Xiangxi Bandit Suppression Memorial Tower

　　The bandits in Xiangxi were numerous, fierce, and cruel. Taking advantage of the rugged terrain, caves, hiding during the day and attacking at night, they harmed their neighbors and committed all kinds of atrocities.

　　May the heroes of the people live forever in glory. Victory Park is located on Wutong Mountain in the northern part of Yuanling City, covering an area of 18,000 square meters. During the Yuan, Ming, Qing dynasties, and the Republic of China period, it was the site of the regional, prefectural, and circuit government offices. During the Anti-Japanese War, it was turned into Zhongshan Park. In the winter of 1949, the 47th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was ordered to advance into Xiangxi. Within a year, they eliminated over 80,000 bandits and liberated 22 counties in Xiangxi. To express deep remembrance and commemoration for the meritorious 47th Army and the martyrs who bravely sacrificed their lives during the suppression, the people of Xiangxi renamed Zhongshan Park to Victory Park in January 1951.

　　The Xiangxi Bandit Suppression Victory Memorial Tower is 16 meters tall, 18 meters including the base. Below the tower stands a 3.2-meter-tall statue of a PLA soldier, with an inscription about the construction of the tower embedded at the bottom. The other three sides of the tower feature inscriptions by party, government, and military leaders such as Huang Kecheng, Wang Shoudao, Yan Fusheng, Huang Zhiyong, and Cao Lihuai. Four memorial pavilions are built on both sides of the park, housing stone tablets inscribed with the names of 1,005 martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the suppression, commemorating their valor and eternal glory.

　　On January 25, 1988, the Xiangxi Bandit Suppression Victory Memorial Tower was listed among the first batch of 18 key martyrs' memorial structures in Hunan Province.