TaipingancienttownislocatedontheSouthBankofChishuiRiver,underthejurisdictionofGulinCounty,Luzhou,SichuanProvince,coveringanareaof104squarekilometers,with9administrativevillagesandacommunityofmorethan36000people.Taipingancienttownwascalled"luohongkou"and"lupingchang"inancienttimes,andlaternamed"taipingdu".ItislocatedatthejunctionofSichuanandGuizhou,withconvenientwaterandlandtransportation,richresourcesandleisurelyancientstyle.Itisknownas"thePearlofredwater".Theancienttownisbuiltaccordingtothesituationofthemountain,withhighandlowshops,andmanygreentileandwoodenbuildings.IfitisChaotianmeninChongqing,ithasthereputationof"smallmountaincity".20___InApril,2000,Taipingancienttownwasratedasoneofthe"tenmostsuitablestreets"inSichuanProvince.
TaipingancienttownislocatedintheeastofGulinCounty,35kilometersawayfromGulinCity.TaipingislocatedattheconfluenceofGulinRiverandChishuiRiver.Itishighinthesoutheastandlowinthenorthwest.ItinclinestotaipingduandbelongstodeephillyValleylandform.
TaipingtownislocatedintheeastofGulinCounty,35kilometersawayfromGulinCity.Taipingislocatedbymountainsandrivers,anditsstreetsareladderlike.IthaslongbeenaplacewherebusinessandtourismgatheranddisperseinSichuanandGuizhou.Itisknownas"smallmountaincity"andoneoftheeightfamoustownsinSichuanProvince.In1983,itwasincludedintheseriesof"China'stourismworldtoday"andintroducedtotheworldinsevenlanguages.In1996,itbuiltthememorialandexhibitionhalloftheRedArmy'sfourcrossingChishui,andwasnamed"Sichuanpatriotismeducationbase"bySichuanprovincialPartycommitteeandgovernment___Itwasnamed"nationalpatriotismeducationbase"bythePropagandaDepartmentoftheCPCCentralCommitteein2000___ItwaslistedasthenationaldefenseeducationbaseofSichuanProvincein.20___TaipingTownwonthetitleof"nationalfamoushistoricalandculturaltown".20___InApril,2000,Taipingancienttownwasratedasoneofthe"tenmostsuitablestreets"inSichuanProvince.
Museum:theexhibitionhalloftheChineseworkers'andpeasants'RedArmycrossingChishuifourtimesduringtheLongMarch,inscribedbyfoundingGeneralZhangAiping,wasfoundedin1958withtheapprovalofSichuanProvincialPeople'sgovernment,anditsnameis"taipingduRedArmyLongMarchMemorialHall".In1975,tocommemoratethe40thanniversaryoftheRedArmy'slongmarchtoChishuiandrealizeComradeMaoZedong'swishof"writingthegloriousvictoryofcrossingChishui,becauseitistheproudpenofMaoZedong'smilitarycommandart",itwasapprovedtobechangedintotheexhibitionhalloftheChineseworkers'andpeasants'RedArmy'slongmarchtoChishui,andanewexhibitionhallwasbuiltbesideRongshengTongyan,whichbecametheonlyChineseworkers'andpeasants'RedArmy'slongmarchonChishuiRiverSiduChishuiexhibitionhall.-
Theexhibitionhallwasexpandedin1977,coveringanareaof728squaremetersandabuildingareaof478squaremeters.Therearesevenexhibitionrooms,displayingmorethan300preciousculturalrelics,suchasRedArmyweapons,seals,medicalbooks,lanterns,slogans,topsecretnumbers,brocadepaintings,floatingbridgedoorpanels,etc.
