The Monument to Revolutionary Martyrs of Heping County is located on a small hilltop south of the city on Xianlie Road in Yangming Town, Heping County. This monument was built to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs from Heping who sacrificed their lives during the revolutionary war period. Construction began in February 1957. The base is hexagonal, with each side measuring 2.5 meters. The platform covers an area of 680 square meters, and the monument stands in the center of...
The former residence of Luo Guanzhou is located in Tianxin Natural Village, Daba Village, Dongshui Town, Heping County. Luo Guanzhou (1920–2009), also known as Liu Qi, was a native of Dongshui Town, Heping County. He joined the Communist Party of China in August 1939 and once served as the Youth Minister and Special Commissioner of the Heping-Dong County Committee of the CPC. In 1940, the Heping County Committee of the CPC decided to dispatch...
The former residence of Lin Jingqiu is located in Shexia Natural Village, Shuixi Village, Guzhai Town, Heping County. Lin Jingqiu, also known as Lin Jingqiu (note: both names are rendered the same in English), was born in 1914 in Shuixi Village, Guzai Town, Heping County. In his early years, he worked as an elementary school teacher and principal. He participated in the establishment of the Guzai People’s Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Brigade and served as its deputy commander. In July 1939, he joined the…
The former residence of Huang Zhiyou is located in Tianxin Village, Beijiaotian, Reshui Town, Heping County. Huang Zhiyou was born in March 1913 and joined the Communist Party of China at Sun Yat-sen University in May 1938. He once served as a member of the Heping County Anti-Japanese Support Committee and as the Propaganda Minister of the Heping County Committee of the CPC. In the later stages of the War of Resistance against Japan, he taught at Siliang Middle School, Zijin Middle School, and Yangshan Middle School, using these positions to engage in underground party activities. In the spring of 1945, he participated in the “Youth Cadre Training Class of the East River Column Political Department.” In the same year, he worked as a reporter for the newspaper "Forward." From August 1945 to November 1947, he taught at Hong Kong’s Xiangdao Middle School, where he was responsible for student party organization work. At the same time, he also served as the proofreader and supervisor of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC’s official newspaper, "Political Report." From June to December 1948, he was the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of Lianhe County. In January 1949, he became the Deputy County Magistrate of Lianhe County People’s Government, in June the Deputy County Magistrate and Deputy Secretary of the Heping County Committee of the CPC, and in August the County Party Secretary and County Magistrate. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, he held positions such as Head of the Culture and Education Group at the Southern Daily and Vice Principal of the Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Students’ Supplementary School. He retired in October 1980 (enjoying the treatment of a department-level official) and passed away in Heping in May 2002.
The former residence of Huang Huaming is located in Xintian Village, Daba Town, Heping County. Huang Huaming, originally named Huang Daoguan, was born in January 1920. In September 1939, he participated in anti-Japanese and national salvation propaganda work in Heping. He joined the Communist Party of China in February 1940. After September 1940, he served successively as Secretary of the Daba District Committee of the CPC, Deputy Special Commissioner of the County Committee…
The former residence of Lin Qilian is located in Shuixi Village, Guzhai Town, Heping County. Lin Qilian, also known as Lin You, was born in January 1919 in Shuixi, Guzai, Heping County. In 1938, he participated in a patriotic anti-Japanese youth study class. In July 1939, he joined the “Heping County Wartime Cadre Training Class” and later became a member of the Communist Party of China. During this period, he cooperated with...
The Martyrs' Cemetery of the "Three Xiao Brothers" is located at Baishigang in Qunlian Village, Pengzhai Town, Heping County. The "Three Xiao Brothers" were the three sons of Liang Shuidi, the revolutionary mother of Heping County. They are: Xiao Qingshu, Xiao Bingzhang, and Xiao Bozhong. The eldest son, Xiao Qingshu, was born in 1917. In his youth, he studied at Silianzhong Middle School, where he developed progressive ideas and actively participated in...
The communication station of the Guangdong-Guangxi Border Detachment is located in Wawu Natural Village, Qunlian Village, Pengzhai Town, Heping County. During the Liberation War, revolutionary mother Liang Shuidi (locally known as "Auntie Xiao") and her three sons all joined the revolution, turning their home and ancestral hall into hiding places and a communication station for the guerrillas. The Guangdong-Guangxi Border Detachment used this communication station to...
The Battle Site of the River Mingliang Engagement is located along the River Mingliang Bridge section in Bedeng Town, Heping County. On April 15, 1949, Commander Zheng Qun of the Second Eastern Detachment led the 3rd and 6th Regiments to engage in an annihilation battle at River Mingliang in Bedeng Town, Heping County. This was another major victory after advancing into eastern Heping following the five consecutive triumphs along the Dongjiang River. At noon on the 14th, the 3rd Regiment arrived at...
