Changzhou Martyrs' Cemetery

　　The Changzhou Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery and Changzhou "Three Greats" Memorial Site (hereinafter referred to as Changzhou Martyrs' Cemetery) is situated at No. 315 North Lanling Road, Tianning District, Changzhou City. Its construction began in 1976 and was officially established in 1978. Covering an area of 64,200 square meters with approximately 80% green coverage, it is under the administration of the Changzhou Civil Affairs Bureau as a fully funded public institution, with a staff of 22. The main structures within the park include the Revolutionary Martyrs Monument, the Changzhou Three Greats Group Sculpture, the Three Greats Hall, the Changzhou Revolutionary History Memorial Hall, the Changzhou Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall, the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Poetry Inscription Corridor, and the Life Maxims Wall—seven major memorial facilities dedicated to the martyrs.

　　Centered around the purpose of “honoring martyrs and educating the public,” the Changzhou Martyrs' Cemetery has carried out various forms of patriotic education activities annually since 1996, ensuring frequent events, diverse formats, and collaborative engagement. It has published works such as "Changzhou Past and Present" and the "Changzhou Martyrs Newspaper," and introduced online memorial services, fully leveraging its role as a red education base in Changzhou. It has become an important classroom for patriotic and revolutionary tradition education.

　　The Changzhou Martyrs' Cemetery is a National Key Martyrs Memorial Building Protection Unit, an Advanced Unit in Martyrs Memorial Building Management by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, one of the first Patriotic Education Bases by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, one of the first Demonstration Bases for Professional Ethics Construction, and the first national patriotic education demonstration base in Changzhou named by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee.

　　Three Greats Hall

　　To further promote the spirit of the Changzhou Three Greats, honor revolutionary martyrs, and maximize the role of the cemetery as a national patriotic education base, the Changzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government decided in 2009 to rebuild the former Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall, renaming it the Three Greats Hall. It was completed and officially opened to the public in March 2011. The Three Greats Hall has two floors, covering a total area of over 4,000 square meters, and is divided into the Changzhou Three Greats Memorial Hall and the Martyrs Memorial Hall. “To die for the people’s benefit is a noble death, heavier than Mount Tai.” The Martyrs Memorial Hall enshrines 121 revolutionary martyrs, including 10 unnamed heroes. The revolutionary martyrs sacrificed themselves for the nation, their blood staining the land and moving heaven and earth, their heroic spirit embodying truth and justice. Remembering these martyrs means never forgetting our glorious history, revolutionary traditions, the demands of the times, or our sacred mission. The martyrs live on with the green hills and the eternal earth. The revolutionary martyrs shall be immortalized forever.

　　Changzhou Three Greats Group Sculpture Plaza

　　Among the key leaders during the founding period of the Communist Party of China, three figures are remembered most profoundly by the people of Changzhou: Qu Qiubai, Zhang Tailei, and Yun Daiying. As fellow natives of Changzhou, Jiangsu, they are proudly honored by the local people as the “Changzhou Three Greats.” In 2007, the Three Greats Group Sculpture Plaza was completed. The sculpture consists of statues of Qu Qiubai, Zhang Tailei, and Yun Daiying, along with a background relief, all carved from granite. The group sculpture stands 5 meters tall, with Qu Qiubai in the center, Yun Daiying on the left, and Zhang Tailei on the right. The background relief behind the group is 34 meters long and 3.5 meters high. The left side depicts the May Fourth Movement, while the right side shows scenes from the Nanchang Uprising and the Guangzhou Uprising. The central V-shaped pattern symbolizes victory, with the words “The Internationale must be realized” inside the V and musical notes from the Internationale beneath, both based on the musical score translated by Qu Qiubai. The sculpture embodies the spirit of the “Changzhou Three Greats,” and its simple design conveys the reverence and admiration of the people of Changzhou for them.

　　Changzhou Revolutionary History Memorial Hall

　　After the Opium Wars, internal strife and external aggression plagued the nation, leaving the country impoverished and its people suffering. The Maoshan Mountains bowed their heads, and the Grand Canal wept silently. Where was the way out? Where was the light? Countless patriots and visionaries, in their quest to save the nation and its people, devoted themselves entirely, seeking solutions and resisting oppression, only to meet repeated failures. Then, the light of Marxism pierced through the darkness, and the Communist Party of China emerged in accordance with the tide of history, stepping onto the stage of China. Raising the red flag, gathering the finest minds, relying on the people, united in purpose, they turned the tide. Like a spark igniting a prairie fire, flames roared as the Party fought against internal strife and external aggression. Loyal souls are enshrined in history, their righteous spirit enduring through the ages. Ultimately, the rule of imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucratic capitalism in China was overthrown, and the victory of the New Democratic Revolution was achieved. This history, forged in blood and fire, tempered unyielding strength and created an immortal monument, forming the spiritual foundation and source of strength for today's society. To fully leverage the educational and inspirational power of revolutionary history, the Changzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government decided to establish the Changzhou Revolutionary History Memorial Hall. On December 26, 2004, the memorial hall was completed and opened to the public. The exhibition is divided into four sections: Exploration, Spark, Flame, and Dawn, vividly portraying over a century of revolutionary struggle in Changzhou from 1840 to the liberation of the city in April 1949. It confirms a universal truth: without the Communist Party, there would be no New China. As history continuously turns new pages, it inspires us to inherit glorious traditions, promote the national spirit, shoulder responsibilities courageously, and forge ahead to create an even brighter future.

