Yanfeng Revolutionary Memorial Park

　　   Yanfeng Revolutionary Memorial Park is a patriotic education base in Haikou, situated on the northern slope of Liushui, 3 kilometers northwest of Yanfeng Market in Meilan District, Haikou City. It is managed by the Civil Affairs Bureau of Meilan District, Haikou.

　　   The park was built in January 1996 with donations totaling over 900,000 yuan from various social sources. The square-shaped memorial covers an area of 9.8 mu. The entrance is adorned with a horizontal plaque inscribed in gold letters with the park’s name, flanked by walls with tiled roofs and undulating wave-like designs. Upon entering, a cement path leads straight to the statue, the inscription wall, and the memorial hall. Along the path stand two octagonal pavilions, each with a diameter of 3 meters and a height of 5 meters. At the center of the park are three busts—those of Xu Chengzhang, Xu Tianbing, and Wu Kezhi—arranged in a row. The busts, which are 4 meters long and 1 meter high, sit atop a base that measures 4.5 meters long, 2 meters wide, and 2.5 meters high. The front of the base is inscribed with the names “Martyr Xu Chengzhang,” “Martyr Xu Tianbing,” and “General Wu Kezhi.” On either side of the statues are two 12-meter-long and 3.5-meter-high walls inscribed with the names of 542 revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the democratic revolution in the Yanfeng area. A pine tree has been planted beside each statue, symbolizing the undying spirit of the martyrs. Behind the statues lies the memorial hall, which is 17 meters long, 7 meters wide, and 7 meters high. The walls inside display a brief history of the people's revolutionary struggle in Yanfeng as well as inscriptions by central and provincial leaders. Two 3-meter-square, 4-meter-high pavilions also stand on either side of the hall.

　　

　　Xu Chengzhang (1892~1928)　　   Xu Chengzhang, originally named Tianzong and styled Huiru, was born in 1892 in Changcheng Village, Changfeng Town, Qiongshan County (now part of Haikou City), Hainan Province, into a poor farming family. His grandfather, Xu Zhengpei, was a private tutor, while his father worked as a laborer in Southeast Asia for most of his life, barely able to support himself, let alone the family. The family had six siblings and owned just over one mu of paddy field. They mainly survived by renting land from landlords and cultivating sweet potatoes on reclaimed hillside plots. In his youth, Xu Chengzhang attended Zhaoxin Primary School in Fucheng. In 1907, during the 33rd year of the Guangxu reign, he was admitted to Fucheng Middle School. In 1909, the first year of the Xuantong reign, he joined progressive figures in Yanfeng Township, Qiongshan County... More+

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