Former Residence of Martyr Yu Fangzhou in Tianjin

　　    Situated 30 kilometers west of Lutai Town, the county seat, on the north side of Jiefang Road, Biaokou Village, Biaokou Township. Constructed in the 32nd year of the Republic of China (1943), it forms an independent courtyard, facing south with a north orientation, covering a land area of 326.7 square meters and a building area of 102.4 square meters. Martyr Yu Fangzhou once engaged in revolutionary activities in Tianjin together with Comrade —, co-founded the “New Life Society,” and was one of the founders of the Tianjin Municipal Party Organization of the —. On December 30, 1927, he was killed while leading a peasant uprising in Yutian County.

　　     The original residence had a main brick-structured house, surrounded by a courtyard and walls, which were destroyed in the 1976 earthquake. Later, the city allocated funds to restore it to its original appearance, repainting and beautifying the courtyard. After restoration: The west wing includes a gate tower connected to the main courtyard through a moon gate. The main brick house consists of several rooms — the east and west rooms serve as exhibition spaces for the martyr’s life and deeds, while the west room is a restored original room. A golden horizontal plaque inscribed with “Former Residence of Yu Fangzhou” hangs above the entrance. On the east wall of the front courtyard, there is a ceramic wall inscribed with “Light of Tianjin Gate,” written by the then Mayor of Tianjin —. The site is enclosed by a wall, with flower beds and pathways inside the courtyard. It was designated as a County-Level Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit in both 1959 and 1981, and later recognized as a Tianjin Municipal Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.       The Former Residence of Martyr Yu Fangzhou: Located in Biaokou Village, Ninghe County, it is the birthplace of Yu Fangzhou, an early activist of the — in China. Yu Fangzhou’s cenotaph is located in the Ninghe County Martyrs' Cemetery. The cenotaph stands one meter above the ground on a square platform. At its center is a half-figure statue of the martyr, made of white marble (granite). The statue base is square, with the front inscribed “Light of Tianjin Gate” by Mayor —.

　　 Tianjin Ninghe County

　　Yu Fangzhou (1900～1928)　　Founder of the — in Tianjin, Yu Fangzhou    Yu Fangzhou (1900—1928), originally named Yu Lan Zhu, also known as Fang Zhou, and formerly used the names Yu Shao Yao and Yu Shao Shun, was from ?lukou Village, Ninghe County. He was a renowned early revolutionary of the — in China, and a founder and leader of both the — and the Socialist Youth League in Tianjin.      In the autumn of 1917, Yu Fangzhou entered the First Provincial Middle School of Zhili Province in Tianjin. In 1919, he participated in the May Fourth Movement in Tianjin, advocated for the establishment of the “New Life Society,” and founded the magazine New Life, becoming one of the outstanding leaders of the youth movement. In the autumn of 1922, he enrolled in the Arts Faculty of Nankai University in Tianjin, where he became a close classmate of —. In 1923......   Detailed+