The Hengkeng Anti-Japanese Martyrs Monument is located near Tofu Ridge to the west of Hengkeng Village, Liaobu Town. GPS coordinates: 23°01'07.3"N, 113°48'08.5"E, at an elevation of 21 meters. It was built to commemorate the 54 villagers from Liangheng Township (now comprising Hengkeng, Zhuyuan, Shangtun...) of Liaobu who sacrificed their lives fighting against Japanese invaders during the War of Resistance against Japan.
Huang You Pavilion is located on the western side of Huaguoshan Mountain in Fenggang Town, Dongguan City. It has a floor area of 17.2 square meters and covers a land area of 86 square meters. The pavilion is supported by four reinforced concrete columns, with a distance of 4.15 meters between two adjacent columns. It stands 5 meters tall, with a deep red cylindrical top and a square shape covered by dark red glazed tiles. On the eastern crossbeam of the pavilion is the name “Huang You Pavilion,” inscribed by Liu Tianfu, former Governor of Guangdong Province. Inside the pavilion, there are cement-backed benches on both the northern and southern sides. The floor is paved with granite, and in the center of the pavilion stands a black stone stele. The stele consists of a base and the main tablet. The base is made of granite, measuring 1.16 meters in length, 0.59 meters in width, and 0.58 meters in height; the tablet is 1.25 meters high, 0.75 meters wide, and 0.21 meters thick. The inscription on the stele was written by He Tong, former captain of the Flying Eagles unit of the Dongjiang Column, and calligraphed by Zhang Songhe, former head of the New Third District of the Anti-Japanese Democratic Government in East Lu. It records the life of Huang You and the details of his sacrifice.
Fenggang Martyrs' Cemetery is located on Huaguoshan Mountain to the east of Fenggang Town’s central area in Dongguan City, covering an area of 14,000 square meters. It was constructed with an investment of over 2 million yuan by the Fenggang Town Government. The foundation stone was laid on July 22, 1994, and the cemetery was completed on July 22, 1995. In October 1973, the People's Government of Fenggang Commune first built the Fenggang Revolutionary Martyrs Monument on Hu...
The former residence of Li Henian is located at No. 4, Lane 3, Ruan Yong Road, Xiyu Community, Guancheng Subdistrict, Dongguan City. Covering an area of about 70 square meters, it is a traditional three-bay, two-corridor-style residential house built in the late Qing Dynasty. In early 1928, it served as a liaison point for the Communist Party of China’s Dongguan County Committee. …
The former residence of Luo Shao Yan is located 100 meters to the right of the east gate in the ancient village of Jinglian, Qiaotou Town, Dongguan City. The site covers an area of 208 square meters, with a built-up area of 133 square meters. It features bluestone walls and consists of a main house and side rooms, totaling three rooms. The door lintel is adorned with floral and plant-shaped gray plaster carvings, and the eaves boards are intricately carved with beautiful patterns. The main house is well-preserved, …
The Qiaotou Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument is located northwest of Jixin Ridge in the center of Qiaotou Town, with GPS coordinates: 23°01'42.8"N, 114°05'51.9"E, and an elevation of 7 meters. To commemorate the 13 revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives in Qiaotou during the War of Resistance Against Japan and the nationwide Liberation War, in April 1963...
The Tianraobu Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument is located on Damoling in Tianraobu Village, Hengli Town, Dongguan City, with GPS coordinates: 23°02'36.6"N, 114°00'47.0"E, at an elevation of 19 meters. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Tiedong Brigade of the Dongjiang Column carried out anti-Japanese activities in Tianraobu, establishing guerrilla bases and medical stations in areas such as the old walled village of Tianraobu and Jiuwang...
The Eighteen Martyrs Monument in Chukeng Village (also known as the Eighteen Martyrs Monument in Zhengkeng) is located on Duling in Chukeng Village, Dongkeng Town. GPS coordinates: 22°59'07.0"N, 113°55'31.3"E, elevation 9 meters. In early April 1946, over 30 officers and soldiers from the First Company of the Second Battalion of the First Detachment of the East River Column gathered in the lychee orchard behind Lepingwei (commonly known as Lepengwei) Village in Fulushan, Liaobu, Dongguan, where they were discovered by local armed forces. On April 16, they were suddenly attacked by the Nationalist army and local militia. The company quickly broke through toward the direction of Dalingshan and regrouped in Zhengkeng Village, Dongkeng for rest. At around 3 a.m. on the 20th, the company was surrounded by a force of over 200 men consisting of a company from the Third Battalion of the 108th Regiment of the 36th Division of the Nationalist 54th Army stationed in Liaobu and the Liaobu Militia. The guerrillas swiftly broke through the encirclement and engaged in fierce battle with the enemy. The fighting continued until 11 a.m., and due to being outnumbered, 18 guerrillas sacrificed their lives heroically during the breakout. After the battle, the bodies of these 18 martyrs were collected by the villagers of Zhengkeng Village and buried together at the top of Duling.
