Xianghe and Xiangbei Prefectural Committee Former Sites

　　Located in Baotudi Village, Tuoshi Town, Tianmen City, the site spans three bays, has a depth of 9.5 meters, and covers a construction area of 108 square meters. It served as the headquarters of the Xianghe and Xiangbei Prefectural Committees during the Anti-Japanese War. In October 1942, the Tianhan Prefectural Committee was disbanded, and the Xianghe Prefectural Committee, Administrative Office, and Military Sub-district were established. Their offices relocated from Luqiao in Jingshan to the area between Fenjin in Tianmen and Guanyinhu. In the spring of 1943, they moved to Baotudi Village in Tuoshi, Tianmen. In November 1944, the Xianghe Prefectural Committee, Administrative Office, and Military Sub-district were disbanded, and the regions north and south of the Xianghe River were separately administered under the newly formed Xiangnan and Xiangbei Prefectural Committees, Administrative Offices, and Military Sub-districts. The Xiangbei Prefectural Committee’s party, government, and military organs were stationed in the Baotudi Village area. The establishment of the Xianghe and Xiangbei Prefectural Committees played an important bridging and connecting role in the advance of the New Fourth Army’s 5th Division into Xiangnan, the development and expansion of the Honghu old revolutionary base area, and the prevention of Japanese forces’ advance into Xiangnan. This former site is the only surviving prefectural-level or higher administrative site from the Anti-Japanese War period in Tianmen City, holding significant historical value.

　　Information source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau