Longhua Martyrs' Cemetery

　　Longhua Martyrs' Cemetery is situated west of Longhua Temple and is a national key cultural relics protection unit as well as a key memorial site for revolutionary martyrs. Originally, this was the site of the former Shanghai garrison headquarters and the execution ground for revolutionary martyrs in Longhua. After the liberation, it was preserved as a memorial site for revolutionary martyrs and, in the early 1990s, was merged with the Shanghai Martyrs' Cemetery for construction. Opened to the public on July 1, 1995, it is an innovative cemetery that combines commemoration, tourism, culture, and scenic gardens, and is often referred to as the "Shanghai Yuhuatai."

　　The cemetery features eight functional zones: the Memorial & Commemoration Area, Martyrs' Tomb Area, Historical Site Area, Underground Passages & Execution Ground, Stele Forest Area, Youth Education Activity Area, Cadres' Ashes Storage Area, and Leisure Area. Eleven large sculptures and a memorial square are located along the central north-south axis. More than 1,600 martyrs, including Gu Zhenghong, Luo Yinong, Zhao Shiyan, Lin Yunan, and Li Qiushi, are buried here. It also houses Shanghai’s first stele forest, covering over 20 acres, arranged in two rows of 54 meters each, facing each other. The southern wall features the full text of Lu Xun's essay "In Memory of Forgetting," while the northern wall displays revolutionary poems and essays by Shanghai martyrs.

　　The cemetery remains lush with trees all year round. In spring, peach blossoms bloom profusely. Visiting the martyrs, viewing peach blossoms, burning incense, climbing towers, and attending temple fairs during the half-month from the first to the fifteenth day of the third lunar month have become a tradition for Shanghai residents.

　　Address: No. 2853 Longhua Road, Xuhui District

　　Tel: 021-64576327

　　Transportation: Buses 41, 44, 56, 73, 104, 864, etc.

　　Opening Hours: 6:00–17:00 (last entry at 17:00, site cleared by 17:30); closed on Mondays.

　　Admission Fee

　　1 RMB

　　Location of the Site

　　No. 180 Longhua West Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai

　　

　　Gu Zhenghong (1905~1925)　　Gu Zhenghong (1905–1925) Gu Zhenghong was born in Zhuanhe Township, Funing County, Jiangsu Province, and herded cattle for landlords in his childhood. In 1922 (the 11th year of the Republic of China), he worked as a sweeper at the Japanese-owned Nanyang Cotton Mill No. 9, but was fired after accusing a foreman of embezzling wages. He later worked as a winder at the Nanyang Cotton Mill No. 7. In the summer of 1924 (the 13th year of the Republic of China), he attended a workers’ night school founded by the Chinese Communist Party in western Shanghai. He became an active member of the Western Shanghai Workers’ Club, promoting revolutionary ideas among workers in the workshop. In February 1925 (the 14th year of the Republic of China), during the major strike at Japanese-owned textile mills, he joined the workers’ picket team to maintain order, participated in strike agitation teams, and helped publish strike bulletins. Later he... Details+

　　Luo Yinong (1902~1928)　　Luo Yinong (1902–1928) Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, revolutionary martyr. Born in May 18, 1902, into a wealthy family in Leigongtang, Yisuhe, Xiangtan County, Hunan Province (now Xiangtan City), also known as Luo Jue. At age 7, he attended a private school. At 11, he studied at the academy of Guo Yueqin, a late Qing scholar and open-minded educator in Xiangjia Pond, Xiashesi, Xiangtan County, where he was influenced by democratic ideas. At 14, he was admitted to the Yizhi School, an American missionary-run secondary school in Xiangtan, where he joined the student self-governance association, opposed the school’s enforced assimilation education, refused to attend religious services, and organized fellow students to take to the streets to welcome the campaign against Yuan Shikai... Details+

　　Zhao Shiyan (1901~1927)　　Zhao Shiyan (1901–1927), courtesy name QINSHENG, art name Guofu, also wrote under the pen names Shiying, Qinsun, Liefu, Luo Jing, Leshen, Shiyin, Shiyan, Yan, Le, etc., was from Youyang Autonomous County, Chongqing. He was an outstanding early proletarian revolutionary, Marxist theorist, propagandist, and renowned leader of the labor movement in China. Zhao Shiyan began studying at home at the age of 4. Influenced by the 1911 Revolution, he cut off his queue (braided hair) in 1911. He graduated from Longtan Higher Primary School in 1914. In the autumn of 1915, he was admitted to the affiliated high school of Beijing Normal University. In 1917, he met Li Dazhao and began participating in the New Culture Movement. In 1919, he was elected... Details+

　　Lin Yunan (1898~1931)　　Lin Yunan (1898–February 7, 1931), a revolutionary martyr of China. Born in December 1898 in Huanggang, Hubei Province, he was two years younger than Lin Yuying and eight years older than Lin Biao. They shared the same great-grandfather and had the same grandfather, making them cousins. In his early years, he studied at the middle school section of Zhonghua University in Wuchang. In 1915, he entered the affiliated high school of Zhonghua University in Wuchang. Early Experience In October 1917, he joined the Mutual Aid Society organized by Yun Daiying. In May 1918, he actively participated in the struggle of Wuhan students against the Beiyang warlords and the Japanese imperialists signing the unequal treaty “Military Agreement on Joint Defense.” In March 1919, he... Details+

　　Li Weisen (1903～1931)　　   Li Weisen was from Wuchang, Hubei (now Wuchang District, Wuhan City). He joined the Communist Party of China in 1922 and served as the editor-in-chief of the "Daily News." He participated in the February 7th Strike. In 1924, he went to the Soviet Union to study. He returned to China in 1925 and held positions such as Propaganda Minister of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, Secretary of the Communist Youth League Hunan Provincial Committee, Propaganda Minister of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and Secretary of the Southern Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. In the summer of 1928, he served as editor-in-chief of the "Shanghai Newspaper," and in May, became the head of the Shanghai Office of the Soviet Preparatory Committee. On January 17, 1931, he was arrested at the Oriental Hotel, and on February 7, 1931, he was executed by the Nationalist Government in the square of the Shanghai garrison headquarters of the Shanghai-Wusong Defense Command, at the age of 28. The Communist Party of China... Details+