Former Site of the Jingnan County People's Government

　　Located at No. 42 Gongnong Street, Shayang County. It is a three-courtyard tiled house enclosed by walls, and is the only preserved traditional-style building in Shayang urban area. The house was built in the late Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. On May 16, 1948, after the liberation of Shayang, the Jingnan County People's Government was established, with its office located in this tiled house.

　　 When the Jingnan County Party Committee and County Government were established, there were over 20 leading cadres. The County Party Secretary was Li Bingfan, and the County Magistrate was Zhao Kejian. The Xiangnan Prefectural Committee allocated a battalion from the Xiangnan Military Sub-district to form the Jingnan Command, with Fu Pangru as the commander and Guo Shi as the deputy political commissar. After the establishment of Jingnan County, to support the full-scale advancement of the People’s Liberation War and ensure stability in the newly liberated areas, a great deal of work was carried out. First, it involved suppressing bandit forces and remnant enemy troops. Second, it included establishing grassroots governments. Jingnan County successively set up five district-level grassroots governments: Chailiu District, Anping District, Daguandao District, Changhu District, and Lukou District. Third, it organized dike breach sealing and levee restoration. On October 5, 1948, a major breach occurred in the Hejiazui main dike in Shayang, causing huge losses to the local people. Around the end of that year, Jingnan County mobilized nearly ten thousand workers from the disaster-stricken area and spent nearly one hundred days sealing the breach and restoring the dike. Fourth, it supported the southward advance of the Liberation Army. In May 1949, Jingnan County organized personnel to rebuild the Xinbuhe Bridge, which had been destroyed by enemy forces, in just half a month. At the same time, over 20 stretchers and tens of thousands of kilograms of grain were transported to Jingzhou on foot or by donkey to support the liberation of Jingzhou. Fifth, it restored social services, with Shayang Middle School and Shayang Primary School quickly resuming classes.

　　 In August 1949, in accordance with the Hubei Provincial People’s Government’s directive to “restore the original administrative divisions,” Jingnan County was abolished, and Jingmen County was reinstated, with the former Jingnan County territory placed under the jurisdiction of Jingmen County. In the 1990s, the property was returned to its original owner — Wang Yemei, the son of Wang Huiquan, the former proprietor of Jin Fengxiang Shop.