Zaozhuang revolutionary martyrs cemetery

Zaozhuang revolutionary martyrs cemetery

Zaozhuang martyrs cemetery was built in 1987, covering an area of 41.5 mu, with a construction area of more than 900 square meters. The whole cemetery is square and solemn.

brief introduction

Nearly 1000 martyrs died in different revolutionary periods are buried in the park, which is an important base for Zaozhuang people to carry out patriotism and revolutionary tradition education.

Architecture in the park

The gate of the cemetery is an antique building, magnificent and magnificent. Entering the cemetery, green pines and cypresses on both sides are surrounded by flowers. Huailie Pavilion is built in the park. It is an antique building, covering an area of 900 square meters. The stele Pavilion is of wooden structure. Inside the pavilion stands a "monument to the Anti Japanese martyrs of the canal detachment". The monument is made of cyan granite, solemn and simple, implying the martyrs' strong revolutionary belief and will. The ground and fence around the pavilion are made of white granite, implying the martyrs' bravery and bravery for the cause of national liberation. Surrounded by pines, cypresses, flowers and plants, the pavilion symbolizes the eternal spirit of revolutionary martyrs.

Walking through huailie Pavilion, you can see a horizontal monument of revolutionary martyrs in front of you. The monument is 15 meters long and 3.5 meters high. Eight powerful characters "revolutionary martyrs will never die" are engraved on the monument, which was inscribed by Comrade Li Xiannian in April 1991. The inscription on the back records the formation process of the "canal detachment" and the glorious course in the eight years of the Anti Japanese war.

Martyrs in the park

The tomb area on the south side of the cemetery is divided into three areas: East, West and middle, where there are green cypresses and green pines. The trees are evergreen and the remains of more than 260 martyrs are buried. In the Western tomb area are buried the remains of 52 martyrs who died in the "Guandi Massacre" on October 3, 1945; in the central tomb area are buried the remains of 56 martyrs who died in the battle of liberation of Zaozhuang on June 9, 1946; in the eastern tomb area are buried the remains of 152 martyrs who died in the battle of "conquering Zaozhuang" in the battle of Lunan in 1947.

The memorial to the Anti Japanese martyrs of the canal detachment is built in the cemetery to commemorate the canal detachment who is good at fighting and has made outstanding achievements. The "canal detachment" was set up at the end of 1939 and is subordinate to the 115th division of the Eighth Route Army. Sun Bolong served as the detachment. Zhu Daonan served as a political commissar, initially with more than 1500 troops.

In the spring of 1942, in the anti Kuomintang army's cannibalism struggle, the canal detachment suffered heavy losses, leaving only 500 people. In 1943, it belonged to the Huaibei military region of the New Fourth Army. In 1944, it entered a new period of development, with the size of the army growing to 3000. In the spring of the next year, it belonged to the Lunan military region of the Eighth Route Army. In August, the great counter offensive began, and it was organized into the 18th regiment of the 9th guard brigade of Shandong military region. In the summer of 1946, during the war of liberation, the 18th regiment was organized as the 30th regiment of the 10th division of Shandong field army.

In January 1947, after the battle of Lunan, the Shandong field army and the central China field army were combined into the East China Field Army. The 30th regiment of the 10th division was changed into the 21st regiment of the 7th Division of the third column. They successively participated in the battle of Lunan and the battle of Menglianggu. The eighth company of the 21st Regiment (the fourth company of the canal detachment) first conquered the pingshangu commanding point among the three commanding points in the battle of Lunan. It opened the channel for the complete annihilation of the 26th division and the first fast column of the Kuomintang in the north line and made great achievements. It was awarded the honorary title of "Pingshan hero company" by Lunan military region.

In 1947, the people's Liberation Army turned to the counter offensive. The 21st regiment, along with the west line regiment of the East China Field Army, moved to the four provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui, attacking Xuchang, Luoyang, xiakaifeng, conquering Jinan, fighting Huaihai, crossing the Yangtze River and going South to eastern Zhejiang. The red flag was flying on the Zhoushan Islands. In the whole process of the Anti Japanese War, 400 heroic sons and daughters of the "canal detachment" died for their country.

During the eight years of the Anti Japanese War, the canal detachment has gone through a glorious course. It has been fighting hundreds of times. It has always insisted on fighting in the hinterland of the enemy, locking the gate of Shandong in the South and opening up the passage of Yan'an in the north.

Address: No.1, Xinghua East Road, Shizhong District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province

Longitude: 117.5641784668

Latitude: 34.839050292969

Tel: 0632-3318435