The battlefield site where a Japanese colonel was killed is located in the Likou River section at the border between Xinwei Natural Village of Shangdong Village in Qishi Town and Dadun Market. GPS coordinates: 23°04'13.0"N, 114°03'39.8"E, elevation 9 meters. On February 26, 1945, the No. 7 military aircraft of the Japanese 55th Air Division, flying from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Japan, made an emergency landing around 8:00 PM that evening near Tonghu Shanweitou by the Qiaotou area of Dongguan due to mechanical failure. There were 11 Japanese soldiers on board. That night, three of them walked to the Japanese garrison in Zhangmutou to seek help, while the remaining eight hijacked a small fishing boat the next morning along the Shima River of the Tonghu Lake, intending to escape through Qiaotou and Qishi to the Dongjiang River and then to their stronghold in Shilong. When the boat reached Jiantangkou, they hijacked a slightly larger transport vessel to continue fleeing. After receiving the report, the Dongjiang Column dispatched over ten members from the Zhang Bao Squad and Huang Qiu Squad to pursue along the river. The Japanese fought back continuously using machine guns. As the boat entered a stream near Dadun Market in Shangdong Village of Qishi, over 80 local villagers including Pan Chenggui and Yao Xuxiang from Qinghu and Shangdong joined the battle voluntarily, armed with rifles, shotguns, and sticks. The fierce battle lasted until noon, when the Dongguan military and civilians finally annihilated all the Japanese on the boat.
Weigao Ancestral Hall — Former Site of the Dongjiang Column’s Bivouac is located in Xiasha Village Group, Xiasha Village, Shipai Town. GPS coordinates: 23°03'38.5" N, 113°57'19.2" E, at an elevation of 8 meters. Before liberation, Xiasha Village was called Shabao Li. In the second half of 1940, the underground Communist Party used the school in Shabao Li as…
The Site of the Former Generalissimo's Headquarters is located within the Huiyu Hospital in Shilong Town, Dongguan City. The hospital was built in 1902 and was one of the few well-known charitable hospitals in Guangdong during the 1920s. Covering an area of approximately 4,000 square meters, it is just 30 meters away from the Shilong Chamber of Commerce. On March 2, 1923, Sun Yat-sen established the Generalissimo’s Headquarters (also known as the Generalissimo’s Office) in Guangzhou...
Yang Pei’s Former Residence is located in Yangmeigang Village, Zhonghe, Qingxi Town. GPS coordinates: 22°50'43.8"N, 114°10'13.0"E, at an elevation of 38 meters. The residence consists of two adjacent earthen-brick tile houses facing south, surrounded by residential buildings. …
The Zhou Clan Ancestral Hall — Site of the Former Dongguan County Committee of the CPC is located in Qiaozai Village, Changping Town (formerly known as Wusha), covering an area of 300 square meters. GPS coordinates: 22°58'45.3"N, 113°58'10.8"E, at an elevation of 8 meters. In the autumn of 1925, under the organization and mobilization of Cai Ruping, a member of the CPC and a special envoy of the Nationalist Party’s Central Peasant Department...
Li Renzhi's Life and Deeds Exhibition Hall is located on the first floor of the Changping Town Cultural Center, with GPS coordinates: 22°58'10.3"N, 113°59'21.1"E, and an elevation of 13 meters. The exhibition hall covers an area of 200 square meters and was officially opened in May 2008. The venue primarily...
The Tomb of Martyr Li En is located on Changpu Hill in Hengjiangxia Village, Changping Town. GPS coordinates: 22°59'46.5"N, 114°01'06.2"E, at an elevation of 24 meters. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the local government organized village cadres and their families to hold a memorial service in Changping Guting. Relatives transferred Li En’s ashes...
The site of the Dongguan County Committee of the CPC Traffic and Intelligence Station is located at No. 223, Old Street, Zhonghe Market, Shishuikou Village, Qiaotou Town. GPS coordinates: 23°00'20.6" N, 114°04'08.7" E, elevation 12 meters. In 1942, the Dongguan County Committee of the CPC chose the Guangrentang Herbal Medicine Shop at Zhonghe Market in Shishuikou as a...
The site of the headquarters of the Tiedong Brigade, Dongjiang Column, is located at Yunhe Mo Ancestral Hall in Shishuikou Village, Qiaotou Town. GPS coordinates: 23°00'07.9" N, 114°04'18.8" E, elevation 7 meters. In February 1944, the Tiedong Brigade of the Dongjiang Column was established, with its headquarters set up at Yunhe Mo Ancestral Hall. The Tiedong...
The Tangxia Revolutionary Martyrs Monument is located at the summit of Guanguang Park in Tangxia Town. GPS coordinates: 22°48'47.7" N, 114°05'20.7" E, elevation 91 meters. In October 1996, the Tangxia Town Party Committee and the Town Government built the Revolutionary Martyrs Monument atop the hill of Guanguang Park in Tangxia Town. In March 20…
The site of the former headquarters of the Dongbao United County Committee of the CPC is located on Hantou Ridge to the north of Qingxi Town, surrounded by mountains. GPS coordinates: 22°52'03.1" N, 114°10'26.3" E, at an elevation of 65 meters. In late December 1938, the headquarters of the Dongbao United County Committee of the CPC moved from Baihuadong in Guanlan (now part of Shenzhen)...
The site of the Dongbao Detachment Headquarters of the Dongjiang Overseas Chinese Homecoming Service Corps is located in Yangmeigang Village, Qingxi Town. GPS coordinates: 22°50'45.0"N, 114°10'08.7"E, elevation 38 meters. In October 1938, Japanese troops invaded the lower reaches of the Dongjiang River. When the news reached overseas, overseas Chinese from Malaysia and Indonesia who hailed from Huizhou...