Theexhibitionhallopenedinthe20thcentury___Itwasnamed"nationalpatrioticeducationdemonstrationbase"bythePropagandaDepartmentoftheCPCCentralCommittee.20___Itisoneofthe100redtourismclassicscenicspotsdeterminedbythePropagandaDepartmentoftheCPCCentralCommittee.Atfirst,rongshengtongsaltwasthesiteoftheexhibitionhall___Ithas13exhibitionparts:prefacehall,strategictransfer,ZunyiConference,firstferrytoChishui,secondferrytoChishui,thirdferrytoChishui,fourthferrytoChishui,militaryandcivilianfishwater,endofLongMarch,revolutionaryfire,historicalreplay,today'sGulinandWeitinghall.20___WiththeapprovalofSichuanAdministrationofculturalrelics,itwasrenamedastheRedArmyLongMarchfourcrossingChishuiMuseuminGulinCountyinJune,2003.-
Architecture:Taipingancienttownhasalonghistory.MostofthehouseswerebuiltinQingDynasty.Becauseofthesteepterrain,mostofthemfollowthetrendofmountainshape.Amongthebuildingsinrowuponrow,thereisanotheruniquestyle,whichisthestiltedbuilding.Thisspecialwayofconstruction,themainhouseisbuiltontheground,onesideofthewingroomisconnectedwiththemainhouseontheground,andtheotherthreesidesaresuspended,supportedbycolumns,whichmakesthehousemorebeautifulThebottomfloorgenerallydoesnotlivewithpeople,asapileofdebris,peopleliveon0,thisarchitecturalstyle,usingthetraditionaldrycolumnconstructiontechniques,inordertomakefulluseofspace.ThestiltedbuildingintheformersiteofthegeneralheadquartersoftheRedArmyisoneofthemostoutstandingrepresentatives.Onbothsidesofthestonestreetaretheshophousesandcourtyardhouses.Theshophousesarethemainbuildingsinthetraditionalblock,includingthefrontshopandbackhouse,theuppershopandthelowerhouse,thelowershopandtheupperhouse.Thebuildingstructureismainlythebuckettypeandthemixedtype.Thecourtyardissimpleandtraditional,spaciousandclean,withatypicalstyleofvernacularhousesinsouthernSichuan.Liu'shouseandLi'shouse,whichusedtobeusedasthehospitaloftheRedArmy,aretherepresentativesofvernacularhousesinthecourtyard.Taipingancienttownisthecrystallizationoftraditionalarchitecturaltechnology,exquisiteplatform,hanging,picking,edgeandarchskills.TheancienttownofTaipingisstillwellpreserved,anditsstyleisrareinChina.
Longmarchstreet:tocommemoratetheRedArmy'slongmarchtoChishui,thepeopleofTaipingancienttownchangedtheoldstreetnamedPingshangtolongmarchstreet,alsoknownasRedArmyStreet.Thetotallengthoftheoldstreetisabout500m,whichstretchesalongthemountaintotheChishuiRiver.Whentheygotothemarket,therearealotofpeople___In,Taipingancienttownwontheawardof"thirtymostbeautifulstreetsinSichuan--themostsuitablestreetsforbusiness"afterbeingappraisedbytheOrganizingCommitteeof"themostbeautifulstreetsinSichuan".Itshowstheworldtheimageofanancientstreet.ThesloganswrittenbytheRedArmyatthattimecanbeseenonthestreet.OnthestreetofTaipingancienttown,thereareasmanyas87sitesoftheRedArmy.
AsthemainbattlefieldoftheRedArmy'sfourthcrossingofChishuiandthesecondcrossingofChishui,Taipingancienttownwitnessedthisglorioushistory.TheRedArmycrossedChishuifourtimesduringtheLongMarch,leavingarealandtouchingstoryinTaipingancienttown.-
InDecember1934,theRedArmyenteredTaipingancienttownforthefirsttime.ThepeoplewhodidnotfleefromthetownweresuspiciousofthearrivaloftheRedArmyanddidnotdaretocontactit.Inordertopublicizeandmobilizethemasses,theredarmyopenedthegranaryofZhuFeiming'sfamily,openedthegranarytodistributethegrain,killedthepigs,distributedthemoneytothemassesforthenewyear,anddistributedthepropertytothemasses.Forthisreason,theredarmycadrescalledZhouGuoqing,awatchmaninthestreet,andtoldhimtoplaygongstoinformthemassestocometorongshengtongsaltshoptogetit.Themasseswereafraidtocomeatfirst.AfterZhouGuoqing'sthirdGongnotice,thepeoplegotridoftheirworriesandcamefromalldirections.TheRedArmydistributedfood,porkandgoodstothepoorpeople.ZhouGuoqing,thewatchman,wasveryhappy.TheRedArmy,whodividedthemeat,saidthatheworkedhardIfyouwanttosharemore,everyoneelsegetsapieceofpork,andZhouGuoqinggetstwo.PeopleinTaipingancienttownreallyfeelthattheRedArmyisthearmyofthepoor.TheYuanbainfrontofrongshengtongsaltisknownasthe"subfruitvenue"bythepeopleofTaipingancienttown.
