Monument to Martyr Wu Yuanlong

　　The Monument to Martyr Wu Yuanlong is situated south of Yuanlong Primary School in Qiaotou Town, Chengmai County. Constructed in December 1974, it occupies an area of 21 square meters. The monument faces south and stands 5.4 meters tall. Its front is inscribed with “Monument to Martyr Wu Yuanlong” and details about the martyr’s life and deeds.

　　It was built by the People's Government of Chengmai County in memory of Martyr Wu Yuanlong. The site serves as a patriotic education base in Chengmai County.

　　Wu Yuanlong (1903~1941)　　Wu Yuanlong (1903–1941), originally named Wu Yuanzhang, was from Wenbing Village, Qiaotou Town, Chengmai County, Hainan. He came from a poor farming family. In 1926, he joined the revolutionary movement, and in 1927, he became a member of the Communist Party of China. He once served as Secretary of the Guidan Branch of the CPC, Secretary of the Chengbei District Committee, and Captain of the 5th Company of the Qiongya West Road Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. In 1932, after the failure of the Red Army’s second counter-“encirclement and suppression” campaign in Qiongya, the revolutionary movement entered a low ebb. He led CPC members of the Guidan Branch in continuing the struggle, ensuring that the revolutionary spirit remained alive and the red flag continued to fly in the Guidan region (now Fushan and Qiaotou). In 1938, while carrying out revolutionary activities in Lingao County, he was arrested by the Xinying Police Station of the Kuomintang... Details+

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