Zhang Xueliang's first secluded forbidden area

Zhang Xueliang's first secluded forbidden area

Xuedou mountain guest house, the first forbidden area of General Zhang Xueliang, is located on the hillside of the west side of Xuedou temple. In 1934, Shanghai China Travel Agency invested in the construction of a blue brick Daiwa bungalow with an area of 438 square meters, 6 guest rooms and 1 restaurant.

Xi'an Incident

After the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang personally sent Chiang Kai Shek to Nanjing on December 25, 1936. On the 26th, Zhang was placed under house arrest; on the 31st, Zhang Xueliang was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. On the same day, Jiang petitioned the national government for "pardon" on the ground of "having the courage to repent and pleading guilty in Beijing". On January 4, 1937, Zhang was pardoned by the Nanjing National Government, but he was still handed over to the Military Commission for "strict control".

The first secluded forbidden area

On January 13, 1937, Zhang Xueliang was escorted by Dai Li to live in Wenchang Pavilion of Jiangsong villa in Xikou. On the 24th, he moved to Xuedou mountain and lived here with aides and nurses. His wife Yu Fengzhi and Secretary Zhao Yidi were allowed to accompany him in turn. It's within a 60 mile radius. On February 17, Zhang Xueliang wrote a letter to Yang Hucheng and the generals of the Northeast Army, encouraging them to "work hard to kill the enemy for the country and restore the land for the northeast. We should attach great importance to the country and the nation, not to Xueliang himself.".

According to Zhang Xueliang's diary, at about 9 a.m. on November 7, the chimney of General Zhang Xueliang's residence caught fire and his house was burned down. Zhang Xueliang moved to Xuedou temple. On November 9, the military Bureau transferred him to Huangshan, and general Zhang Xueliang's first life of imprisonment ended. At that time, there was "the small stream west of the Vatican Palace, where the young commander used to live in seclusion.". Watching the waterfall and hanging on the cliff, listening to the chant of "birds singing in the deep trees".

During this period, Zhang Xueliang privately invested 500 pounds to build a three Bay powder wall building in the jungle near shuijian Yanbu, Xikeng. When he left, he gave it to the abbot of Xuedou temple, which collapsed in 1946.

In May 1988, the state funded the reconstruction of "the first secluded forbidden area of General Zhang Xueliang" to display pictures of Zhang Xueliang's life story and open the memorial hall. A small courtyard, a small building, two statues (Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Si, respectively). Under the statue of Zhang Xueliang is inscribed Zhou Enlai's inscription "meritorious officials of all ages."

Address: Xuedou mountain (near Xuedou Temple), Xikou Town, Fenghua County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province

Longitude: 121.220063

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