Former Residence of Yang Xiushan

Former Residence of Yang Xiushan

The former residence of Yang Xiushan is located in the courtyard of Liu Haiqing, a villager in Shangyinan Village, Tianchi Store Township, Loufan County, with a construction area of 77 square meters. During the War of Resistance against Japan, General Yang Xiushan fought in Loufan. In July 1995, when General Yang Xiushan and his wife returned to Loufan, they found the cave dwelling where they got married in Shangyinan Village and the cave they lived in during that time in Caojiazhang Village. The former residence originally consisted of three brick-bonded earthen cave dwellings, but two of them have now collapsed.

Lieutenant General of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (1955). His original name was Yang Musen. He was born on September 8, 1914, into a tenant farming family in Wanbao Village, Fengkou Town, Mianyang County (now Honghu City), Hubei Province. He attended a private school at the age of 8. From the age of 10, he herded cattle for landlords. In the winter of 1929, he joined the Communist Youth League of China and once served as the captain of the children’s corps. In May 1930, he joined the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army and was assigned to the 2nd Squadron of the Special Task Battalion at the headquarters of the 6th Red Army. In the summer of 1934, he joined the Communist Party of China. He once served as the deputy captain of the special task team of the Independent Battalion of Jingmen County, the captain of the propaganda team of the Political Department of the 7th Division of the 3rd Red Army, ... More details about Yang Xiushan++

Shangyinan Village: Basic Information about Shangyinan Village

Shangyinan Village consists of two natural villages, namely Liyagou and Shangyuan Village, with a total jurisdictional area of

14 square kilometers. It is about 3 kilometers from Tianchi Store Township. The village has a total of 116 households and a population of 462,

including 90 people working away from home, 4 households under the Five Guarantees Program, and 100% of the villagers participating in the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme.

Purchase medical insurance.

I. Village Committee Situation

The village currently has 17 Party members, including 9 who are over 60 years old. There are 6 cadres in the village’s two committees. The villagers... More details about Shangyinan Village++