　　Changzhou Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall

　　Changzhou, with its long history and rich cultural heritage, has nurtured generations of notable figures throughout its civilization and evolution. Over the past century, amid the tremendous transformations in China, many outstanding sons and daughters of Changzhou sacrificed their precious lives for the liberation of the Chinese people, becoming revolutionary martyrs whose achievements shine as brightly as the sun and moon and whose names will live on in history. Among them, key leaders during the founding period of the Communist Party of China—Qu Qiubai, Zhang Tailei, and Yun Daiying—are outstanding representatives. To honor their great contributions, in 1984, the Changzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government decided to build the Changzhou Revolutionary Martyrs Exhibition Hall on the north side of the Changzhou Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery. It opened to the public in October 1987. In 2003, the Municipal Party Committee and Government decided to expand the exhibition hall, increasing its floor area from 880 square meters to 2,140 square meters, and renamed it the Changzhou Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall. It officially opened on December 26, 2004. The hall is divided into twelve sections, displaying the touching stories of 228 martyrs who pursued truth and made continuous sacrifices, using a wealth of photographs, precious relics, and vivid artworks. It recreates the struggle history of the Communist Party of China and the People’s Liberation Army, covering major historical events such as the August 7th Meeting, the Guangzhou Uprising, and the Nanchang Uprising. This is an epic that celebrates life, a textbook that interprets existence, and a collection of paintings that showcase revolutionary history. Let us forever remember these awe-inspiring spirits and the indomitable soul of the nation.

　　Revolutionary Martyrs Monument

　　The Revolutionary Martyrs Monument is located in the center of the memorial square within the Changzhou Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery. The monument, together with the mourning square, was completed and inaugurated on December 25, 1982, covering an area of 1,300 square meters. The main monument is 9.3 meters high, 13.6 meters long, and 3 meters wide, while each auxiliary monument (base) is 1.55 meters high, 2.7 meters long, and 1.8 meters wide. The main body of the monument is clad in polished granite from Suzhou’s Jinshan, with the eight gilded clerical script characters “Revolutionary Martyrs Shall Be Immortalized” engraved on the front, each measuring 90cm x 78cm, below which wreath patterns are carved. The back bears the inscribed dedication by the Changzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC, the Standing Committee of the Changzhou Municipal People’s Congress, the Changzhou Municipal People’s Government, and the Changzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in September 1981. It stands solemnly at the center of the mourning square. At the time of its completion, it featured a uniquely designed horizontal-style monument in China. On April 23, 1984, after a grand unveiling ceremony presided over by the four leading bodies of Changzhou, it was officially opened for mourning and commemoration by people from all walks of life in the city.

　　Qu Qiubai (1899~1935)　　Qu Qiubai (1899–1935), male, Han ethnicity, was a native of Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, and a member of the Communist Party of China. In 1919, during the May Fourth Movement, Qu Qiubai participated in leading student protests in Beijing. In early 1920, he joined the Marxist Theory Research Association. Later, he went to Soviet Russia as a journalist. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1922. After the failure of the Great Revolution, he presided over the August 7th Meeting, establishing the Party’s general policies for land revolution and armed resistance against the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang. After the meeting, he served as the Chairman of the Provisional Politburo Central Committee, leading the Party’s work. In June 1928, he attended the Sixth National Congress of the CPC, then participated in the Sixth Congress of the Communist International, later serving as... More+

　　Zhang Tailei (1898~1927)　　 Zhang Tailei (1898–1927), born in June 1898 in Wujin, Jiangsu Province. In 1915, he was admitted to Peking University, and transferred to the Law Department of Peiyang University (now Tianjin University) in Tianjin in the winter of the same year. When the May Fourth Movement broke out in 1919, Zhang Tailei actively participated and became one of the key figures in the Tianjin area. He joined the speech group organized by students of Peiyang University, often giving lectures in Tianjin and nearby towns and villages to expose the crimes of the reactionary government in selling out Shandong’s sovereignty. During the struggle, Zhang Tailei established contact with Li Dazhao, whom he had long admired, and also formed revolutionary friendships with leaders of the Tianjin movement such as Zhou Enlai and Yu Fangzhou. Influenced by Li Dazhao... More+

　　Yun Daiying (1895~1931)　　Yun Daiying (1895–1931), also known as Ju Xuan, with the courtesy name Zi Yi, was originally from Wujin, Jiangsu Province, but born in Wuchang. A Chinese proletarian revolutionary, one of the early leaders of the youth movement in the Communist Party of China, and a political instructor in the fourth class of the Whampoa Military Academy. Originally from Wujin, Jiangsu, he was born in 1895 in Wuchang, Hubei. He graduated from Zhonghua University. As a student, he actively participated in revolutionary activities and was one of the main leaders of the May Fourth Movement in the Wuhan area. In 1920, he founded the Liqun Book Society, and later established the Gongcun Society to spread new ideas, new culture, and Marxism. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1921. In 1923, he served as a professor at Shanghai University. In the same year... More+