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Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial Site

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Last updated 2026-10-27 — The Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial Site is located on Longhua Road in Xuhui District, Shanghai. In March 1927, the - established the Songhu Garrison Command here…

Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial Site

Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial Site
  The Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial Site is located on Longhua Road in Xuhui District, Shanghai.

  In March 1927, the - set up the Songhu Garrison Command here, turning the site into an execution ground for imprisoning and killing 0s and revolutionary fighters. Over the following decade, as many as 9,000 0s and revolutionaries were detained here, with more than 800 being executed. Among them were prominent Chinese 0 leaders such as Peng Pai, Yang Yin, Yan Changyi, and Xing Shizhen. Notable victims also included the 24 Martyrs of Longhua—Lin Yunan, He Mengxiong, Long Dadao, and Ouyang Li'an—as well as the "Five Martyrs of the League of Left-Wing Writers," namely Li Qiushi, Rou Shi, Hu Yepin, Yin Fu, and Feng Xuefeng, all of whom were killed here by the -.

  The memorial site still preserves historical structures such as the gatehouse, male prison cells, female prison cells, water prison, and military law office. (National Cultural Heritage Administration)

The Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial Site is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

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