The Site of the Meeting of the 10th Regiment of the 4th Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army is located at Gengtoudun, Pazhi Village, Suqu Town. In December 1927, after the failure of the Guangzhou Uprising, over 1,000 insurgents who retreated to the Dongjiang area were reorganized in Huaxian County into the 4th Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army (abbreviated as the Red 4th Division). Ye Yong served as division commander, Song Xiangtao as deputy division commander, …
The ruins of the Paizi Peasant Self-Defense Squad Headquarters are located in Paizi Village, Suqu Town, Zijin County. In January 1923, after Chen Jiongming betrayed Sun Yat-sen’s democratic revolution and entrenched himself in the Dong River area, he nurtured a group of cronies who engaged in all sorts of villainy. On one occasion, his troops rampaged through Longwo and Paizi, looting homes and stealing horses belonging to Zhong Daoshan and Zhong Caiwen. The village leader...
The site of the former County Peasants' Association General Headquarters and the former Students' Association Headquarters in Zijin County is located within the Ye Family Ancestral Hall on Dongzha Street, Yong'an Neighborhood Committee, Zicheng Town, Zijin County. In July 1923, the first Peasants' Congress of Zijin County was held in Paizi (Soviet Area), leading to the establishment of the County Peasants' Association General Headquarters. In April 1925, following the victory of the First Eastern Expedition, the County Peasants' Association General Headquarters relocated here to operate. …
The former site of the People's Government of Zijin County is located on Beimen Street in Zicheng Town, Zijin County, and has been rebuilt. After the Shanghai “April 12” and Guangzhou “April 15” massacres, in order to counter the bloody killings by the Kuomintang reactionaries, the four counties of Haifeng, Lufeng, Zijin, and Huiyang decided to stage uprisings simultaneously on May 1. According to the deployment of Zhang Shanming...
The Former Site of the Zijin County Peasants' Association is located in the ancestral hall of the Zhong family on Rulin Street, Yong’an Neighborhood Committee, Zicheng Town, Zijin County. From 1925 to 1927, the Zijin County Peasants' Association was headquartered here. Its leader, Zhong Yiqiang, spearheaded rent and interest reduction campaigns across the county and directed the peasant self-defense forces in combat against landlord militias. The Zhong family ancestral hall was first built in the mid-Qing Dynasty…
The former site of the Soviet Government of Nanling Township is located in Gaoxin Village, Nanling Town, Zijin County. The building covers an area of 370 square meters and is constructed with earthen walls and timber. On January 13, 1928, to support the preparations for the Red Second Army’s capture of Nanling, Zhong Peihuang, Zhong Muqi, and others established the Soviet Government of Nanling Township at Jiuhuatang in the revolutionary base area. On January…
The former site of the headquarters of the 49th Regiment of the 11th Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the establishment of the Special District Committee of the Communist Party of China for Zijin (Zi) and Heyuan (He) is located at Mingde Building, Hongqi Group, Paozi Village, Suqu Town, Zijin County. Built in the late Qing Dynasty, it was renovated in 2011. The 49th Regiment was established at Mingde Building in October 1929, with Peng Gui as its commander, and was incorporated into...
The former site of the CCP Zǐ (Jīn) Hé (Yuán) Special District Committee is located in Xikēng, Jīliáng Village, Hǎoyì Town, Zǐjīn County. In November 1929, the CCP Zihé Special District Committee and the Communist Youth League Zihé Special District Committee were established in Pàozǐ Township, and relocated to Xikēng in February 1930. Zhuāng Xī served as the secretary, under the jurisdiction of the CCP Zǐjīn County Committee. In December 1930...
The Ancient Tortoise Peak Temple was built during the Shaoxing era of the Song Dynasty (nearly 900 years ago) at the same time as the Tortoise Peak Pagoda. Towering at the confluence of the Dong River and the Xinfeng River, the Tortoise Peak Pagoda is one of the iconic landmarks of Heyuan city. Known as the “No.1 Pagoda of the Dong River,” this pagoda has withstood over 880 years of wind and rain, standing majestically and gracefully. Climbing to the top and leaning on the railings...
The Feiyunqi Scenic Area is located in Juanpeng Village, Shangyi Town. The area features the Feiyunqi Waterfall, dense forests, and over 670 hectares of pristine secondary forest. Juanpeng Village also boasts a large-scale Hakka residential complex known as the Zeng Family’s Nine Halls and Eighteen Courtyards, a cultural landmark with a history of over 300 years. It is suitable for developing a leisure and ecological tourism destination.
