Ma Hong Central Red Army Slogans Museum

Ma Hong Central Red Army Slogans Museum

The Ma Hong Central Red Army Slogans Museum is a national AAA-level tourist attraction.

The Ma Hong Central Red Army Slogans Museum is located in Ma Hong Village, Hongtian Town. Built upon the original Red Army slogans preserved in the former headquarters of the Young Communist International Division — “Fengyuan Hall” — and the former Red Army hospital — “Zuoqiu Hall,” the museum has converted eight rooms into exhibition spaces. Enhanced with scene reconstructions, lighting effects, and other technological features, it vividly recreates the revolutionary platform of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army under its leadership, as well as their enduring emotional ties with the people.

Ma Hong Village was among the first batch of “Central Red Army Villages” designated by Sanming City in 2012. The former headquarters of the Young Communist International Division — “Fengyuan Hall” — and the former Red Army hospital — “Zuoqiu Hall” — are ancestral homes of the Liao family in the village. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the Central Red Army and local Fujian Red Army forces entered Hongtian multiple times to carry out revolutionary activities and were stationed here, leaving behind a wealth of precious cultural relics such as Red Army slogans. Fengyuan Hall currently houses nearly 200 Red Army slogans, cartoons, and message notes, while Zuoqiu Hall contains around 60 Red Army slogans. With a high density of slogans, a long time span, numerous unit signatures, and high historical significance, the buildings have become a “museum of Red Army slogans.” Yong’an City has made great efforts to protect red cultural heritage sites. In 2013, the city included the renovation of Fengyuan Hall in its list of practical projects for improving people’s wellbeing, investing a total of 1.8 million yuan. Today, Fengyuan Hall is a Yong’an municipal-level cultural relics protection unit and a “provincial-level Party history education base,” ensuring the effective preservation, protection, and promotion of this outstanding red cultural heritage.

The exhibitions at the Central Red Army Slogans Museum are organized into seven themes: Introduction, Politics, Military, Culture, Economy, Anti-Japanese Resistance, and the Young Communist International Division. These include display boards, authentic Red Army slogan inscriptions, and a TV documentary showcasing Red Army slogans across Yong’an. They summarize the content of Red Army slogans found throughout the various towns and villages in Yong’an. As a county (city) within the original Central Soviet Area, Yong’an has Red Army slogans discovered in all 11 of its towns, with an unusually high density nationwide. According to incomplete statistics, the city is home to over a thousand Red Army slogans, totaling more than 20,000 characters, 10 cartoons, and 2 message notes. These words resonate with the fighting spirit and revolutionary fervor of the Red Army during the era of the Great Revolution.