The Site of the Eastern Water Encirclement Battle is located in Dongshui Town, Heping County, along Dongshui Street and the nearby small hill (Yandun Hill). This hill stands over 100 meters high and was densely forested at the time, with both visible and hidden bunkers built on it, making it ideal for concealment. On May 14, 1949, during the ambush battle at Wushiba in Laolong, Longchuan County, the Fifth Regiment of the Guangdong Provincial Security Forces (referred to as the “Bao Wu…”
The former residence of Fang Hua is located in Shanglou Natural Village, Zhongxing Village, Reshui Town, Heping County. Fang Hua (1912–1999), originally named Luo Xiang, was a native of Zhongxing Village, Reshui Town, Heping County. He joined the revolutionary movement in 1932 and became a member of the Communist Party of China in May 1938. In his early years, he actively sought the truth of saving the nation and its people. Together with Zhang Jueqing and others, he...
The former residence of Zeng Yuan is located in Etang Village, Daba Town, Heping County. Zeng Yuan (1917–2008), originally named Zeng Jinghu, was a native of Daba Town, Heping County. He joined the Communist Party of China at Sun Yat-sen University in October 1938. In his early years, he served as the Secretary of the Heping County Committee of the CPC, Political Commissar of the Sixth and Seventh Detachments of the Dongjiang Column, Political Commissar of the Escort Brigade and Secretary of the Huidong County Committee...
The former residence of Luo Weiqiang is located in Tianxin Natural Village, Daba Village, Dongshui Town, Heping County. Luo Weiqiang, a native of Daba Village, Dongshui Town, was born in October 1917. In May 1939, he joined the Chinese Communist Party. In June, he served as an instructor at the county’s “Cadre Training Class for Wartime,” later becoming a district officer at the Pengzhai District Office. In November, he successively held the positions of Propaganda Minister and Organization Minister of the Heping County Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The former site of the traffic station of the Peace People's Volunteer Corps is located in Zengdong Natural Village, Meihua Village, Dongshui Town, Heping County. In 1947, the Peace People's Volunteer Corps led by Lin Jingqiu persisted in the struggle within Dongshui Town, using the Wu Ancestral Hall as a traffic station to transmit intelligence and revolutionary information. The local people actively cooperated with the corps, with some even assisting in gathering and delivering intelligence, providing significant support.
The Former Site of the Raid on the Pengzhai Township Office is located in Pengzhai Town, Heping County, specifically on the old street of Pengzhai. Pengzhai serves as the economic hub of the lower half of Heping County, with the Pengzhai Street area acting as a distribution center for agricultural and sideline products. The land taxes (in grain) collected by the Nationalist county government from Pengzhai, Anyao, Guzhai, and Beidun were all consolidated at Pengzhai Street for storage in warehouses. Even the rent grain extorted from peasants by landlords and gentry from neighboring townships was transported to Pengzhai for stockpiling and further transit. As a result, Pengzhai Street became the township within the county that stockpiled the largest amount of grain.
The Battle Site of the Western Cenggangzhai is located on a small hill behind Loubei in Zhaixi Village, Shangling Town, Heping County. In March 1948, Chen Shitang, deputy commander of the Lianhe People's Volunteer Brigade, led a main platoon of the Western Unit and over 80 members of the Reshui Unit, operating in the areas of Cenggang in Shangling Town and Sanheng in Dingnan, Jiangxi. On the 8th, the unit went to Dingnan, Jiangxi, to punish the local landlord...
The First Arrival Site of the Third Detachment of the Dongjiang Column in the Jiulian Mountains is located at the home of Pei Dafuo, a local peasant association cadre, in Xindong Village, Reshui Town, Heping County. After the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan, the Kuomintang authorities attempted to launch a civil war and attack the liberated areas. On October 3, 1945, the Third Detachment of the Dongjiang Column set out from Zhenlong, Huiyang County, and arrived in...
The site of the Medical Station of the People's Self-Defense General Corps of the Jiulian Mountain Area is located in the mountain valley of Jiaokeng, Reshui Town, Heping County, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province. In November 1945, the Third Detachment of the Dongjiang Column advanced into the Jiulian Mountains and established the People's Self-Defense General Corps of the Jiulian Mountain Area at Yezhuwo in Reshui Town. To ensure the safe medical treatment of over twenty wounded and sick soldiers, a military medical station was set up in Jiaokeng, 5 kilometers away from Yezhuwo...
The former site of the Jiulian Mountain Guerrilla Communication and Intelligence Station is located at Zhulinju in Hedongwei, Yongfeng Village, Qingzhou Town, Heping County. In March 1947, the Jiulian Working Committee of the Chinese Communist Party held an expanded meeting, during which it was decided to establish the Jiulian guerrilla base area and organize armed work teams to venture behind enemy lines and open up new guerrilla zones. Subsequently, the headquarters of the Jiulian Mountain Guerrilla was established...
The former site of the Military and Political Cadres Training Class of the Jiulian Working Committee is located in Yongxingwei, Yongfeng Village, Qingzhou Town, Heping County. In November 1946, the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, following instructions from the Central Committee, decided to resume armed struggle. In March 1947, the Jiulian Working Committee of the CCP relocated to Yongfeng Village in Qingzhou. As the struggle evolved, there was an urgent need for a large number of...