The tomb of Zhang Wenqiu, mother-in-law to both of Chairman Mao Zedong’s children, is located in the Martyrs' Park of Jingshan County. The tomb is divided into two levels and built in a square structure, covering a total area of 196 square meters. The Zhang Wenqiu Exhibition Hall is situated in the Jingshan Museum on the western side of the Martyrs' Park. The two-story exhibition hall spans 156 square meters and documents, through text and images, the revolutionary life of Comrade Zhang Wenqiu as well as her revolutionary bond with the family of Mao Zedong, one of the founders of the People's Republic.
The Eighth Character Gate Committee of the Henan-Hubei Border Region: Located in Bazimen Village, Xinxishi Town, Jingshan County. In late December 1932, the first Party committee meeting of the Henan-Hubei Border Region Committee was held in Bazimen. On January 3, 1940, the New Fourth Army’s Henan-Hubei Advance Detachment was established in Bazimen. Li Xiannian served as commander, and the detachment governed three armed forces in central, southern, and eastern Hubei. The detachment headquarters was stationed in Bazimen Village, the political department in Citangwan, the field military school in Shuiyangquan, the Children’s Theater in Taoyuanwan, the uniform factory in Zhangjiawan, and the field hospital, the “July 7th Newspaper” office, the “Advance Newspaper,” and the grain and oil supply station were all located in nearby villages around Bazimen. The United Office of the Border Region was also situated in Bazimen. Bazimen was the birthplace of the New Fourth Army’s Henan-Hubei Advance Detachment, the founding site of the Henan-Hubei Border Region Committee that unified leadership over the entire border region’s Party organizations, and the origin of the border region’s government institutions. It played a significant role during the establishment and development of the border region.
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