Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region Revolutionary Memorial Hall

　　The Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region Revolutionary Memorial Hall is located in Yetao Town, Wu'an City. The museum covers an area of over 10 acres, with a total investment of more than 30 million yuan, and the exhibition area is nearly 2,000 square meters. The exhibits in the memorial hall are mainly divided into three parts: the founding of the border region, the consolidation and development of the border region, and the glory of the border region. Among the more than 1,000 exhibited cultural relics, in addition to the "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" compiled and published in Zhaozhuang Village, Wu'an in 1948, and the first issue of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan edition of the People's Daily, there are also many lesser-known precious materials such as border region banknotes, stocks, stamps, marriage certificates, and land deeds.

　　The Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region was established in July 1941. At its largest, the jurisdiction covered an area of over 230,000 square kilometers, with a population of about 36 million, making it the largest revolutionary base in the country at the time. The government offices were initially located in Danyin Village, Suobao Town, Shexian County, and included departments such as the Secretariat, the Finance Department, the Communications Department, the Taxation Bureau, and the High Court. From November 1945 to May 1948, the border region government was stationed twice in the areas of Wuji, Boyan, Longquan, and Yetao in Wu'an. Veteran revolutionaries such as Dong Biwu, Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, Xu Xiangqian, and Bo Yibo lived and fought here.

　　During the period when the border region government offices were stationed in Yetao, Wu'an, three milestone meetings in the history of our Party and Army were held—namely, the Land Conference, the North China Financial and Economic Conference, and the Southern Expedition Conference. Today, Yetao Town still preserves the well-maintained former site of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Central Bureau, as well as the former residences of veteran revolutionaries and other buildings.

　　During the Liberation War, this was the location of the headquarters of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Region, led by Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, and Bo Yibo, as well as the command post of the Liu-Deng Army. The Central Work Committee held the North China Financial and Economic Conference and the Land Conference here. It was also the starting point and command center for the Liu-Deng Army’s Thousand-Mile March into the Dabie Mountains. Marshal Xu Xiangqian held a training conference for military cadres here and then organized the Second Field Army to advance into southern Shanxi. To commemorate the hard-working spirit of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries and to ensure that the revolutionary spirit of the Liu-Deng Army lives forever in the hearts of the people, the people of Wu'an strongly advocated for the establishment of the Yetao Revolutionary History Memorial Hall. In 2004, on the occasion of nationwide celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s birth, the Wu'an Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government renovated the Yetao Revolutionary History Memorial Hall.

　　Scenic Area Address: Yetao Town, Wu'an City, Hebei Province.

　　Transportation: Take a bus from within Wu'an City bound for Yetao Town, and get off west of the Yetao Town Government to reach the site.