Former Residence of Li Zhaolin

　　The Former Residence of Li Zhaolin The Former Residence of Li Zhaolin is located in Houtun Village, Huazi Town, Dengta City, Liaoyang. In the autumn of 1996, the People's Government of Dengta City and the former People's Government of Huazi Township invested 210,000 yuan to renovate the residence, which was completed on August 1, 1997. The interior of the residence displays the main events of his life, the general’s personal belongings, as well as his poetry, calligraphy, and paintings. Today, the Former Residence of Li Zhaolin has become an important site for Party history education and patriotic education in Liaoyang City, as well as a window for the promotion of spiritual civilization.

　　Li Zhaolin (1910~1946)　　Li Zhaolin (1910–1946), originally named Li Chaolan and also known by the alias Zhang Shoufa, was born on November 2, 1910, into a farming family in Xiaorongguantun, Huazi Township, Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province. As a child, he attended primary school and a traditional private school. After his father passed away, his family faced financial hardship, and he had to drop out of school to work in the fields. In 1931, after the September 18th Incident, Li Zhaolin persuaded his understanding mother, Yang Changqiu, and resolutely left his hometown to embark on the path of “killing the enemy, saving the nation, and reclaiming the homeland.” That November, he arrived in Beiping (Beijing) and, through the introduction of fellow villager and progressive youth Zhang Yihou, met Feng Quanping (alias Feng Naichang), a standing committee member of the Northeast People’s Anti-Japanese Salvation Association and an underground member of the Chinese Communist Party... More+