The Former Site of the Dongjiang Special Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is located in the Orange Orchard of Xinwei Village, Guzhu Town, Zijin County. In October 1938, Japanese forces landed at Daya Bay. In response to the evolving situation, the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CCP decided to establish the Southwest Special Committee, the Dongjiang Special Committee, and the Southeast Special Committee of the CCP to develop party organizations across the province and carry out anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare. 1…
The site of the First Congress of the Dongjiang Branch of the Communist Party of China is located at Shanglian Xinlou, Guzhu Neighborhood Committee, Guzhu Town, Zijin County. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Zeng Sheng, Secretary of the Huizhou (Yangshan)-Bao’an (Shenzhen) Working Committee of the CPC, dispatched Communist Party member Li Mengchi to return from Pingshan to Guzhu to re-establish the Party organization and carry out anti-Japanese salvation work. In December 1938 and January 1939…
The Former Site of the Rear Special Committee of the Chinese Communist Party’s Dongjiang Region is located on Sanxiang, Shuidong Village, Guzhu Town, Zijin County. In February 1941, the Rear Special Committee of the Chinese Communist Party’s Dongjiang Region was established in Laolong Town, Longchuan County, with Liang Weilin serving as the secretary. It governed counties including Zijin, Wuhua, Longchuan, Heyuan, Heping, Lianping, and Xinfeng, with over 1,100 party members. After the Guangdong Northern Provincial Committee of the CCP was compromised by the enemy...
The Guzhu Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument is located in Xinwei Village, Zijin County. To commemorate 33 revolutionary martyrs including Dai Yaotian, Dai Ruiling, Wang Ximing, Zhu Chunquan, Wang Jinfu, Lai Song’an, Xu Shuntai, Zhang Zhurong, and Liu Guilian, in November 2000, the Old Revolutionary Base Area Construction Research and Promotion Association of Guzhu Town built the Guzhu Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument on a small hill at the intersection of Rongfeng Road along the Zigu Highway...
About twenty li from Heyuan City, roughly two li to the left of the Bailingtou Highway, there stands a conical rocky hill that juts out abruptly. The sheer cliffs rise over a hundred meters high, and a winding path leads to the summit, where a pair of footprints face the Dong River. This rocky hill has a widely told story: a woman, yearning desperately for her husband, day after day,…
Jiulong Bay is adjacent to Qingshan Lake and located along the Dongjiang River’s upper reaches, stretching from the Fengshuba Hydropower Station to Lizui Town, covering a total distance of 13 kilometers. The river winds into nine bends, each forming a bay with its own dragon pool. Flowing downstream in sequence, they are: Tianlong Pool, Yinhe Pool, Bailong Pool, Zilong Pool, Huanglong Pool, Tiandi Pool, Qinglong Pool, Chilong Pool, and Jinlong Pool. Legend has it that over 2,200 years ago...
Heyuan TV Tower is located atop Chashan, the highest point of Chashan Park in the city center. It stands by the Xinfeng River, less than 200 meters away from the tallest musical fountain in Asia. The tower has a total height of 120 meters, with the steel structure reaching 100 meters. At 60 meters high, there is a viewing platform called Cloud Pavilion, which covers an area of 100 square meters. The pavilion features elegant seating, surrounded by railings...
Guifeng Pagoda is located on Nandi Road, Yuancheng District, Heyuan City, facing the confluence of the Dongjiang and Xinfengjiang rivers. It derives its name from being built atop Guifeng Mountain. Constructed in the second year of the Shaoxing era during the Southern Song Dynasty (1132), the pagoda underwent renovation in the 30th year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. It is a hexagonal, seven-story pavilion-style brick pagoda, standing 42.6 meters tall in total, and consists of a base, body, and finial. …
The Xinfeng River Hydropower Plant is located upstream of the scenic Golden Waterway to the southwest of Heyuan City, about 3 kilometers from the city center. The plant features a majestic dam over 100 meters tall, the vast and misty “Wanlv Lake” (Ten Thousand Green Lakes), and the largest conventional hydroelectric generating units in the province. It integrates industrial tourism, landscape sightseeing, water-based holidays, and leisure entertainment...
Wild Fun Valley is located in the middle section of Daguishan Tourism Avenue in Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, about 10 kilometers from the city center. Facing the vast expanse of the Wanlv Lake, it is surrounded on three sides by undulating, majestic mountains. Ancient vines and towering trees shade the area, while numerous waterfalls and streams cascade down in layers. With its uniquely pristine natural landscape characterized by peculiar trees, strange rocks, serene valleys, and beautiful waters, it showcases...