Where is the "Seventy-One" in Hangzhou?

Is it Hangzhou’s “704” project?

Lin Biao’s 704th Palace is located to the west of the beautiful West Lake. Passing Yang Gongdi, passing the Army Sanatorium, and arriving at Longjing Road, you will arrive at the 704th Palace built on the famous Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake "Between the Twin Peaks in the Clouds" in Hangzhou. It is surrounded by mountains and green trees. If someone hadn't told , had no idea that there was such a mysterious palace hidden here.

This palace has four villas, namely Buildings 1, 2, 3 and 4. Four villas are scattered among green trees, covering an area of ??307 acres. Building 1 is for Lin Biao's family to live in. Building 2 is a swimming pool. One was built for Ye Qun's preference, and the other was for the beauty pageant of his son Lin Liguo. In the 1970s, this swimming pool was a world-class semi-standard pool, equipped with Large air conditioners and sound-absorbing panels, as well as automatic circulation filtration system, automatic water outlet control system, automatic thermostatic device, etc. Building No. 3 is located opposite Building No. 1. It is for Lin Biao's four generals: Huang Yongsheng, Wu Faxian, Li Zuopeng and Qiu Huizuo. Therefore, the building is also called General Building. Building 4 is for Chen Liyun, Lin Biao's agent in Zhejiang.

Although the four villas have different styles, they all look simple and ordinary from the outside. But once you step inside, you will be amazed by their exquisite design, tight security and gorgeous facilities. It can be seen that it is time-consuming, laborious and requires huge investment.

A large number of engineering troops and more than 7,000 migrant workers from 79 units were used to build this palace day and night. It took one year and two months and cost more than 31 million yuan. Huang More than 100 tons of copper. The total area of ??the four buildings is 28,452 square meters.

(This data is quite astonishing. It is estimated to be worth 3 billion now!!!)

Project 704 was built by Lin Biao to launch the "571" armed coup. A military base established in Hangzhou was named after the "571" project, which could easily reveal its conspiracy, so it was codenamed after the month and year of its construction. Since it was built in April 1970, it was called the "704" project. Later people called it Lin Biao's Seventy-four Palace. The underground command center built under Building 1 is the strongest part of the entire project, with a total area of ??more than 4,000 square meters. It is an independent tunnel-style building with a command room, a communication and reporting room and additional facilities for this purpose. power generation, water supply systems and food storage areas.

The above is a general introduction to Project 704. Now the relevant departments have transformed the original 704 into an overall five-star hotel - Zhejiang Hotel. Only Building 1 and some underground fortifications are available for tours. Building No. 2 was converted into the clubhouse of Zhejiang Hotel, Building No. 3 was converted into the main building of the hotel, the General Building, where you can stay at a high cost, and Building No. 4 was converted into a Chinese restaurant.