Cycling to visit the old site of Suinan County, an old house eroded by wind and rain, a red memory that will never fade

The leaves of mugwort in the mountains commemorate the years, and it is as old as hearing the sighs by the riverside.

The wind and clouds outside the pass add hatred, and the south of the Yangtze River is full of hunger and sand.

The hero raises the red flag high and is angry, incognito he sneaks on the road with credit,

When people are under siege, their love seems to be burning, and the swords and swords are not good enough!

This seven-character poem was composed on the Dragon Boat Festival in 1946 when Zhang Kangmin, then the organization director of the Suinan County Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, was ordered to stay in Wanjiahe, the seat of Suinan County Government. At that time, the Suinan County Government of the Communist Party of China and Li Xiannian's troops of the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army were besieged by 60,000 KMT troops. The then County Magistrate Zhang Shichao and Deputy County Magistrate Sun Zhigai were ordered to lead some government personnel to the North China Liberated Area in disguise.

This is a silhouette of that war-torn era.

The Wanjiahe River in the article is now called Wanjiahe Natural Village, Xiedian Village, Hedian Town, Zengdu District, Suizhou City. During the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation, it was the seat of the Suinan County Committee and County Government of the Communist Party of China, a famous red regime.

74 years later, during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in 2020, 22 cyclists from our Suizhou Outdoor Tiger Team visited this red old site.

The Suizhou Outdoor Tigers have cycled or cycled past this place many times. Every time, we could only take a group photo under the "Suinan County Democratic Government Monument" in the square, or look in through the crack in the door in front of the old site. There was always a lock on the door. Today, teammate Wan Shenzhu, teacher Wan, visited local villagers and found Director Wan, who manages the old site. He enthusiastically opened the lock and took us to visit this "old government office site".

The "former site of Suinan County Anti-Japanese Democracy Office" is a century-old house with two courtyards. There is a monument standing on the square in front of the courtyard. On the front of the monument is engraved "Monument to the Anti-Japanese Democratic Government of Suinan County." Historical evolution. The "Office Site" is a century-old house with blue bricks and tiles, wooden doors and carved windows, which reveals the wealth of a wealthy family in that era, but it cannot conceal the vicissitudes of the erosion of a hundred years.

Entering the gate, you are faced with a wooden entrance hall, and under the entrance hall is a table similar to an incense table. The walls of the house are hung with slightly faded red background pictures and detailed explanations, which seem to tell us the cruelty of the rain of bullets and artillery fire during the war. Along the walls of the house there are many farm tools that we know or don't know. We don't know whether they are intentionally displayed or placed casually.

From both sides of the entrance, you can enter the patio at the back. Across the patio, there are three main rooms in the inner courtyard. Perhaps it was because no one had visited it for a long time. The room was full of dust and there were cobwebs in the corners. The spacious main room looked very dark and lonely. The stone steps, floor tiles, column foundations, and even the walls were all covered with a shallow layer of moss and dust, and a moldy smell mixed with the smell of old earth and wood came to your nostrils. On the main wall of the hall are large black-and-white photos of Li Xiannian, Chen Shaomin and other New Fourth Army martyrs. Furniture, beds and daily necessities of that era are displayed in the house. Although the Taishi's chair against the wall is covered with dust, the wood carvings are quite exquisite. There is something similar to a dressing table on the table in the corner, which I am not sure about. Next to the table, a long piece of wood supported the roof purlins that seemed to be about to collapse. Director Wan complained that he had no money to repair them and he had to support the wood when it rained a few days ago and the house collapsed.

The square patio is covered with moss and overgrown with weeds. It can be seen that no one has taken care of it for a long time. There are several pillar foundations placed in the patio to serve as stepping stones. The surrounding floor tiles are mottled and the wooden pillars are decayed. I am thinking that from the 1930s to the 1940s, during that difficult historical period, in this old house, the Communists of Suinan County Government fought for the rise and fall of the nation and to awaken the people to fight against the enemy. The dedication and sacrifice, the gains and losses, the honor and disgrace, the prosperity and loneliness, have not faded in the vicissitudes of time, and the bloody spirit remains.

But the old house is indeed old. In the merciless wind and rain of the years, weathered, and in the mottled light and shadow, the blue bricks and black tiles that have been baptized by time appear so tired. Like an old man in the wind and rain, the peeling wall has withstood the ruthlessness and erosion of many years, and the furniture and old objects with the rings of time are rotten and dilapidated. Director Wan is complaining, rider They are also complaining, and the complaints contain expectations, hoping that a sum of funds will be available as soon as possible to repair and strengthen them to preserve them completely.

Beside the door above the patio, Teacher Liang and Teacher Wan were attracted by an old object. Director Wan’s younger brother said that this was used for rice milling in the past. After the rice was crushed with a stone mill, it was put into this object to separate and shell it. Teacher Liu became interested in a dressing table and studied it for a long time. The conclusion is that in that bloody era, people still loved beauty. Yes, everyone has the love for beauty, regardless of age. Isn’t the dedication and sacrifice of the Communists in that special era just to make our lives better now?

It is almost noon, and with some regrets and expectations, we say goodbye to Director Wan, who manages the "former Suinan County Government Office Site". Unfortunately, the old house is in serious decay. We hope that the old site can be repaired as soon as possible. Director Wan said that he had reported to the relevant departments at the higher level and said that the relevant departments were studying the restoration plan.

We hope that this precious revolutionary site will serve as a revolutionary evidence of red culture for carrying out revolutionary education, become a base for red revolutionary education, and also become a rare and valuable resource for the development of the tourism industry.