Dong Biwu Memorial Hall

　　Dong Biwu Memorial Hall is situated on Kezi Mountain in the northeast of the Huangma Uprising and Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery, covering an area of 5,800 square meters with a building area of 1,370 square meters. The structure follows a traditional Chinese courtyard style, featuring white walls, blue tiles, upturned eaves, and is built against the mountain. It presents a simple yet solemn appearance, nestled among lush pines and cypresses.

　　Comrade Dong Biwu was a great Marxist, proletarian revolutionary, one of the founders of the Communist Party of China, an important leader of the Party and the country, and a founding figure of socialist legal system.

　　In 1984, with central government approval, construction of the Dong Biwu Memorial Hall began the following year on Tomb-Sweeping Day. It was completed and opened to the public on March 5, 1986, the centenary of Dong Biwu’s birth. Over the twenty years it was open, the memorial underwent renovations in 1992 and 2004. The updated memorial features a completely renewed exterior and exhibition layout. The exhibits, based on Dong Biwu’s life and achievements, vividly showcase his glorious and heroic life and his significant contributions to China’s revolution and socialist construction through over 740 precious cultural relics, photographs, calligraphy and paintings, and silicone figures.

　　Upon entering the Dong Biwu Memorial Hall, visitors must first climb a flight of steps. At the top, they are greeted by the main gate inscribed with six gilded characters reading “Dong Biwu Memorial Hall,” written by Marshal Xu Xiangqian. Entering through the main gate leads to the central courtyard, where a bronze bust of Dong Biwu is displayed. The inscription on the base, “Memorial Statue of Dong Biwu,” was penned by Deng Xiaoping. Behind the base lies the joint burial site of Dong Biwu and his wife He Lianzhi. On October 6, 2000, their ashes were laid to rest in the memorial hall, fulfilling their lifelong wish and providing a meaningful site for public learning. Here, people pay tribute to Dong’s great achievements, study his revolutionary spirit, and cultivate their minds and virtues. Behind the tomb is a screen, long and high, engraved with the “Biography of Comrade Dong Biwu” handwritten by the renowned calligrapher Qi Gong. To the east of the main courtyard is a side courtyard, and surrounding both the main and east courtyards are three large exhibition halls and a multi-functional lecture hall.

　　Upon entering the memorial’s introductory hall, visitors are faced with a mural of the Great Wall, which conveys Dong’s deep love for the motherland and its people through its grand momentum and strong sense of national unity. The first exhibition hall mainly introduces Dong Biwu’s learning and life during his youth, as well as his journey to Japan after the failure of the Xinhai Revolution. The second exhibition hall focuses on his role in founding the Communist Party of China, his leadership in the anti-Japanese national united front, and his attendance at the United Nations Constitutional Conference. The third exhibition hall highlights his outstanding contributions to the political and legal system construction of New China, as well as his noble moral character.

　　

　　Source: Huanggang Municipal Tourism Bureau