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He Long’s Former Residence Attractions Introduction:

He Long, one of the top ten greatest communists in the People’s Republic of China One of the marshals, he was born in Sangzhihongjiaguan, Zhangjiajie City. He Long was born here in 1896 and spent his youth here. The current former residence of He Long was restored according to its original appearance by the Sangzhi County Government in 1975. He Long's former residence is located in Hongjiaguan Village, Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province.

He Long is the founding father and strategist of the People's Republic of China and one of the founders of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He struggled all his life, went through life and death, made great achievements for the birth of the People's Republic of China, and made outstanding contributions to the construction of the motherland and the strength of national defense. He was not only an outstanding son of the people of Sangzhi, but also an outstanding figure of the entire Chinese nation. hero.

The former residence is an ordinary wooden house with four doors and three rooms facing south. It was originally built by He Long's grandfather He Liangshi in the afternoon of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, and was later inherited by He Long's father He Shidao. He Long, his elder sister, younger sister, and younger brother were all born here and spent their childhood and adolescence here.

Because their family had a large population, He Long’s father divided the three rooms into six rooms with wooden boards. The middle room is the main room. The four words "He Long's Former Residence" on the red background and gold plaque at the head of the door are written by Deng Xiaoping. The front room of the hall used to be a hall for worshiping family gods and weddings and weddings. Now there is a bronze bust of Marshal He Long in military uniform. Behind the main room is the bedroom of He Long's sister and sister. The front left room is a fire pit room for heating in winter.

In the spring of 1916, He Long contacted 20 people and discussed the attack on the Bamaoxi Salt Tax Bureau in the fire pit room. The back half is the bedroom of He Long's parents. The front room on the right side of the main room is the kitchen, and the back is the bedroom of He Long and his brother He Wenzhang. Every bedroom displays wooden beds, quilts, mosquito nets, wooden boxes, desks, armchairs, lamp stands, bamboo baskets for women to make shoes, laundry sticks and other common utensils. The house on the right side of his former residence is a mule and horse house. When He Long was in his teens, he worked as a mule and horse rider in order to make a living. The mules and horses were kept here. The saddles, whips and bamboo hats used by He Long back then are now on display.

In 1919, this ordinary house built by He Long's grandfather was burned down by the reactionary "magic soldiers". It was rebuilt by He Long's father soon after and expanded into a courtyard in 1925. In 1929, it was demolished by the local reactionary group Chen Cexun, leaving only the slot door and a broken wall. During the Cultural Revolution, He Long was framed and knocked down. The remaining walls were demolished and the house foundations were leveled into rice fields. The current He Long's former residence was restored according to its original appearance in 1977 with funding from the provincial and county governments. In 1983, the Hunan Provincial People's Government listed He Long's former residence as a key cultural relic protection unit.

The He Long Memorial Hall is located in Hongjiaguan Village, Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. It is at an angle with He Long's former residence and He Long Bridge. It was completed on March 25, 1996, the 100th anniversary of He Long's birth. The tall and mighty bronze statue of He Long stands in front of the memorial hall. The museum covers an area of ??9,335 square meters and has a construction area of ??2,080 square meters. It is a courtyard-style building that integrates modern building materials, antique craftsmanship and national style.

The memorial hall is surrounded by water on three sides, with Yuquan River, Tianzai River, and Yulin River passing around it. The floor plan resembles a giant kitchen knife, implying that He Long used two kitchen knives to make a revolution. The large gilded characters "He Long Memorial Hall" engraved on the ink marble plaque above the gate were inscribed by General Secretary Jiang Zemin himself. The museum is equipped with a VIP lounge, audio-visual screening room and exhibition showroom. A total of 337 pictures and 138 cultural relics and documents from various periods of He Long's life are on display.

The exhibition *** is divided into "persistent ambition to save the country and the people", "outstanding proletarian strategist", "outstanding founder of New China's sports industry", "important leaders in military and national defense construction" ", "He Long will always live in the hearts of the people" and other five parts comprehensively show He Long's fighting life and glorious life. In addition to being open to tourists, the memorial hall also serves as a base for provincial and municipal youths to carry out revolutionary and traditional education.

The former residence is a bungalow with wooden frames and tiles that is common in western Hunan. At the same time, a new exhibition room of He Long's life and deeds was built in the same courtyard. This is a brick and wood structure house, which displays 185 photos of He Long in different periods. and more than 50 artifacts. There is also a Fengyu Bridge in front of the old residence, which was built in 1916. After He Long became famous, it was renamed "He Long Bridge". The bridge is a wooden structure with a simple shape and rich national characteristics. He Long's former residence is now a provincial cultural relic protection unit.