RongshengTongyanNo.:itwasbuiltinthelateQingDynastyasatransferstationforSichuansalttoGuizhou.Itisanimportantrelicoftheancientsaltroad.Whenthesaltroadwasprosperous,therewereeightsaltbrandsinTaipingTown,andthewellpreservednamesontheshopdoorwereHengyan,SanyiHengyan,DeqianYuyan,RongshengTongyan,etc.WhentheRedArmycrossedChishuifourtimesduringthelongmarchandenteredtaipingdu,theRedArmynotonlydistributedtheconfiscatedpropertyofZhuFeitothemasses,butalsodistributedallthe400000loadsofsaltinrongshengtongsaltwarehousetothelocalmasses.Theredarmywonthesupportofthemasses.RongshengtongsaltwasalsoChairmanMao'sresidence.Afterliberation,taipingduRedArmyLongMarchmemorialhallwasfirstbuilthere.
TheheadquartersoftheRedArmy:itusedtobeabigtempleinTaipingancienttown.DuringthefourcrossingofChishuiRiver,itcouldoverlookthewholeChishuiRiverbattlefieldandthehighlandsontheotherside,soitwassetupastheheadquarters.Thehousewascomposedoftwoparts,thebungalowpartwasthelivingplaceof-,-,-,-andPart0wasathreestorywoodenstiltedbuilding,standingonthetopfloor?Thehighestlogisticsleadershipandcommandorganization,namelytheheadquartersoftheRedArmy.AllorderstodirecttheRedArmy'smilitaryoperationsareissuedhere.ThecommanderinchiefoftheRedArmyatthattimewastheChineserevolutionaryarmy___-Chiefpoliticalcommissar,chiefofstaff.AftertheZunyiMeetinginJanuary1935andonMarch4,1935,thePartyCentralCommitteedecidedtoestablishtheformerenemygeneralheadquartersoftheRedArmy,with-ascommanderinchiefandMaoZedongaspoliticalcommissar.
ThestationoftheGeneralPoliticalDepartmentoftheRedArmy:itisawoodenstructurebuildinginthelateQingDynastyandtheearlyRepublicofChina___Duringthisperiod,themainfunctionoftheGeneralPoliticalDepartmentistomanagetheparty'sworkinthearmyandorganizetheimplementationofpoliticalwork,soastocontinuouslyimprovethecombateffectivenessofthearmyandensurethecompletionofcombat,trainingandothertasks.WangJiaxiangwasthedirectoroftheGeneralPoliticalDepartmentoftheRedArmyatthattime.
Huangjuetree:youcanseethesceneryofthewholeancienttownfromthesightseeingplatform.ThereisaHuangjuetreemorethan200yearsoldbytheplatform.TherearemanytreesinTaipingancienttown.ItisalsocalledHuanggetree,bigleafbanyan,Huangjuebanyan.Itisatalldeciduoustreeofmulberryfamily.Itlikeslight,isdroughtresistant,barrenresistant,hasaerialroots,andhasstrongadaptability.ItisthesymbolofthespiritoftheRedArmythatHuangJueshuisstillgreenandstraight,thoughhehasbeenthroughthousandsofyears.LookingattheChishuiRiverinthedistance,itstandsonahighplatform,witnessingthemiracleoftheRedArmycrossingtheChishuiRiverfourtimesinthoseyears.
RedArmytemporaryhospital:originallyZhuhouse,stonegate,courtyardinthemiddleofapatio,thebackdoorandLinLangroad.ItisnotfarfromtheconfluenceofChishuiRiverandGulinRiver,sothatRedArmysoldiersinjuredinthebattlecanbesentherefortreatmentintime.Therearemanytemporaryhospitalslikethisontheupperandlowerstreets.BecausetherewerenobaseareasintheLongMarch,manyofthewoundedsoldiersleftbehindcouldnotbeguaranteed.Alargenumberofwoundedsoldiersweretakeninthetemporaryhospitals,butthereductionwasstillveryserious.WhenthemainforceoftheRedArmyleftTaiping,someofthewoundedwerekilledbythemilitia,andsomediedoffreezingorstarvationincavestoescapecapture.However,mostofthewoundedsurvivedunderthecoverofthepeopleandwentundergroundtocarryoutpropagandaandmobilizationactivitiesamongthemasses.SpreadrevolutionaryfireonthelandofLinzhou.
