Red Second Army Memorial Pavilion

Red Second Army Memorial Pavilion

The Red Second Army Memorial Pavilion is situated in Sanjiangkou Natural Village, Jishixi Village, Xintian Town, Luhe County. It faces southeast and spans an area of 5,000 square meters. The construction started in December 1997. The pavilion features a hexagonal column design with a pointed spire, crowned with yellow glazed tiles, and a granite stone floor. The entire layout is shaped like a key, symbolizing how the “Red Second Army” established the Jishixi Red Revolutionary Base. The height from the base to the bottom of the architrave is 1.9 meters, the column height is 2.7 meters, and the five-star emblem pole stands 1.07 meters tall, signifying that the “Red Second Army” arrived in Jishixi in October 1927. The base is equipped with seven steps, each 10 cm high, totaling 70 cm, representing the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Jishixi Revolutionary Base by the “Red Second Army” (1927–1997). The five-star emblem is the military insignia of the Chinese People’s Army. The base of the pavilion is an irregular hexagon, with diagonal sides facing north and south, symbolizing the “Red Second Army’s” battles across the country for the revolution.

On October 7, 1927, over 1,300 soldiers from the Nanchang Uprising entered Jishixi in the Haifeng-Lufeng Revolutionary Base. They were later reorganized into the Second Army of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. Under the leadership of Commander Dong Lang, the troops fought alongside local people through life-and-death struggles, persisting in armed resistance and making outstanding contributions to defending the Haifeng-Lufeng Soviet regime and launching the Dongjiang Uprising. The plaque and inscriptions on the Red Second Army Memorial Pavilion were inscribed by Peng Yuxian, then Secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China. Since its completion, the Red Second Army Memorial Pavilion has become a key site for revolutionary tradition education in our county.