Former Site of the Red Third Army in Jingguoping

　　Located in Jiangjia Village, Jingguoping Township, Badong County, it comprises the former site of the Guard Bureau of the Political Department of the Red Third Army, the former residence of He Long, and the former site of the Red Third Army’s headquarters. The original site of the Guard Bureau was a traditional quadrangle courtyard house; only one side room remains today, measuring 7.5 meters in length and 5.5 meters in width, with a construction area of 51.25 square meters. It has a single-bay width and depth, featuring a wooden post-and-lintel structure with board walls, covered by gray tiles. The walls still display slogans written by the Political Department of the Red Third Army to mobilize the masses: “The Red Army eliminates local tyrants and landlords, fighting for land to be returned to the peasants – Political Department of the Red Third Army.” The former residence of He Long and the former site of the Red Third Army’s headquarters were built in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period. The layout is a reverse “L” shape. The main building faces north and sits south, with a west wing extending northward. It spans 19.6 meters from east to west and 18.1 meters from north to south, covering a land area of 354.76 square meters and a construction area of 233 square meters. The building features a wooden post-and-lintel frame with board paneling and is roofed with gray tiles. From December 1928 to May 1932, He Long visited Badong nine times and stayed or worked at this site on five occasions. Especially from February to June 1933, the Red Third Army’s headquarters was stationed here. He Long, Guan Xiangying, Xia Xi, and others led revolutionary activities and established the Western Hunan-Hubei Revolutionary Base here. The site holds significant value for the study of the revolutionary struggle history of western Hubei and the Red Third Army.

　　Information source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau