Former Site of Revolutionary Activities of the Hedong Special Committee

　　Former Site of Revolutionary Activities of the Hedong Special Committee (Second Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites)

　　Era: 1929

　　Address: Beidui Cloud-Stacking Cave, Shangniu Village, Shuitou Town, Xia County

　　In 1922, the renowned revolutionary activist Comrade Jia Kangjie founded the Pingmin (Commoners) Middle School here. In 1929, the “Hedong Special Committee” was established here, with Jia Kangjie serving as the secretary.

　　The site, Cloud-Stacking Cave, is a Quanzhen Taoist temple built during the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Existing structures include the North Pole Platform, Brush Peak, Three Sovereigns Pavilion, Ox and Horse Shrine, Three Pure Ones Hall, Zhenwu Hall, Mountain Gate, and Memorial Archway. The main structure, the Three Pure Ones Hall, features a five-bay width and two-bay depth with a flush-gable roof. A stone stele engraved with a panoramic view of Cloud-Stacking Cave is preserved on-site.

　　Jia Kangjie (1890～1939)　　Jia Kangjie, born in 1890, was from Xia County, Shanxi Province. In his early years, he participated in the Xinhai Revolution, the anti-Yuan struggle, and the May Fourth Movement. He studied in Japan twice. In 1920, when Yan Xishan sold the rights to Shanxi’s coal mines to Japan, Jia, as a representative of Chinese students in Japan, returned to Beijing to rally the academic community in Shanxi to fight back, ultimately thwarting Yan’s scheme. 　　In 1921, he returned to his hometown and refused Yan Xishan’s attempts at co-optation, dedicating himself to popular education. From 1921 to 1933, he successively founded the Taiyi Primary School, Pingmin Middle School in Xia County, Hedong Middle School in Yuncheng, Zhongshan Middle School in Yuncheng, and Zhongshan Middle School in Taiyuan... Details+