With Xinji (present Xinxian County) as its capital during the civil revolutionary war, it is a relatively large base area under the leadership of the CPC. This land had brought forth red army forces one after another such as the 4th Front Army, the 25th Army Corps and the 28th Army Corps. In its top period, the base area had developed into a region with a population of 3.5 million, 26 counties and an army of 450,000 plus. In the battles of blood and fire, there had come out 349 generals from this place and many pioneering revolutionists had left their footprints here, such as Dong Biwu, Xu Xiangqian, Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, Li Xiannian and so on. At one time, the whole population of the county was less than 100,000, over half of which had lost their lives and 35,000 died in glory. In 1985, the museum was built by the government in the county and was open to the public on October 25, 1990. Li Xiannian, the former president, wrote down the museum name.
Being the largest revolutionary museum on the county level in He'nan Province, it lies in the southeast of Xinxian County. Surrounded by beautiful rivers and mountains, the museum is a modern architecture blended with classical styles. The main building shows the typical Anhui style, a brick work of red roofs and orange tiles. With area of 2 hectares and a floorage of 3,800m2, the museum is facing the Cemetery of Revolutionary Martyrs of the Base across the river.
In the second largest revolutionary base area, coming only next to Central Revolutionary Base Area, Xinxian County was where the capital was located. Since its establishment, it has been through all the ups and downs until the victory of the national revolution.
There are 7 exhibition halls in the museum, making up two series, one the General Exhibition, the other the Theme Exhibition. The total exhibition area amounts to 828m2. In the first series, “Mountain Dabie Struggles”, there are four parts as follows:
1. Shaping the Revolutionary Base Area of E-Yu-Wan;
2. Establishing the capital in Xinji to make unprecedented development of the revolutionary base area;
3. Restructuring the Red Army;
4. Upholding the red flag to the victory of national revolution.
The second series is divided into two parts. “The Cradle of Generals”, the first part, occupies two halls. In the first hall are the life account of 43 ranked generals who were born in Xinxian County, such as Xu Shiyou, Li Desheng, Zheng Weishan, Gao Houliang and so on. In the second hall are the life accounts 50 generals ranked Army Corps Commander or above, such as Wu Huanxian, Gao Jingting, Zhang Tixue, Zhang Zhiyin and so on. Xinxian Today, the second part, deals mainly with the rapid development achieved by the local people in all fields. Among the collection of the museum, there is a wall on which was written the Chinese Soviet Land Law (draft). It is so well preserved and the only piece in the country that it is ranked the first grade relic. The Lenin fighter plane, collected by the museum, is also a valuable item for it was the first plane ever flied by the Red Army pilots. In 1931, a trainer plane of KMT ran out of petrol on its way back after finishing a mission and had to make an emergency landing at the border area of the revolutionary base. Since the capture of the plane, the red army was right on its way to have its own air force. The plane had been used for bombing missions in many battles. Chen Changhao, a commissar of the 4th Front Army, had taken the plane to the west of Anhui Province. After the Long March, the plane was dismantled and buried. Despite a short time of existence, the plane was a milestone in the history of our party and our army. It marks the beginning of building a strong air force in our army. |
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