General Deng Yulin's Former Residence

　　Deng Yulin (1881–1951) was a native of Shiqiao Village, Yesanguan, Badong County, Hubei Province, of Tujia ethnicity. In 1894, he joined the Qing army as a soldier, later transferring to the 31st Regiment of the New Army, and was subsequently promoted to squad leader of the 8th Artillery Regiment. In 1908, he was secretly initiated into the Common Advancement Society (Gongjin Hui) by Sun Wu. He later left the military but continued working to mobilize the New Army in cities such as Wuchang and Nanjing. After the Wuchang Uprising, he served in the Strategy Office of the Hubei Military Government. Soon afterward, he was appointed by the Hubei Military Government as commander of the 7th Brigade and later as commander of the 4th Division.

　　After the founding of the Republic of China, he served as a military advisor at the Beijing Presidential Palace and was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army. In 1916, he went to Shanghai to participate in the campaign against Yuan Shikai. In 1917, he took part in the Constitutional Protection Movement and was appointed by Sun Yat-sen as a staff officer of the Grand Marshal’s Office and a consultant to the Provisional Government. In 1921, he served as a military committee member of the [party/organization name]. In 1926, during the Northern Expedition, he was appointed commander of the 1st Route of the Left-Wing Army and participated in battles at Jingsha and Yichang.

　　After 1927, he withdrew from military life and moved to Shanghai. Following the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he refused to be bought off by the Japanese invaders and Chinese collaborators. In September 1937, he made his way to Wuhan, then retreated to Yichang. After the fall of Yichang, he took refuge in Changyang. In 1940, he returned to Badong, later going to Chongqing where he served as a committee member of the Frontline Military Committee.

　　After the victory in the war against Japan, he officially returned to Badong. In 1946, he was elected as a National Assembly representative. He met with fellow revolutionaries from the 1911 Revolution in Shanghai and had a group photo taken, serving as a director of the 1911 Revolution Veterans Association. In 1949, he stayed in Badong due to illness but refused to go to Taiwan. After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, Deng Yulin, as a representative of enlightened individuals, attended meetings at the county government and once served as the secretary-general of the Badong County People’s Government.

　　In July 1982, the Hubei Provincial High People’s Court declared him not guilty and rehabilitated his honor as a veteran of the 1911 Revolution. The former residence was built in 1940 as a brick-and-wood structure with a quadrangle “courtyard” layout. It faces north and measures 29.6 meters east-west and 25.5 meters north-south, covering an area of 154.8 square meters. The two-building complex includes eleven rooms in total and is a protected cultural heritage site of Hubei Province.

　　In October 2005, Badong County funded the renovation of General Deng Yulin’s monument and tomb. The Deng Yulin Monument and Tomb were originally built in 1983 at his hometown in Shiqiaoping Village, Yesanguan Town. It serves as a base for local patriotic education and revolutionary tradition education.

　　Deng Yulin (1881~1951)　　Deng Yulin (1881–1951), originally named Deng Shitai, courtesy name Bingsan, was from Da Shiqiao, Yesanguan Town, Badong County, Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province (now Hubei). Deng Yulin grew up in poverty and suffered bullying in his youth. His two elder sisters were married off early, and his father and elder brother died of starvation. He dropped out of school at the age of fourteen, worked as a manual laborer to support his mother, and became an assistant to a chef and butcher in Yesanguan Town. After his mother passed away, he carried her back to Da Shiqiao to find land for burial, but was obstructed by local clan elites. With his mother’s body exposed to the pouring rain, he held the coffin and sighed, “The common people die without a place to be buried. If this world does not change, how can we live?” The harsh environment forged in him a fearless spirit, as well as traits of openness, integrity, loyalty, and courage... Details+

　　Source: Hubei Provincial People’s Government Official Website