Li Jishen's Horse-Resting Field

　　The Horse-Resting Field is situated at the entrance of Zicun Village. It was the place where Li Jishen rested his horse when he returned to his hometown Liao Shen to visit family and passed through Zicun. After Li Jishen rose through the ranks and became a prominent general, during his visits back to Liao Shen, he would show deep respect for his mother, Madam Wu, and his maternal uncle by dismounting from his sedan chair or horse, and walking silently through Zicun in commemoration of their nurturing love and the foundational guidance of his uncle.

　　Li Jishen (1885～1959)　　Li Jishen (1885–1959), courtesy name Renchao, was born in Guangaixiang, Cangwu County, Guangxi. He lost his father at the age of six and was raised and educated by his uncle before attending the Wuzhou China-Western School to receive a modern education. In the 29th year of the Guangxu reign (1903), he enrolled in the Huangpu Military Middle School in Guangzhou, and two years later transferred to the Infantry Department of the Army Rapid Training School. After graduation, he first served as a probationary officer in the Guangdong New Army, then was assigned as a platoon leader in the Training Battalion, where he became close to his company commander Deng Zhen. In the first year of the Xuantong reign (1909), he entered the Baoding Army Advisory Office Military Academy (later renamed the Army War College) to study advanced military science. On October 10, 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, and Li Jishen ful...... Details+