SiteofthefifthRedArmy:thefifthRedArmyisthemainforceoftheRedArmy.Itisthebestequippedandthestrongestinpositionalwarfare.Ithasbeenshoulderingthemostarduousguardtaskinthewholeprocessofthelongmarch.IntheearlystageoftheLongMarch,itmadeoutstandingcontributionstocoverthetransferofthewholearmy,especiallythecentralgovernment.AftertheLongMarch,ittookthepostofthefifthRedArmyDeputytotheCentralCommitteeoftheLegion,servedasthechiefofstaffoftheLegion,andDongZhentangservedasthecommanderinchiefofthefifthRedArmy.InthebattleofSiduChishui,thefifthRedArmyCorpscontinuedtodefendtherearoftheRedArmy,ensuringthesuccessoftheRedArmy'sSiduChishui.InJanuary1937,thefifthRedArmywasbesiegedbytheenemyonthehighplatform.Thewholearmyfoughtforninedaysandninenights,includingthecommanderDongZhentangandthedirectorofthepoliticaldepartmentYangKeming___Alltheofficersandsoldiersdied,andtheirbloodwasspilledonthehighplatform.ThisisthestationwherethefifthRedArmyservedastheguardofSiduChishui.DongZhentang,thenheadofthefifthRedArmyCorps,andLizhuoran,politicalcommissar.
FormersiteofcadreRegiment:thecadreregimentinthelongmarchoftheRedArmyisaspecialforce.ItistheeliteoftheRedArmy.Italwaysjoinsinthebattlewhenthebattleismostdifficult.Itcanoftendecidethevictoryordefeatofthebattle.Itisanimportantforceoftheredarmy.ThebattleofTuchengturnedthesituationofthewarbecauseofthecadreregiment'sparticipation.ItplayedanimportantroleincrossingChishuiandthewholelongmarch.ChenGeng,thenheadofthecadreLeague,politicalcommissar-.
FormersiteofthethirdRedArmy:thethirdredarmywasoneofthemainforcesoftheCentralRedArmy.DuringtheLongMarch,thethirdRedArmyandthefirstRedArmywerethevanguards.WhenthethirdRedArmycrossedChishui,itpassedTaipingferry.WhenthesecondRedArmycrossedChishui,theleadingforcesofthethirdRedArmycrossedtheriveraterlangtan,togetherwithWeiJinyong(nicknamedWeijackal)ofyouGuocai,whowasstationedinMapingmountaintostoptheRedArmycrossingtheriverHouHanyouledtworegimentstofighteachother.Theredarmycommandeddecisivelyandthesoldierswerebraveandresourceful.Theywereledby"GanRen"whowasfamiliarwiththelocalterrainandwonthebattleofErlang'sbackwater.AccordingtotanZhiyong's"SiduChishui",inerlangtan,theMarquisofGuizhouarmyhada"Sigong"saltname,whichhoarded5.6millionjinofsalt.However,itisdifficultforthepoortoeatsalt.Thereisapopularballadthat"thereisagoodErlangbeach,surroundedbymountains,carryingsalteveryday,andhavingalightvegetablesoup.".TheRedArmyinerlangtansmashedthesaltstorehouseandgaveallthesalttothepoor.Wonthesupportofthepeople.PengDehuai,thecommanderofthethirdRedArmy,waspraisedas"generalPeng"byChairmanMao.Commissar.
Undergroundpartyactivityroom:theformersiteofundergroundpartyactivitiesinGulin,withrelativelyhiddengeographicallocation.Ittook72daysfortheRedArmytocrossChishui,including54daysinGulincounty.AlargenumberofworkersandpeasantsjoinedtheRedArmy.Accordingtostatistics,morethan800peoplejoinedtheRedArmyinGulinalone.ThesepeoplelaterbecamethebackboneofcadresinthewarofresistanceagainstJapan,thewarofliberationandeventhefoundingofthepeople'sRepublicofChina.AftertheRedArmyleft,theGulinspecialbranchwasrebuiltin1938,andtheGulinCountyCommitteeoftheundergroundpartywasestablishedin1939.TheRedArmysoldierswhostayedinGulintorecuperateandstaybehindactivelycarriedoutundergroundactivities,developednewpartymembersandestablishedpartybranches.Thenumberofundergroundpartymembersincreasedfrom183in1939tomorethan2379attheendofthewarofliberation,andhadanundergroundarmedforceofmorethan1000people.TheybecameanimportantrevolutionarybaseoftheundergroundpartyinsouthernSichuan.Atthattime,theundergroundpartyheldameetinginthishousetodiscusstherevolutionarysituationinGulin.