zhang Rivers.” The west side features a handwritten inscription by Bo Yibo: “Eternal glory to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of the Chinese people.” In 1995, the monument was designated as a Patriotic Education Base by the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and Government.