Xiang Jingyu’s Former Residence

　　    Xiang Jingyu, a native of Xupu County, was one of the early prominent leaders of the women’s movement in China. She was born in 1895 in Lufeng Town, Xupu County. Xiang Jingyu’s former residence is a traditional quadrangle courtyard. The front features three fully wooden structures. The house is low-rise and rustic, with doors and window lattices adorned with unique geometric patterns. The courtyard paths are paved with river pebbles, also featuring decorative motifs. The residence displays a number of cultural relics from Xiang Jingyu’s youth.

　　    To the east of the residence lies Jingyu Square. At the southern end stands the Xiang Jingyu Memorial Monument, which is 9 meters tall and features a full-body statue of Xiang Jingyu. The front of the monument is inscribed with eight gilded characters reading “Monument to Comrade Xiang Jingyu,” penned by [leader’s name omitted]. The other three sides are engraved with “The Biography of Comrade Xiang Jingyu,” written by Cai Hesen. A new Xiang Jingyu Memorial Hall has been built nearby.

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　　    Huaihua City, Hunan Province

　　    Xiang Jingyu (1895~1928)　　     Xiang Jingyu (1895–1928) She was the Minister of Women’s Affairs of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a revolutionary martyr. A native of Xupu County, Hunan Province, her original name was Xiang Junxian. Of Tujia ethnicity, she was born on September 4, 1895, into a merchant family in Xupu County. In November 1916, after graduating from Zhounan Girls’ School, filled with the ideal of saving the nation through education, she returned to Xupu and founded the coeducational Xupu Girls’ School. During her time running the school, she worked hard to reform the curriculum, eliminating rote classes on the Four Books and Five Classics, and introduced practical courses such as sewing and home economics. She advocated education for national salvation, fought against the feudal practice of foot binding, and promoted new ideas among students under the school motto of “self-governance and public spirit,” teaching ... Details+