Former Site of the 3rd Independent Regiment of the Minnan Red Army

　　The former site of the establishment of the 3rd Independent Regiment of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in Minnan is located in Xincuoding Natural Village, Makeng Village, Suian Town, Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou City. Originally, the site was the ancestral hall of the Chen family in the village, known as the "Three Generations of Grand Censors" Ancestral Hall, covering an area of 360 square meters. It had a layout consisting of one main hall, two rooms, two wing rooms, and a two-courtyard structure. However, due to years of disrepair, it collapsed, and now only ruins remain.

　　 On April 20, 1932, the Eastern Route Army of the Central Red Army captured Zhangzhou. After listening to reports from comrades such as Deng Zihui, Executive Committee Member of the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic and People's Commissar of Finance, who led the establishment of the revolutionary base in Zhangpu; Luo Ming, Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee; and Wang Haiping, Executive Committee Member of the Fujian Provincial Soviet, Comrade Mao Zedong made the decision to consolidate and develop the rural revolutionary base centered on Longxi Market, Xiaoshancheng, and Longling in Zhangpu, expand guerrilla warfare towards the five counties of Nanjing, Pinghe, Zhangpu, Yunxiao, and Longxi, create small Red Army units, and establish small Soviet areas. He also sent a telegram regarding decisions for the revolutionary struggle in southern Fujian. On April 22, in his report titled "On the Current Political Situation and the Question of the Second Action" at the meeting of cadres above the company level of the Eastern Route Army, Comrade Mao Zedong outlined the action plan for establishing a new Soviet area centered on Longxi Market in Zhangpu and expanding into the five counties of Nanjing, Pinghe, Zhangpu, Longxi, and Yunxiao. On April 24, 1932, the 3rd Army of the Eastern Route Army of the Central Red Army liberated Zhangpu. In accordance with the instructions of Chairman Mao Zedong, the Zhangpu County Revolutionary Committee was established to carry out struggles such as overthrowing local tyrants, redistributing land, establishing Soviet power, creating the Jinghepu Soviet Area, and forming an independent Red Army battalion within the Zhangpu Soviet Area.

　　In late May 1932, on the eve of the Central Red Army’s withdrawal from Zhangzhou, the Minnan workers’ and peasants’ armed forces gathered in Zhangpu County for reorganization. The Central Red Army transferred several hundred soldiers to merge with the Minnan Red Army guerrillas, and the 3rd Independent Regiment of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in Minnan was established in Xincuoding Natural Village, Makeng Village, Suian Town, Zhangpu County. Deng Zihui served as the representative, Cai Xiemin as the commander-in-chief, Feng Yifei as the regimental commander, Wang Zhanchun as the political commissar, and Xie Shaoping as the director of the political department. The total number of officers and soldiers nationwide was over 1,000, organized into six companies. The deputy regimental commander and other military leadership backbone were primarily composed of officers and soldiers from the Central Red Army.

　　 --------- Source: Party History Research Office of Zhangpu County