Former Site of the Anti-Oppression Battle at Maxu, Xinxī

The Former Site of the Anti-Oppression Battle at Maxu, Xinxī

The Former Site of the Anti-Oppression Battle at Maxu, Xinxī is a classic red tourism destination.

The Former Site of the Anti-Oppression Battle at Maxu, Xinxī is located in Maxu Village, Xinxī, Youxi Town, Lianping County. Behind the house lies the ancestral mountain of Maxu.

Before liberation, more than 20 households lived in Maxu, and the mountain behind the village was rich in coal deposits. Starting in the spring of 1943, the landlords Huang Mingzhou and Huang Yafang, relying on their power, forcibly mined coal on the mountain behind Maxu. The coal slurry flowed into the village farmland, polluting the fields and making them uncultivable. A resident of Maxu Village reported the issue to the Nationalist Lianping County Government, but instead of relenting, Huang Mingzhou and others intensified their actions, asking Xie Yuechen, captain of the Lianping County Militia, to deploy a platoon of troops to guard the mine and suppress the villagers of Maxu.

In early 1944, unable to endure the oppression of the landlords any longer, the villagers of Maxu resolutely organized young and middle-aged men to learn broadsword techniques in preparation to fight back. Upon hearing of this, the Nationalist County Government sent over 100 troops to raid Maxu on the evening of February 2, 1945. The villagers fought back with broadswords, killing over 40 enemies and wounding more than 50. Around noon on February 3, a company of troops from the Nationalist Peace Preservation Corps, dispatched from Heping, opened fire wildly on Maxu, instantly killing 27 villagers. During the battle, Communist Party member Lai Huai zhen persistently directed the villagers in their stubborn resistance against the enemy, but was unfortunately shot and killed. After liberation, Lai Huai zhen was recognized as a revolutionary martyr.

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