Fengmenling Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument

　　Fengmenling Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument is situated on the southeastern slope of Fengmenling, approximately 1,500 meters north of Tancheng Village, Bailian Town, Chengmai County. Construction began in November 1970, and it was rebuilt and completed by the Hainan Military Region on June 21, 1998. The site covers an area of 210 square meters, with a building area of 79 square meters. The monument faces southeast and is situated to the northwest, standing 7.1 meters tall with a base width of 2.8 meters and a pedestal height of 0.95 meters. It is a rectangular reinforced concrete structure, with the base platform elevated 0.95 meters and surrounded by railings. The front of the monument is inscribed with “Fengmenling Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument,” while the back features a brief account of the heroic and tragic Battle of Fengmenling.

　　During the Meiting decisive battle in the Hainan Liberation Campaign, to ensure that our main forces could annihilate the Kuomintang troops in the Meiting area, a People's Liberation Army company tenaciously held off the Kuomintang reinforcements at Fengmenling. Fengmenling was the strategic throat of the Haikou–Chengmai Highway. By controlling Fengmenling, the highway was sealed off, preventing enemy reinforcements from reaching Meiting. Hill 105 was the commanding height of Fengmenling. Our 1st Company of the 381st Regiment of the 127th Division of the 43rd Army held firm on Hill 105, resolutely blocking six regiments of Kuomintang reinforcements. The soldiers of the 1st Company withstood intense artillery fire and aerial bombings from the Kuomintang army, repelling 13 enemy attacks in a row, nine of which were launched by entire battalions. The soldiers shouted the resolute battle cry: “Born under the red flag, die before the position; fight for the people, and death is glory!” When they ran out of bullets, they crawled to the front of the position to retrieve ammunition from the bodies of fallen enemies, using the enemy’s bullets to strike them down. The company commander and deputy commander were successively killed in action, and the political instructor was seriously wounded. Yet it was the red battle flag, flying proudly amid smoke and shellfire, that inspired the soldiers’ fighting spirit. Some had an arm blown off but continued to throw grenades with their remaining arm; others, wounded in the head and unable to stand or sit, lay on the ground to reload ammunition for their comrades... With their flesh and blood, they built an iron gate that never allowed the enemy to advance even one step. By the time our reinforcement troops arrived, only 13 brave soldiers remained on Hill 105. The 1st Company’s tenacious defense at Fengmenling bought precious time for the Meiting decisive battle, enabling our main forces to quickly regroup, encircle, and annihilate the main Kuomintang forces in the Meiting area, wiping out the enemy’s fighting strength.

　　The Hainan Military Region built this monument to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the Battle of Fengmenling fought by the PLA landing forces. It is a patriotic education base of Hainan Province.

　　Inscription on the Fengmenling Revolutionary Martyrs' Monument:

　　On May 21, 1950, during the Hainan Island Liberation Campaign, the 1st Company of the 381st Regiment of the 127th Division of the 43rd Army was ordered to defend Hill 105 at Fengmenling against enemy reinforcements advancing from Haikou to Chengmai. The entire company demonstrated a valiant, tenacious, and unyielding fighting spirit, repelling nine consecutive battalion-sized enemy attacks, killing over 500 enemies and wounding more than 1,300. Over 200 soldiers, including Company Commander Zhu Guosheng, sacrificed their lives heroically, leaving only Soldier Wang Yushan and 13 other brave soldiers who still held their ground firmly. The 43rd Army awarded the 1st Company the honorable title of “Crossing-the-Sea Hero Company.”

　　Eternal glory to the revolutionary martyrs!

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