General Liu Yalou's Former Residence

　　The former residence of General Liu Yalou is a brick-and-wood structure with a flush-gable roof, forming a quadrangle courtyard of single-story buildings. It has two courtyards and three bays, including upper and lower halls, left and right wing rooms, along with east and west side rooms. The building is 24.19 meters wide and 16.51 meters deep, covering an area of over 400 square meters, with a construction area of about 200 square meters. It is a county-level cultural relics protection unit in the county.

　　As a county-level cultural relics protection unit, the former residence of General Liu Yalou has a protected area extending 20 meters outward from its outer walls.

　　Liu Yalou (1911~1965)　　Liu Yalou (1910–1965), originally named Liu Xingchang, was born in February 1911 into a poor farming family in Xiangyang Village, Xiangdian Township, Wuping County. His father, Liu Kefang, was a hardworking and upright farmer. Shortly after Xingchang was born, his mother died of puerperal fever. A relative, Liu Dexiang, who was eager to help, gave away his own daughter—who was not yet one year old—to be raised as someone else’s child bride, and instead adopted Xingchang as his foster son. From then on, Xingchang was renamed Liu Zhendong. At the age of 8, Zhendong attended a private school, and at 9 he transferred to Chongde Primary School. At 14, he entered Xiangdian Higher Elementary School, at 15 he went to Wuping County Middle School, and at 16 he was admitted to the Provincial No. 7 Middle School. He had to drop out midway due to inability to pay tuition fees. After returning to his hometown... Details+