Style Liang Battle Site

Style Liang Battle Site

The Style Liang Battle Site is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Style Liang Battle Site is located in Style Liang Village, Yangqu Town, Jiancaoping District. With an elevation of 1,059 meters, Style Liang offers a panoramic view of the southern part of Yangqu County and the northern plains of Jiancaoping District. The high ground provided strategic control over north-south railway and highway traffic, making it a historically contested military location and one of the key defensive positions held by Yan Xishan during the defense of Taiyuan. Yan Xishan once compared the Taiyuan defense line to a “human-shaped” formation, with Style Liang representing the “left eye.” The Nationalist forces built a total of 16 bunkers in the Style Liang area, with the current “Beiliangding” where the village committee is located being the most concentrated area of pillboxes and bunkers—originally featuring eight structures including “plum blossom bunkers,” “mother-and-son bunkers,” and “half-height bunkers.” Two bunkers remain today: one at “Lishuding” to the south and another at “Lihuamao” to the west. On October 6, 1948, the 12th Independent Brigade and the 2nd Garrison Brigade of the 7th Column of the Northwest Field Army launched a fierce assault on Style Liang. After capturing the high ground, the Nationalist forces, including the reorganized 30th Army and the 68th Division, launched desperate counterattacks. Wang Dingxin, the staff officer of the 59th Regiment of the 12th Independent Brigade who was in charge of frontline command, organized a counteroffensive. After seven days and nights of intense fighting, our forces captured Style Liang, a key stronghold northeast of Taiyuan, eliminating more than one regiment of the 68th Division and one battalion of the Provisional 39th Division. The victory at Style Liang breached the eastern mountain defense line of the Nationalist forces, allowed our artillery to fully control the northern Taiyuan airport, and created favorable conditions for advancing deeper into the eastern mountains and attacking key fortresses such as Niu Tuo Zhai.

Style Liang Village: Style Liang Village is located in the eastern part of Yangqu Town, with a total of 168 households and a population of 667. The village has 677 acres of arable land. There are currently 2 Party members and 650 religious believers. The village has 380 laborers, with 50 working away from home and 80 remaining as surplus labor. The village has 1.5 kilometers of paved road, one health clinic, and one primary school. The average annual income per farmer is 5,500 yuan, with transportation being the main source of income. … Style Liang Village detailed information++