A "Red Map of Chenzhou City" was released recently, which will allow the people all over the country to know more about the revolutionary and historical culture in the city.

1. Xu Jiexiu’s Former Residence, where the “half quilt” story took place

The “half quilt” story took place in Shazhou Village, Wenming Township, Rucheng County.

When passing through Shazhou Village, three female soldiers of the revolutionary Red Army sought shelter in the home of an elderly villager named Xu Jiexiu. As the female soldiers found that Xu didn't even have a quilt to protect herself from the cold, they cut off their only quilt and gave one half to Xu. Xu even encouraged her husband to join in the army, but unfortunately her husband never came back.

At the ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Long March, China’s president Xi Jinping cited this story to emphasize that people should always be put first and all our endeavors rely on the people and are for the people. 

2. Li’s House, where the Communist Government negotiated with Kuomintang for anti-Japanese cooperation in Chenxian County

Li’s House, where the Communist Government negotiated with Kuomintang for anti-Japanese cooperation in Chenxian County, is located in Longmenchi Village, Bailudong Town, Suxian District.

On March 18, 1938, representatives of the Kuomintang and Communist parties met for the anti-Japanese cooperation and finally reached three agreements, which inspired the people’s enthusiasm for Japanese resistance in the urban and rural areas of the city. This is a significant part in the history of Chenzhou people fighting against Japanese invasion.

3. Xiangnan Uprising Memorial Hall

Xiangnan Uprising Memorial Hall is located in Chenzhou Martyrs Park.

Xiangnan Uprising Memorial Hall was built to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Xiangnan Uprising and the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Its construction was started in March 2009 and was completed on July 8, 2010. The memorial hall covers a construction area of 4,886 square meters and an exhibition area of more than 2,700 square meters. There are five theme exhibitions and 14 exhibition halls. In the center of the preface hall are a group of sculptures featuring Zhu De, Chen Yi and the revolutionary masses and soldiers in Xiangnan Uprising. On both sides of the preface hall are relief sculptures with the theme of Chenzhou’s natural scenery, culture and history, which fully show the regional culture of southern Hunan.

4. Nuclear Industry 711 Merit Uranium Mine Site

Nuclear Industry 711 Merit Uranium Mine Site is located in Huaxiang Community, Xujiadong Town, Suxian District of Chenzhou City. It’s the earliest large uranium mine discovered and explored in China and one of the largest uranium mines in the country. The first phase of 711 Mine, the first uranium mine in China, was completed on September 1, 1960, which provided qualified raw materials for China’s first atomic bomb, and was praised as the first merit uranium mine in China’s nuclear industry by Liu Jie, the former minister of the Second Machinery Industry Department.

5. Guiyang East Tower 

Guiyang East Tower is located at the top of East Tower Hill in East Tower Park, Guiyang County, Chenzhou City.

6. Old Site of the Command Headquarters for the central red army breaking through the third blockade in the Long March

According to Yizhang History of the Communist Party of China, on November 10, 1934, when the Central Red Army were breaking through the Kuomintang’s third blockade in Baishidu during the Long March, Kuang’s Ancestral Temple (Qingbai Hall) was used as the headquarters to direct the Red Army to move westward.

Kuang’s Ancestral Temple is located in Laowan Natural Village, Baishidu Village, Baishidu Town, Yizhang County. Built in 1867, it covers an area of 300 square meters. Inside the temple is a worship hall.

7. Former Residence of Zhang Jichun

Zhang Jichun’s Former Residence is located in Luozhen Village, Yizhang County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province.

Zhang Jichun (December 1900 - September 1968) was an outstanding political leader and educator. He was admitted to the Hengyang Provincial No.3 Normal School in 1921 and received political enlightenment from Mao Zedong. He joined the Party in 1926, participated in the Xiangnan Uprising in 1928 and was elected as a member of the CPC Yizhang County Committee and secretary of the Agricultural Committee. He went to Jinggang Mountain together with the troops in April, 1928, and served as secretary general of the Fourth Red Army and other positions. In 1934, he took part in the Long March.

During the Anti-Japanese War period, Zhang Jichun served as director of the Political Department of China Counter-Japanese Military and Political University. During the period of Liberation War, he served as deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the 2nd Field Force. He also fought many battles, such as Huaihai Campaign, Crossing-the-Yangtze-River Campaign and Marching into the Great Southwestern Part of China. He was elected as an alternate member of the 7th CPC National Congress and a member of the 8th CPC National Congress.