Martyrs' Memorial Park of Li Xiangqun

　　The Martyrs' Memorial Park of Li Xiangqun is a patriotic education base in Hainan Province and Haikou City, situated to the west of "Xiangqun Primary School" in Dongshan Town, Xiuying District, Haikou City. The managing authority is the Civil Affairs Bureau of Xiuying District, Haikou City.

　　The memorial park was jointly funded and constructed by the Publicity Department of the Hainan Provincial Committee, the Haikou Municipal Party Committee, the Haikou Municipal Government, the Xiuying District Party Committee, the Xiuying District Government, and local cadres and residents of Qiongshan District. It was completed and inaugurated on March 18, 2004. The park faces south and covers a total area of 3 mu, with a construction area of 500 square meters. In the square stands a bronze statue of Li Xiangqun, which is 4.5 meters tall in total, consisting of a two-tiered pedestal and the figure itself. The entire base is a black marble platform. The front of the second tier bears an inscription by [a leader]: "Strive to cultivate and foster more heroic soldiers like Li Xiangqun", while the back features a "brief biography" of Li Xiangqun. Above the second tier is a full-body bronze statue of Li Xiangqun, standing 2.9 meters tall, 2.65 meters wide, and weighing 2.5 tons, depicting him shouldering sandbags and fighting on the front lines of flood control. Directly in front of the statue is a 318-square-meter marble-paved square. On both sides of the memorial park are 20 green trees symmetrically arranged at 18-meter intervals, symbolizing that Li Xiangqun joined the army at the age of 18 and sacrificed his life at the age of 20.

　　

　　Li Xiangqun (1978~1998)　　Li Xiangqun (1978–1998) A native of Qiongshan City, Hainan Province, he was a soldier of a certain unit under the Guangzhou Military Region of the People's Liberation Army, holding the rank of Private First Class. He enlisted in 1996. He was awarded three commendations and one Third-Class Merit during his service, and was recognized as an "Outstanding Soldier". In August 1998, he went to Hubei with his unit to participate in flood relief efforts and was admitted to the Communist Party of China on the front lines. He later collapsed from exhaustion on the embankment and passed away despite medical treatment. His former unit’s Party committee posthumously awarded him First-Class Merit. The Guangzhou Military Region honored him with the title of "Flood Control Hero" and named his former squad the "Li Xiangqun Squad". The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the All-China Youth Federation posthumously awarded him the "May Fourth Medal of Chinese Youth"... Details+

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