The former residence of Deng Zuoxian is located in Buxin Village, Lantang Town, Zijin County, Heyuan City. It was built in 1780 during the Qing Dynasty, making it over 230 years old. Deng Zuoxian was the first person from Guangdong to be sent to support Xinjiang in a century-long effort. He served on the frontier in Xinjiang for 18 years, holding positions as the magistrate of five counties: Wusu, Yecheng, Shufu, Moyu, and Bachu. He possessed lofty ideals and was deeply patriotic, loved the people, cared for Xinjiang, and governed with integrity...
The former site of the Soviet Government of Zijin County is located at Huzicang, Paozi Village, Suqu Town, Zijin County. In December 1927, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and with strong support from the troops of the Nanchang Uprising ("August 1st" Uprising) (the Red Second Division), the Soviet Government of Zijin County was established, with Zhong Yiqiang serving as its chairman. This marked a victorious outcome of the Third Dongjiang Uprising...
Qunfeng Traditional Village is located in the southeastern part of Zijin County, Guangdong Province. Surrounded by mountains on all sides, it lies in a small basin nestled among rolling peaks. Blessed with favorable weather, the village enjoys bountiful harvests year after year, hence the name Qunfeng, meaning "Abundant Harvest." Legend has it that a feng shui master once wrote a poem praising Qunfeng as a geomantically auspicious land: “The deep toll of the evening drum echoes from Gaopeng Peak, at Longya Hollow the tiger crouches by the bell. Half the sky is veiled by the Three-Star Ridge, where wild geese fly through the clouds.”
The Former Site of the CPC Dongjiang Special Committee is located at the New Study Hall of the Chen Family Ancestral Hall in Guzhu Town, Zijin County. The ancestral hall was built during the Qing Dynasty, featuring a courtyard-style layout, brick-and-wood construction, a flush gable roof, and covers a floor area of 989 square meters. The New Study Hall is a two-story building constructed with blue bricks, covering an area of 237 square meters. In March 1939, the Party congresses of various counties in Dongjiang...
The former site of the headquarters and party representative office of the Second Division of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolutionary Army is located at Fuxing Building in Paizi Village, Suxi Town, Hesu County. Initially built in the late Qing Dynasty, it covers an area of over 1,000 square meters and has a construction area of more than 300 square meters. It was rebuilt in 2011. In October 1927, some forces that retreated from the “August 1st” Nanchang Uprising to the Hailu-Huizhou-Zijin region...
The Former Site of the Hailu-Zi Soviet Government is located at Baoshan Building in Chixi Village, Suqu Town, Zijin County. Built in the late Qing Dynasty, the structure has a rectangular layout, five stories in height, with watchtowers at each corner and an enclosing wall. Constructed with brick and wood, it covers a floor area of 990 square meters. On December 15, 1930, the Hailu-Zi (Hai’feng–Lufeng–Zijin) Soviet Government was established...
The Monument to Martyrs Zhu Yi and Zhu Bao is located in Yongkeng Village, Suqu Town, beside the Zihai Road. Zhu Yi (1864–1928), a native of Suqu in Zijin, served as the head of the Pingtang Township Farmers' Association in 1924. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1927 and became the chairman of the Pingtang Township Soviet Government. In March 1928, he led the Red Guards to resist the Nationalist army’s “encirclement and suppression” of the Soviet area at Gongcunzhang, covering the safe evacuation of local civilians. Eventually, facing ammunition and reinforcement exhaustion, he jumped off a cliff and died a heroic death. Zhu Bao (1892–1928), also from Suqu in Zijin, joined the farmers' association in 1924 and served as captain of the township Peasant Self-Defense Corps. In 1927, he participated in the “April 26” armed uprising in Zijin, later serving as captain of the Chiguard Battalion's Township Standing Team, and joined the Communist Party of China that same year. In March 1928, during the Nationalist army’s offensive on the Soviet area, he led his team in holding Gongcunzhang until their ammunition ran out, was captured by the enemy, and died a martyr’s death.
The Yirong Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument is located in Yirong Town, Zijin County. In June 1948, the Zijin People’s Anti-Recruitment Brigade was reorganized into the Fourth Regiment of the Guangdong-Gan Border Detachment of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, forming the Zijin Battalion. That same month, over 400 troops from the 92nd Brigade of the Nationalist 160th Division launched attacks on Andun, Songkeng, Shangyi, Haoyi, Lantang, and Qingxi. The puppet township head of Qingxi, Liu Jianming, the landlord Lan Yuan, and the traitor Lan Suzeng colluded with the Nationalist army to surround the Qingxi-based Changchun Squadron of the Zijin Battalion under the cover of night. Outnumbered and outgunned, 27 comrades, including Squadron Commander Lai Yan, were killed in action during the breakout, while more than 30 others were captured. Among them, four individuals including Instructor Lai Fangping were taken to Guangzhou and executed. To commemorate these revolutionary martyrs, the CPC Zijin County Committee and the Zijin County People’s Government erected the Yirong Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument in 1981. The monument is inscribed with “Eternal Glory to the Revolutionary Martyrs,” and the base lists the names of 19 fallen soldiers.
