Shaowu Central Soviet Area Memorial Hall

　　During the Second Revolutionary Civil War, Shaowu was an important link between the Central Soviet Area and the Northern Fujian Soviet Area. Since the formation of the Shaowu Party and League group in September 1930, and following the first capture of Shaowu City by the Central Red Army in June 1931, the Red Army occupied Shaowu multiple times to establish the Soviet Area, supporting the local Party organization in setting up a Soviet government. The Shaowu Special District Soviet Government, the Shaoguang County Revolutionary Committee, and the Shaowu County Soviet Government were successively established. To the west of Shaowu lies the Central Revolutionary Base Area of Southern Jiangxi and Western Fujian, while to the east is the Northern Fujian Soviet Area. For the Central Soviet Area to expand eastward and connect with the Northern Fujian Soviet Area, it was essential to secure Shaowu and open up a strategic corridor. As a result, between 1931 and 1932, the First Front Red Army attacked and occupied Shaowu three times. In October 1932, the 22nd Red Army, directly under the First Front Red Army, captured Shaowu City, leading to the rendezvous of the Central Red Army and the Northern Fujian Red Army in Shaowu. This connected the Central Soviet Area with the Northern Fujian Soviet Area and laid the groundwork for the establishment of the Min-Gan Provincial Soviet Area under the Central Soviet Area. On April 26, 1933, the 40th regular meeting of the Central People’s Committee of the Chinese Soviet Republic decided to establish the Min-Gan Province and included Shaowu, Guangze, and the Northern Fujian Soviet Area under its jurisdiction. To restore historical truth, the Shaowu Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government assigned the Municipal Party History Office and the Municipal Old Revolutionary Base Areas Office to lead the application process for recognizing Shaowu as a former Central Soviet Area county. In May 2009, the Provincial Party History Office and the Provincial Old Revolutionary Base Areas Office jointly forwarded the approval from the Central Party History Research Office dated April 4, 2009, officially recognizing Shaowu as a former Central Soviet Area county. To showcase the glorious history of the Shaowu Central Soviet Area and promote the city's development and environment, the Shaowu Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government decided, with the Municipal Party History Office and the Municipal Old Revolutionary Base Areas Office as the responsible entities, to establish the “Shaowu Central Soviet Area Memorial Hall” as a base for Party history education. The memorial hall includes: the Shaowu Central Soviet Area Exhibition Hall, the Shaowu Party History Figures Exhibition Hall, the Shaowu People’s Revolutionary History Exhibition Hall, a comprehensive audio-visual simulation battlefield of the city assault, and the Shaowu Scientific Development History Exhibition Hall. The completion and opening of the memorial hall play a significant role in inheriting and promoting revolutionary traditions and advancing the development of our city as a strong hub in the West Taiwan Strait Economic Zone.

　　Source: Fujian Provincial Tourism Development Commission