Yubao Port Landing Operation Memorial Monument

　　The Yubao Port Landing Operation Memorial Monument is located near Yubao Port in Qiaotou Town, Chengmai County. It was built in February 1989, covering a land area of 120 square meters with a building area of 40 square meters. The monument itself stands 7.2 meters tall, with a base that is 1.6 meters wide and 1.5 meters high. It is constructed from granite and surrounded by railings. The front of the base is engraved with the account of the People's Liberation Army’s amphibious landing operation at Yubao Port. The name of the monument was inscribed by Ma Baishan.

　　The memorial was erected by the People’s Government of Chengmai County to commemorate the soldiers of the PLA’s amphibious forces who valiantly sacrificed their lives during the Yubao Port landing operation. It serves as a patriotic education base in Chengmai County.

　　Inscription on the Yubao Port Landing Operation Memorial Monument:

　　In December 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong initiated the campaign to liberate Hainan Island and ordered the Fourth Field Army to “prepare the 40th and 43rd Armies to attack Qiong Ya (Hainan).” Following the successful covert landings of two advance battalions, on March 31, 1950, Liu Zhenhua, Political Director of the 118th Division of the 40th Army, along with Ma Baishan, Deputy Commander of the Qiongya Column, led a reinforced regiment of 2,937 officers and soldiers. They set sail from Denglou Cape on the Leizhou Peninsula aboard 81 various-sized sailing vessels and made a forced landing at Yubao. With the support of local Party, government, military, and civilian forces, they achieved victory over the enemy, creating favorable conditions for the main forces to land and liberate Hainan Island. This monument is erected in their honor.

　　Source: Party History Research Office of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee