Respectfully read the inscription on the monument at the Liulianling Martyrs Cemetery in Hainan – China Military Network

Fighting on an isolated island for twenty-three years, the red flag never falls

——Reading the inscription on the monument at Liulianling Martyrs Cemetery in Hainan

The Liulianling Martyrs Cemetery Monument is located in the Liulianling Martyrs Cemetery in Liulian Village, Hele Town, Wanning City, Hainan Province. In 1961, the Wanning County People’s Government established the Liulianling Martyrs Cemetery Monument to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs of the Hainan people who sacrificed their lives during the Great Revolution, the Anti-Japanese War, and the Liberation War. On the left side of the front of the monument is the “Hainan Liulianling Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery Martyrs’ Name Wall”. On the wall are engraved the names of 1,861 martyrs who died in Wanning City. The monument is made of steel, cement and granite, in the shape of a square tower, with a height of 14 meters and a base width of 2.66 meters. It has a double-layer base and the surrounding railings are divided into two layers: inner and outer. The front of the monument is engraved with eight characters in Mao Zedong’s handwriting: “The revolutionary martyrs will live forever.” On the back of the monument is engraved a poem written by Zhu De for the Liulianling Revolutionary Base when he inspected Wanning, Hainan on January 22, 1957: “Colorful clouds appeared on Liulianling, the revolutionary army raised the red flag, and for more than twenty years of guerrilla warfare, the people of Hainan have made great contributions. “. There is a granite stele built at the base of the back side of the monument, engraved with the words 1927.5-1950.5, symbolizing that the red flag has not fallen down for 23 years in the Liulianling Revolutionary Base in Hainan. The inscription is as follows:

The majestic Liulian Mountains are home to the revolutionary history of Qiongya; the solemn Martyrs’ Garden is a tribute to the eternal spirit of loyalty. Recalling the smoke of war and the turbulent years of blood and tears, the children of Wanning faced internal and external troubles, terror and killings. They were not afraid of powerful enemies, risking life and death, and shed their blood for the happiness of the people, the liberation of Qiongdao, and the independence of the nation. Persisting in fighting on an isolated island, with firm belief and unyielding backbone, we have created the achievements of Liulianling that the red flag has not fallen for 23 years, and created an immortal monument of Liulianling’s revolutionary spirit!

Time flies, the mountains and rivers are still there, the ruins are vague, and the heroes have passed away; looking at the present day, the sun and the moon are new, the merits will last forever, and the energy will flow through the rainbow! Therefore, I would like to erect this monument to comfort the heroic spirits, and I would like to remember these words, and those who come will always remember them!

The inscription on the monument is as follows:

Comrades who have sacrificed their lives in the Liulianling struggle for a long time:

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, you followed Chairman Mao’s Thought on People’s War and waged an indomitable struggle against enemies at home and abroad. For twenty-three years, the red flag has not fallen, and you have made an indelible contribution to the liberation of Hainan Island.

The people’s heroes are immortal!

Wanning Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China

Wanning Municipal People’s Government

Established in the autumn of 1961

Reestablished in the spring of 2013

The inscription recalls the turbulent years of war in Wanning, highly praises “Liulianling’s achievements in not falling the red flag for twenty-three years”, and explains the meaning of the stele “to comfort the heroic spirits, remember these words, and those who come will always remember them.” Respecting the inscription, the kapok cries blood, the pines and cypresses shed tears, remembering the martyrs, and full of thoughts, deeply feeling that the red power was hard-won.

Hainan was formerly known as Qiongya. In June 1926, the first Qiongya Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Zhulin Village, Haikou City, and the Qiongya Local Committee of the Communist Party of China was elected. This was an epoch-making event in the history of the Hainan people’s revolutionary struggle. Since then, under the leadership of the Party, the people of Hainan have embarked on a journey of revolutionary struggle with many obstacles, bloody battles, perseverance and arduous struggle.

The Liulianling Revolutionary Base Area is one of the longest and largest revolutionary base areas where the Chinese Communist Party has led the people to fight against the enemy in Hainan. It has made significant contributions to the victory of the Qiongya New Democratic Revolution and is known as “Hainan”. Jinggangshan”. In April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek launched a counter-revolutionary coup. At the critical juncture of the revolutionary turning point, the Qiongya Party organization resolutely took up the gun and established its first armed force, the Qiongya Revolutionary Army (later renamed Qiongya). Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army). On September 23, in accordance with the spirit of the August 7th Conference, the Qiongya Special Committee of the Communist Party of China launched and led the battle of Coconut Village, firing the first shot of the Qiongya revolutionary armed forces to resist the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang, and kicking off the Qiongya Revolution and the general armed uprising. , began to establish the Liulianling Revolutionary Base Area. From June 1928 to 1932, the Kuomintang’s Cai Tingkai and Chen Hanguang departments successively “encircled and suppressed” the Liulianling revolutionary base area. The enemy adopted the policy of cutting down trees to catch birds, immigrating and merging villages, and hunted and killed indiscriminately. The party organizations in the base area were destroyed, and the revolutionary comrades were tortured. kill. During this period, Qiongya revolutionary pioneers Yang Shanji and Wang Wenming, who made significant contributions to the establishment of the Qiongya party organization, revolutionary base area and people’s armed forces, all died. However, the reactionaries’ white terror and bloody massacre did not shake the will of the revolutionaries. , the only 27 comrades remaining on Liulian Ridge are still holding on and persisting in the struggle in the difficult environment.

During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army occupied Wanning and killed, set fires, raped and looted wantonly. They implemented the “Three Lights” policy and created “uninhabited villages” and “villages without houses”. The Wanning County Committee of the Communist Party of China resolutely implemented the party’s anti-Japanese national united front policy and led the people to carry out the arduous anti-Japanese struggle. In June 1940, six soldiers including Fu Zaizhi and Fu Ming formed an anti-Japanese armed short rifle team. With the cooperation of the anti-Japanese masses, this unit expanded its military influence after six months of military operations against the Japanese, puppets, and recalcitrants. The team continued to grow and develop, and the ninth squadron of more than 100 people was established. By the summer of 1942, this People’s Anti-Japanese Armed Forces had developed into the third detachment with more than 900 people, becoming the main anti-Japanese force in Qiongya East District. The Liulianling base area became the base camp of the anti-Japanese struggle in Qiongyadong District.

During the War of Liberation, from March 1946 to May 1947, the Kuomintang army repeatedly “cleared” the Liulianling Revolutionary Base Area. The soldiers and civilians in the Liulianling Revolutionary Base Area used the natural barriers on the ridge to deal with the enemy, and adopted guerrilla warfare such as mine warfare and sparrow warfare. The war has repeatedly shattered the enemy’s “clearance and suppression” plans. On April 23, 1950, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army crossed the sea and fought, and on April 27, Wanning County was liberated.

From the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927 to the liberation of Hainan Island in 1950, the Hainan People’s Revolutionary Armed Forces fought hard on an isolated island far away from the Party Central Committee, far away from the main force, with minimal foreign aid, and a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, creating a glorious miracle of not falling the red flag for 23 years. Especially when they once lost contact with the Party Central Committee and the Guangdong Provincial Committee, the people of Hainan, under the leadership of Communists such as Feng Baiju, adhered to the party’s ideological line of seeking truth from facts, carried out work independently and dealt with the situation better based on the actual situation in Hainan. They solved a series of complicated and important issues, passed the most difficult period in the history of Hainan’s revolution, and wrote and interpreted their loyalty to the party with blood. In early 1949, Zhou Enlai, then Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, pointed out when meeting Li Duqing, representative of the Qiongya District Party Committee in Xibaipo, that the struggle in Hainan had persisted for more than 20 years and the red flag had not fallen. This was a great achievement.

During the 23 turbulent years of the revolutionary struggle, tens of thousands of people from more than 100 villages under Liulian Mountains devoted themselves to the revolution. They were not afraid of sacrifice and went on to fight for the revolution. More than 2,000 people died in succession. They used their lives and blood to cast magnificent revolutionary historical pictures, leaving behind the majestic red memory of mountains and rivers, establishing indelible historical merits, tempering, sublimating, and condensing into the spirit of “firm belief, persistence in struggle, seeking truth from facts, and courage to take responsibility”. , the Qiongya spirit of national unity and common struggle.