Bethune Kotnis Memorial Hall in Tang County
On March 3, 1890, in the small town of Gravenhurst in northern Ontario, Canada, a boy was born in an ordinary pastor's family, named Little Henry. More than 40 years later, in 1937, China, which was separated by oceans from Canada, and the people here were trying their best to fight against the Japanese fascist invaders. It was also in this year that the man who was born in a small town in the northern part of Canada on the other side of the ocean made a sacred volition to assist China in the war of resistance against China, and went to New York to sign up with the International Aid to China Committee, voluntarily requesting to form a medical team to go to northern China and Guerrillas work together. In the spring of 1938, this man came to Yan'an with enough medicines and equipment to equip several medical teams, and met Mao Zedong, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party.
The foreigner that Chairman Mao Zedong personally met was Dr. Henry Norman Bethune, a member of the Canadian Communist Party and a famous thoracic surgeon who was engraved on the monument of honor by the Chinese people. Dr. Bethune has been working hard for the anti-fascist war all his life. For the cause of the Chinese people’s anti-Japanese war, he initiated and participated in the preparation of health schools, trained a large number of medical workers, and established the first field hospital in the Jinchaji Anti-Japanese Base Area. In addition, he had to work tirelessly to compete with the god of death for time and save the wounded. What moved the Chinese people most was that in order to save the wounded, he dedicated his precious life to the cause of the liberation of the Chinese nation. He was 49 years old at the time. In order to thank and remember this great international friend and communist fighter, Commander Nie Rongzhen announced an order to name the field hospital after him, which later became "Bethune International Peace Hospital". Another great friend of the Chinese people, It was Ke Tihua, the first dean of this hospital. Ke Tihua, a member of the Indian medical aid team to China, broke through the obstacles of the Kuomintang authorities and came to Yan'an in February 1940, and worked as a surgeon in the Hospital of the Eighth Route Army. In June 1940, he came to Tang County in the west of Hebei Province and served as the first director of Bethune Hospital and the surgical teacher of Bethune School. In July 1942, he joined the Communist Party of China. He worked hard, rescued the wounded, trained medical personnel, and was hailed as "the second Bethune" by the local soldiers and civilians. On December 9, 1942, died of overwork in Gegong Village, Tang County, Hebei Province, at the age of 32.
Inheriting the glorious deeds of Dr. Bethune and Dean Ke Tihua and carrying forward their spirit is the mission and responsibility of the "red culture" construction project in Baoding City, Hebei Province. In November 1986, the new Bethune and Kotnis Memorial Hall was completed at the foot of Zhongming Mountain in Tang County and opened to tourists. The memorial hall covers an area of 45,950 square meters and a construction area of 3,300 square meters. The entire building complex is majestic and imposing. The magnificent glazed tiled roof complements the rolling green pines and cypresses surrounding it; the memorial hall with bucket arches and flying eaves, the granite stone steps low in the south and high in the north, and the welcoming archway with cloud ridges and green tiles are in harmony with the surrounding blue walls and gray tiles. The walls are seamless. Through the archway, you can see the main building complex with a drop of 22 meters on the main axis. The whole building is a traditional Chinese national form, with modern structure and exquisite shape. The main entrance of the memorial hall facing south is a traditional Chinese building, which symbolizes merit and eternity. Stepping into the main entrance, you will be faced with a lying monument made of Indian red granite. There are relief heads of Bethune and Kotnis engraved on the top of the lying stele, and a biography in Chinese and English is engraved on the bottom. The main building complex of the memorial hall is divided into "two halls and one hall". The octagonal structure in the center on the north side is the memorial hall, the west side is the Bethune Memorial Hall, and the east side is the Kotnis Memorial Hall. A group of large-scale copper relief sculptures, divided into four themes: "Leading a team to march eastward", "Love between fish and water", "Field rescue", and "Self-reliance".
The exhibition hall of Bethune Memorial Hall covers an area of 450 square meters, and the exhibition line is 110 meters long. There is a basic display of "The Great Internationalist Fighter-Doctor Bethune", and the exhibition contents include: Unit 1: childhood, adolescence, and youth. The second unit: Advocating the socialization of the medical system. Unit 3: join the international anti-fascist front. Unit 4: Coming to China from afar to aid in the War of Resistance. Unit 5: Fighting in Jinchaji. Unit 6: The spirit is immortal, and the friendship lasts forever.
The exhibition hall of Kotnis Memorial Hall covers an area of 450 square meters, and the exhibition line is 90 meters long. There is a basic display of "Friendly Messenger of the Chinese and Indian People", and the exhibits include: Unit 1: Youth. Unit 2: Coming to China from afar. Unit 3: Arrived in northern Shaanxi for the first time. The fourth unit: the years of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei. Unit Five: Died in line of duty. Unit 6: Demeanor lasts forever.
The former site of the Jinchaji Military Region Headquarters
The Hundred Regiments War was a large-scale offensive and anti-mopping-up campaign launched by the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines in North China during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Since 105 regiments participated in the battle, it was called the "Hundred Regiments War". The main battlefield of this magnificent battle was in the whole territory of Hebei-Chahar-Hebei and most areas of Jinsui. It was during this period that the headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region became a monument in the history of the Chinese people's war of resistance.
The former headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is located in Hejiazhuang Village, Juncheng Town, 47 kilometers away from the county seat. The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is composed of the First Division of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army. In March 1939, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Command moved from Fuping to Zhanghezhuang Village, Tang County. On May 21 of the same year, it moved to Juncheng Hejiazhuang (codenamed Dali Village) . During the Tang County period, Nie Rongzhen served as the commander and political commissar of the military region, Nie Heting served as the chief of staff, and Shu Tong served as the director of the Political Department. During this period, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region participated in the famous "Hundred Regiments Battle", "Huangtuling Battle", "Yansuya Battle", etc., achieved brilliant results and developed rapidly. At the beginning of August 1941, the headquarters moved from Hejiazhuang to Fuping County, where it stayed in Tang County for two and a half years, and then the headquarters of the third division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region moved to Hejiazhuang Village. The Combat Section, Confidential Section, Military Affairs Office, Ministry of Health and other departments under the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the residences of He Long, Guan Xiangying, Yang Chengwu, Lu Zhengcao, and Wang Zhen are scattered throughout the village. Although the old site has experienced more than 70 years of wind and rain, it is still Most of the courtyards still maintain their original appearance.
The Cradle of New China's Arms Chemical Industry
The flame of revolution, on this piece of terracotta, is full of pride. Tang County is not only the command center of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, but also the garrison and rear base of the Party, government and military organs in the central Jizhong District. industrial system. Da’angou behind Qingxu Mountain in Tang County is surrounded by mountains, sparsely populated, lush vegetation, and strong concealment. Da'angou Chemical Plant, under the conditions of no equipment, no raw materials, and no technology, produced high-purity "mother sulfuric acid of arms chemical industry" and a series of follow-up products such as smokeless medicine, ammonium nitrate explosives, cartridge cases, Lei Yin and others formed an independent and systematic munitions and military industry production system in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, and made great contributions to the complete defeat of the Japanese invaders and the establishment of New China. cradle". Here, the Chinese people's passion for strengthening the army and strengthening the country is burning.
Chairman Mao Zedong "went to Beijing to catch the exam" residence
One day in 1949, Li Chengrui's home in Shulu Village, Gaochang Town, Tang County received a man who said he was "going to Beijing to catch the exam", and the conversation was quite funny. The person who lived in Li Chengrui's house was Chairman Mao Zedong who wanted to announce to all Chinese people and people all over the world that "the People's Republic of China was established" on October 1, 1949. After the peaceful liberation of Peiping in 1949, the Party Central Committee decided to move from Xibaipo to Peiping. On the morning of March 23, the Party Central Committee set off from Xibaipo, passed Lingshou, Xingtang, and Quyang, and arrived at Shulu Village, Tang County at 9:00 that night. A convoy of eleven cars and ten large trucks slowly drove into the village. Chairman Mao lived in the north room of Li Chengrui's house, and central leaders such as Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, and Ren Bishi also lived in the homes of other villagers. At 9 a.m. on the 24th, when the leaders of the central government departed from Shulu Village by car, they continued to enter Beijing to "catch up for the exam". On the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, CCTV came here to shoot a large-scale documentary film "New China Comes From Here". At present, Chairman Mao's place of residence in Beijing to "rush for the exam" is an important stop on the red tourist route of "re-taking the road of rushing for the exam", and a large number of tourists visit and study every year.
The "Third Baoding Tourism Industry Development Conference" is about to kick off. Baoding City, as the anti-Japanese base in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, has naturally become a natural focus of red tourism, attracting the attention of leaders, VIPs, and tourists who came to the conference. Looking back on the past, Bethune and Ke Tihua, the great friends of the Chinese people, their dedication and loyalty to communism are the recognition of the spirit of the resistance of the whole people in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region, and the respect for our great leader Chairman Mao Zedong. We have With the same red mission, we have a common revolutionary ideal. Red culture is different from the meaning of other traditional cultural inheritance. It is a mission, a responsibility, and a Chinese dream! The fire of revolution is endless, and red culture is eternal. Welcome to Tang County!
