Where is the Red Army Martyrs Cemetery on West Road, Gulang County?

The Red Army Martyrs Cemetery on West Road in Gulang County is a classic red tourism scenic spot.

The Red Army Martyrs Cemetery on West Road in Gulang County is located in the southwest corner of Gulang County, at the foot of the southern slope of Xishengwa, covering an area of ??20,000m2. In July 2002, it was named "Wuwei City National Defense Education" by the Municipal National Defense Education Committee Base" was named "Wuwei City Patriotism Education Base" by the Municipal Party Committee in November of the same year. In September 2006, it was named "The Second Batch of Gansu Province Central Committee Party History Education Base" by the Party History Research Office of the Provincial Party Committee.

1. The Red Army’s West Route Army’s campaign in Gulang

On November 9, 1936, the first and third columns of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army’s West Route Army (Red Thirty Army, Red Army The Fifth Army set out from Yitiao Mountain and arrived in Dajing via Xinbaozi, Haogou, Majiamogou and Peijiaying Town in Gulang County, and went straight to Tumen. After capturing Tumen, they stationed in Tumen for 7 days to rest and reorganize the troops and hold mass meetings to promote propaganda. The anti-Japanese advocates negotiated and reached an agreement with Ma Buqing of Liangzhou to advance westward through Wuwei and advance to Yongchang. The second column of the West Route Army of the Red Army (the Ninth Red Army) set out from Dalashui, Jingtai, passed through Gangou and Luanquanzi in our county, and after the battles of Ganchaiwa (today's Gancheng) and Hengliang, it pushed into Gulang along the Huangyang River. Fighting bloody battles with the enemy for four days and nights in Gulang County, killing more than 2,000 enemy people. In the three battles of Ganchaiwa, Hengliangshan sniper battles and the Battle of Gulang, the Ninth Army suffered more than 2,400 casualties. Chief of Staff Chen Baizhi, Commander of the 25th Division Wang Haiqing, More than 20 cadres at the army, division and regiment levels, including Yi Hanwen, political commissar of the 27th Division, died heroically.

2. Basic situation of the construction of the Martyrs Cemetery

In order to commemorate the revolutionary heroes and comfort the soldiers of the Red Army West Route Army who died in Gulang, in November 1991, the Gulang County Party Committee, County Government and The original Gulang Garrison Unit 84674 built the West Road Red Army Gulang Martyrs Tomb and a simple cemetery at the burial place of the martyrs, covering an area of ??15 acres. After years of construction, one tomb of the Ninth Army Martyrs, one West Road Red Army Martyrs Monument, two memorial halls, and one Double Support Exhibition Hall have been built. The gate of the Martyrs Cemetery, the small square of the cemetery, the parking lot, and the Martyrs Cemetery have all been built. With ancillary facilities such as the dedicated driveway of the cemetery and the West Route Army Memorial Square, the martyrs cemetery covers an area of ??20,000 square meters and has a greening rate of more than 40%. It has become a centralized place for local garrison troops, students, and surrounding cadres and the masses to receive patriotism education, revolutionary tradition education, and warning It is an important base for education and national defense education and an important place to commemorate the martyrs, inherit history and carry forward the spirit of the Western Route Army. Since 2004, *** has received more than 3,260 military leaders and cadres at all levels, and 129,000 local people, garrison troops and tourists.

At present, the county is actively seizing the good opportunity of the country’s vigorous development of red tourism, and decided to focus on the development of red tourism on the basis of the existing martyrs’ cemetery construction, and actively apply for classic red tourism projects to the country, provinces and cities , make overall plans for the Martyrs Cemetery and its surrounding battlefield sites, as well as the adjacent Longquan Park and surrounding areas, and begin to compile a red tourism and cultural scenic spot plan. It is planned to use about 10 years to build the scenic spot into a large-scale, well-equipped and attractive scenic spot in the province. It will become a red tourism and cultural scenic spot with strong appeal, thereby enhancing the county’s reputation and driving the accelerated development of the county’s tertiary industry.