Site of the Gaoshanpu Battle

　　It is situated 1.5 kilometers east of Yanlongwan in Gaoshanpu Village, Qingshuihe Township, Qichun County. From October 26 to 27, 1947, the 19th Brigade of the 1st Column, the Central Plains Independent Brigade of the 12th Column, and the 17th Brigade of the 6th Column of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army engaged in fierce combat here with the Nationalist forces. A total of over 12,600 troops were annihilated, including the headquarters of the 40th Reorganized Division, the 82nd Brigade, the 106th Brigade, and one regiment of the 39th Brigade of the Nationalist army, marking a victory in the Battle of Gaoshanpu. The site lies between two mountain ranges facing each other, forming a long, narrow terrain that served as the main battlefield. (Third Batch)

　　Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau