Monument to the Martyrdom Site of Lin Wenying

　　The Monument (Pavilion) to the Martyrdom Site of Lin Wenying is a key cultural relic protection unit in Haikou City, situated at the entrance of the Workers' Cultural Palace in Fucheng Town, Haikou City. The managing authority is the Civil Affairs Bureau of Qiongshan District, Haikou City.

　　The Monument (Pavilion) to the Martyrdom Site of Lin Wenying was built in 1923 by the Nationalist Government. The monument is a reinforced concrete structure, shaped like a trapezoidal square column, standing 7 meters tall and covering an area of 1.32 mu. The front of the monument bears the inscription “Martyrdom Site of Lin Wenying,” the left side features a biography of the martyr Lin Wenying, and the right side displays an inscription by Sun Yat-sen: “His noble spirit lives on forever.” Beside the monument stands a towering fir tree donated by overseas Chinese, symbolizing the everlasting spirit of the martyr. Ten meters west of the monument is the “Memorial Pavilion,” which is 7 meters high and 15.6 meters wide, constructed with a reinforced concrete frame and glazed tiles. The pavilion is open on all four sides, supported by four pillars, with an arched door top and relief seal script reading: “Memorial Pavilion for Martyr Lin Wenying.” The inner surfaces at the four corners of the pavilion feature inscribed “Honor Rolls” of donors who contributed to the construction of the monument and the pavilion.

　　

　　Lin Wenying (1873~1914)　　Lin Wenying (1873–1914), originally named Lin Tianze and also known by the courtesy name Gelan, was a member of the House of Representatives and a native of Shikeng Village, Qinglan Town. He was born in 1873 in a Chinese family residing in Thailand. In his youth, he studied at a Chinese school in Thailand. After graduating from Zhonghua Middle School, he returned home to visit family and became engaged and married to Chen ?vda, a girl from a neighboring village. In the spring of 1903, he went from Thailand to Japan to pursue studies and was admitted to the Political Science Department of Tokyo Imperial University (Tokyo Law and Politics University). In the autumn of 1904, in Yokohama, Japan, he met Sun Yat-sen through the introduction of Liao Zhongkai. Influenced by Sun, he joined the Tongmenghui (Chinese Revolutionary Alliance). He shared a deep and brotherly bond with Sun, and together they traveled to Thailand to give speeches opposing the imperial system and promoting... More+

　　Source: Research Office of the Party History of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee