Former residence of Feng Baiju

Former residence of Feng Baiju

Feng Baiju's former residence is located in Changtai village, Hainan Province. It is backed by the hills. The old trees form a forest behind the house, and the front court of the house is wide. Feng Baiju's former residence has been renovated many times, but its original house and Hainan farmhouse with brick and tile truss structure have always been preserved.

Introduction to former residence

Feng Baiju's former residence is a patriotic education base in Hainan Province, located in Changtai village, Yunlong Town, Qiongshan District, Haikou City. The management unit is the Civil Affairs Bureau of Qiongshan District, Haikou City.

Feng Baiju's former residence was built in 1922. It was burned in the winter of 1942 when the Japanese army "nibbled" and "mopped up". It was restored in 1951 and rebuilt in 1984. In 1990, "Feng Baiju Memorial Garden" was built (demolished), and a bronze statue of "general Feng Baiju" was erected in the center of the courtyard. In 2003, on the 100th anniversary of Feng Baiju's birth, Haikou Municipal People's government appropriated special funds to rearrange the site of his former residence, carry out greening and garden construction, build a "exhibition room of general Feng Baiju's life and achievements" on the left side of his former residence, and repair the main house of his former residence.

Structure of former residence

The former residence consists of four parts: main house, back room, bronze statue and exhibition room, covering an area of 6 mu. Approaching the former residence, the first thing you can see is the half length bronze statue of Feng Baiju standing in the middle of the courtyard. The bronze statue is 1 meter high and 1 meter wide, and the base is 1.9 meters high and 1.2 meters wide. On the front of the base is engraved with "general Feng Baiju" inscribed by Comrade Deng Xiaoping, and on the back is engraved with "a brief introduction to Feng Baiju's life". Next is the main house, which is a 13 truss and 10 column Hainan traditional folk house with three eyes, middle hall and bedrooms on both sides. On the top of the main door is hung a horizontal plaque of "former residence of Feng Baiju" inscribed by Marshal Xu Qianqian. It is surrounded by gray stone walls, and the roof is covered with green tiles. The back room is a 5 truss three eye house. The newly-built exhibition room is a brick and wood structure house with a construction area of 70 square meters. It displays pictures and historical materials of Feng Baiju's life and achievements and major revolutionary activities, as well as brief biographies of his relatives and heroes. It comprehensively reflects and evaluates Feng Baiju's legendary and glorious life. The courtyard buildings of the former residence are simple and elegant, and the environment is elegant.

Commemorative figures

Feng Baiju, also known as Yuqiu, Jizhou. He was born on June 7, 1903 in a peasant family in Changtai village, Yunlong Town, Qiongshan. His father, Feng Yunxi, worked as a stonecutter in addition to farming. My mother, Wu, was a hard-working and kind-hearted peasant woman.

Feng Baiju studied hard and pursued progress with an open mind. As early as when I was in primary and high school, I organized a "comrades' Club" with my classmates to oppose feudalism and get rid of the old customs. During his study in middle school, he actively participated in the May 4th Movement and was the backbone of the middle school fan movement in Qiongshan county. He was admitted to Shanghai Daxia University in 1925. In 1926, he stopped school and returned to Hainan to join the revolutionary army. He also served as the director of the office of the farmers' Association in Haikou district. He joined the Communist Party of China in September of the same year.

In 1927, Chiang Kai Shek launched the "April 12" counter revolutionary coup, and QiongYa KMT launched the "April 12" counter revolutionary coup in Haikou. After the "February 2" incident, the CPC QiongYa prefectural committee transferred to the countryside and persisted in the struggle. Feng Baiju was appointed secretary of the CPC Qiongshan County Committee. He actively organized the county Party committee, established and developed grass-roots party organizations, established the peasant revolutionary army in Qiongshan County, and built the rural revolutionary base. In early 1929, Feng Baiju was transferred to Secretary of Chengmai County Party committee. In July, the QiongYa special committee of the Communist Party of China, which moved to Haikou, was destroyed by the enemy, and its leader was arrested and killed. At the critical moment, Feng Baiju stepped forward. He and Wang Wenming (Chairman of the QiongYa Soviet government) presided over the joint meeting of the representatives of the county Party committees, rebuilt the leading organs of the special committee, and presided over the work of the special committee. In January of the next year, Wang Wenming died of illness. Feng Baiju succeeded as secretary of the QiongYa special committee of the Communist Party of China. In February, he personally went to Hong Kong and Shanghai to report to Zhou Enlai of the provincial Party committee and the CPC Central Committee for instructions. In April, he presided over the fourth QiongYa Party Congress, conveyed Zhou Enlai's and the provincial Party committee's instructions to the Red Army, summed up experiences and lessons, and made resolutions on expanding rural base areas, developing party organizations, and expanding the Red Army. From then on, QiongYa revolution set off a new climax. After three years of hard struggle, the party organization was developed, the Red Army guerrilla headquarters in QiongYa was established, and a new revolutionary situation was created.

the period of Counter-Japanese War

In 1937, after the July 7 Lugouqiao Incident, the all-round Anti Japanese war broke out. Feng Baiju carried out the policy of the CPC Central Committee on the national united front in the Anti Japanese War and held Anti Japanese negotiations with the Kuomintang. In October, because of the treachery of the Kuomintang, he was unfortunately arrested and engaged in a tit for tat struggle with the enemy in prison. In December, Feng Baiju was released because of the protest of people from all walks of life in Hainan and the direct interference of the Party Central Committee and Zhou Enlai in Chiang Kai Shek. As the Plenipotentiary of the QiongYa special committee of the Communist Party of China, he negotiated with the Kuomintang and reached a negotiation agreement in November 1938. On December 5, Yunlong was adapted as the captain of QiongYa Anti Japanese independent team. In February 1939, when the Japanese invaded Hainan, Feng Baiju commanded the independent team to fight bravely. In March, it was expanded to be an independent team leader. Fall of 1940. According to the instructions of the Party Central Committee, he was re appointed secretary of the special committee. Since 1941. He led the Anti Japanese army and people in QiongYa, smashed the "encroachment" and "mopping up" of the Japanese army, beat back the anti Communist countercurrent of the Kuomintang, developed the Anti Japanese base area, strengthened the Anti Japanese forces, and made contributions to the victory of the Anti Japanese war.

During the war of Liberation

After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, in June 1946, Kuomintang reactionaries provoked an all-out civil war. Feng Baiju led QiongYa column to fight back in self-defense and smashed the enemy's crazy attack. In the meantime, the issue of "withdrawing from the north" and "withdrawing from the South" was treated and handled correctly. The QiongYa struggle has been sustained and developed. He led the troops into Wuzhishan and established a central base. In May 1947, he presided over the Fifth Congress of the QiongYa special committee of the Communist Party of China. According to the instructions of the Central Committee, the QiongYa special committee was changed into the Party committee of the QiongYa District of the Communist Party of China. He was elected as the party secretary of the district. In October of the same year, the Central Military Commission ordered the QiongYa independent column to be renamed the QiongYa column of the Chinese people's Liberation Army, with Feng Baiju as commander and political commissar. From September 1948 to February 1949, we concentrated our forces to launch the three major offensives in autumn, spring and summer, and won major victories. In 1950, he led the party, government, army and people of QiongYa to go all out to meet and cooperate with the field army in crossing the sea and liberated Hainan Island.

After liberation

After liberation, Feng Baiju successively served as a member of the South China branch of the CPC. He is the first Secretary of the Hainan District Party committee, commander and political commissar of the Hainan Military Region, vice chairman of the Hainan Military and political Commission, director of the Hainan administrative office, secretary and vice governor of the Secretariat of the Guangdong provincial Party committee, member of the Central South Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, deputy to the first National People's Congress, alternate member of the Eighth Central Committee of the CPC and vice governor of Zhejiang Province. In 1955, he won the people's Republic of China first-class "August 1st" medal, first-class "independence and freedom" medal and first-class Liberation Medal. He is one of the outstanding generals of the Chinese people's Liberation Army.

Historical evaluation

During the period of the new democratic revolution, Feng Baiju held an important leading position in the party, government and army of QiongYa for a long time. In the process of leading the people's revolutionary struggle in QiongYa, he was good at combining Mao Zedong Thought and the line, principles and policies of the Party Central Committee with the reality of the revolutionary struggle in QiongYa, formulating another difficulty, persisting until the liberation of the whole island, and creating a brilliant achievement of "the red flag will not fall in 23 years". Premier Zhou Enlai praised Feng Baiju as "a banner of QiongYa people".

In the socialist revolution and construction, Feng Baiju, as always, is loyal to the party and the people, serves the people wholeheartedly, and continues to contribute to the cause of the party and the people. During the cultural revolution, he was persecuted by Lin Biao and the gang of four. On July 19, 1973, he died with hatred and died at the age of 70.

Feng Baiju's life is one of fighting, glory and proletarian revolutionaries.

Address: Changtai village, Yunlong Town, Qiongshan District, Haikou City

Longitude: 110.489342

Latitude: 19.843833369264

Ticket information: market price: 10.0 yuan