Monument to Zhu Zhixin

Monument to Zhu Zhixin

The Monument to Zhu Zhixin is a cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province.

The Monument to Zhu Zhixin is located beside Zhu Zhixin Park (formerly the Naval Hospital) in Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. To commemorate Zhu Zhixin, the anti-Japanese general Jiang Guangnai erected the monument on Renmin South Road in Humen. It was established in the 12th year of the Republic of China (1923) and built from polished granite. The monument features an inscription of the name handwritten by Hu Hanmin in the 20th year of the Republic of China and an epitaph composed and written in the 21st year of the Republic of China. During the Cultural Revolution, the inscriptions were filled in by Red Guards, but the monument was restored during renovation in 1986. It has since been expanded into "Zhixin Park." In 1990, the Monument to Zhu Zhixin was listed as a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit by the Dongguan Municipal People’s Government. In 2008, it was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province. This monument holds certain value for the study of Zhu Zhixin and the history of modern revolution.

The Monument to Zhu Zhixin stands 7.2 meters tall with a base width of 2.6 meters, and is constructed from polished granite. The monument features an inscription of the name handwritten by Hu Hanmin in the 20th year of the Republic of China and an epitaph composed and written in the 21st year of the Republic of China. During the Cultural Revolution, the inscriptions were filled in by Red Guards, but the monument was restored during renovation in 1986. It has since been expanded into "Zhixin Park."

On November 8, 2008, the General Office of the People’s Government of Guangdong Province issued the “Notice on the Announcement of the Fifth Batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Units,” listing the Monument to Zhu Zhixin among them.

Protected area: within 9 meters outside the base of the monument. Construction control zone: within 30 meters outside the protected area, with a controlled height limit of 30 meters.

Zhu Zhixin, whose given name was Dafu and courtesy name Zhixin, was originally from Xiaoshan, Zhejiang, but was born in Guangzhou. In the 28th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1902), he enrolled in the Guangzhou Jiaozhong School, where he, along with his uncle Wang Jingwei and Gu Yingfen, organized the Qunyi Study Society to pursue new knowledge. In the 30th year of Guangxu, he was awarded a government-sponsored scholarship to study in Japan, entering the Law and Politics Accelerated Course. During his studies in Tokyo, he extensively read books and made many friends, getting to know Sun Yat-sen, Liao Zhongkai, and others, and was deeply influenced by revolutionary ideas. In the 31st year of Guangxu, through the introduction of Hu Yisheng, he participated in the preparatory meeting for the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance held in Tokyo, and was elected as a member of the review committee at the founding conference of the Alliance... More details about Zhu Zhixin++

Humen Town: Located on the eastern bank of the Pearl River Estuary, Humen covers an area of 178.5 square kilometers, governs 29 community residents' committees, has a registered population of 124,000, and a permanent population of over 500,000. As a key town in southern China, Humen boasts highly developed transportation, with convenient access by water, land, and air: for waterways, the Hongye Container Terminal and the planned Shajiao Hezai Port have been approved by the State Council as Class I ports, offering shipping routes to ports in South China such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong; for air, Humen is north of Guangzhou Airport, south of Shenzhen Airport, and west of Zhuhai Airport; for land, it is accessible via the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Zhuhai Expressway, S256 Provincial Road... More details about Humen Town++

Further reading:

· Fifth Batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Units