The Martyrs' Memorial Pavilion of Gong Yuanxiang is located in Kengjiao Group, Liuhu Village, Baipu Town, Zijin County. Gong Yuanxiang, originally named Liu Qiulu and also known as Liu Xiangxin, was born in 1902 into a poor farming family in Hemutian Village, Cheqian Township, Huangtang District, Zijin County. Due to extreme poverty, his parents had no choice but to sell their only child to Gong Baohua, a scholar from Baipu, who adopted him and renamed him…
The Jiuhe People's Heroes Monument is located in Jiuhe Village, Jiuhe Town, Zijin County. Built in 2005, the monument faces southeast and is oriented from the northwest. It was erected to commemorate the martyrs from Jiuhe who sacrificed their lives for the country during various historical periods around the founding of New China. Throughout the long years of revolutionary struggle, the people of Jiuhe remained committed to the Party’s leadership and actively supported revolutionary activities, making significant contributions.
The Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument and Tomb in the Old Soviet Area of Zijin County is located atop Huzi Mountain in Paozi Village, Soviet Area Town, Zijin County. It was built in 1963 by the Zijin County Committee of the Communist Party of China to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, and was renovated in 1974 and 2009. Facing from southeast to northwest, it covers an area of 840 square meters. The monument stands 8 meters tall and consists of a base, a pedestal, and the main body...
The Liu Erzong Memorial Hall is located on Zhongshan Park Road, facing Zhongshan Park, at Guangchang Road, Anliang Neighborhood Committee, Zicheng Town, Zijin County. Liu Erzong (1899–1927) joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. He once served as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, Secretary of the Work Committee of the CPC Guangdong-Guangxi Regional Committee, Chairman of the Guangzhou Workers’ Delegation, and Executive Committee Member of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. He was...
The Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall of the Old Soviet Area in Zijin County is located in Bazhai Village, Soviet Area Town, Zijin County. Built in 1974 and renovated in 2008, it faces from southeast to northwest. The building has a total width of 22 meters and a depth of 40.5 meters. The front section is a three-story reinforced concrete structure, housing an exhibition room that displays over 200 revolutionary relics from the Soviet Area...
The former residence of Liu Naihong is located at No. 28, Xiahou Street, Zicheng Town, Zijin County. Liu Naihong (1900–1930) joined the Communist Party of China in 1923. In 1925, he participated in the Second Eastern Expedition of the National Revolutionary Army. In 1927, he took part in the “April 26” armed uprising in Zijin and served as the captain of the Zijin Brigade of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolutionary Army. 1…
The Martyrs' Tomb of Dong Lang is located in Wuxing Village, Longwo Town, Zijin County. Dong Lang (April 24, 1894 – October 1932), originally named Dong Jiazhì and also known as Zhongming, was from Dongjiahe Village, Ping’an Township, Jianyang County, Sichuan Province (now part of Chengdu City). He joined the Communist Party of China while studying at the Whampoa Military Academy in 1924. He was one of the early leaders of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army…
The Martyrs' Cemetery of the Zijin Anti-Conscription Brigade is located in Xiaqingxi Village, Yirong Town, Zijin County. In December 1948, the Nationalist 160th Division launched a surprise attack on the Zijin People's Anti-Conscription Brigade. To cover the retreat of the brigade headquarters, 31 officers and soldiers, including Lai Fangping, captain of the Changchun Squadron, were killed in action. The cemetery is situated at the center of the hill where the revolutionary martyrs fell. During its renovation in 1982, the...
The Zijin County Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument (including the martyrs' cemetery) is located at Alley 1, Anliang Street, Anliang Neighborhood Committee, Zicheng Town, Zijin County (on the left side of Zhongshan Park). It faces north and covers an area of 960 square meters. During the New Democratic Revolution, the people of Zijin fought bravely and made successive sacrifices. Over 700 of them were recognized as martyrs. To commemorate...
The Monument to Martyr Zhong Yipeng is located in Paizi Village, Suqu Town. Zhong Yipeng (1900–1931), a native of Paizi in Suqu, Zijin, was elected vice president of the Paizi Township Peasant Association and captain of the township peasant army self-defense unit in April 1923. He joined the Communist Party of China in December 1925, and in the spring of 1928 was appointed deputy commander of the Second Brigade of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Revolutionary Army in Zijin...
The Martyrs' Monument to Zhang Ziyu is located beside the playground of Xishan Primary School in Paizi Village, Soviet Area Town, Zijin County. Zhang Ziyu (1899–1928) initiated the establishment of the first peasant association in Zijin County—the Paizi Township Peasant Association—in 1923 and served as its president. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1925 and organized the peasant self-defense forces of southern Zijin in 1927…
The former site of the Shangdong Transport Station is located at the Ye Family Ancestral Hall in Yinchang, Shangdong Village, Waxi Town, Zijin County. It served as an important transport station for local party organizations in Zijin County to transmit information and intelligence during the Anti-Japanese War, with a team of over ten members. The Ye Family Ancestral Hall was built during the Qing Dynasty and renovated in 2004. It faces southeast and is situated to the northwest, featuring three bays and two courtyards, with side rooms at both ends, a front courtyard, and a crescent-shaped…