There are many relics of the Red Revolution in Taizhou, which are red education bases suitable for children to visit and recall the red history. Taizhou is a place of heroes, so what are the red tourist attractions in Taizhou? See below for details.
1. The Birthplace Memorial Hall of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy
The Birthplace Memorial Hall of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy is a modern history exhibition hall. Its main building looks like a battleship about to set sail. The entire exhibition is divided into six parts: the prologue hall, the vicissitudes of modern times, the founding of the White Horse Army, the magnificent sea, development and growth, and the deep love between fish and water. Through the exhibition arrangement, the emotions of museum visitors have been constantly fluctuating, from the humiliation and depression of China's modern coastal defense, to the excitement and excitement of the birth of the People's Navy, to the growing joy and pride of the People's Navy after going through the baptism of war.
2. Huangqiao Battle Memorial Hall
The New Fourth Army Huangqiao Battle Memorial Hall was built to commemorate the Battle of Huangqiao, one of the most famous battles since the reorganization of the New Fourth Army in 1940. Chen Yi, Su Yu, Chen Pixian and other New Fourth Army leaders worked and stayed here. The memorial hall was built on the old site and is now divided into four revolutionary sites: the new hall, the former site of the Tongru Jingtai Provisional Administrative Committee, the former site of the Huangqiao Campaign Support Committee, the former site of the New Fourth Army's Northern Jiangsu Headquarters, the former site of the New Fourth Army's Third Column Headquarters, and Suyu. There are two memorial facilities including the burial place for some ashes and the Memorial Tower for the Revolutionary Martyrs of the New Fourth Army Huangqiao Battle. In order to tell history, carry forward the revolutionary spirit and commemorate the martyrs.
3. Yang Gensi Martyr Cemetery
The Yang Gensi Martyr Cemetery is to commemorate the battle hero Yang Gensi who died in the battle of Xiaogaoling South, Hatuanyu, Jangjin County, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea. The entire building of the cemetery is a classical large-roofed structure. There are monuments in the park, including a memorial hall, a condolence hall and an exhibition hall, a giant sculpture, a memorial square and a monument. There are various books, pictures and relics promoting the deeds of the martyrs in the exhibition hall. In the front of the exhibition room hangs a horizontal plaque "Yang Gensi Martyr Memorial Hall" inscribed by General Zhang Aiping, which introduces Yang Gensi's growth process, the martyr's life story, the martyr's relics and the award flag presented by North Korea.
4. Memorial Park for the First Sailor Crossing the River on the East Line
The Memorial Park for the First Sailor Crossing the East Line is located on the south side of the high-grade highway along the river. In addition to shrubs and flowing water, the most attractive thing about the park is the sculptures in the square, each of which is lifelike. They were personally designed by sculpture artist Xie Yuan, and truly restored the moving historical scenes of the Battle of Crossing the River in the form of group sculptures and group sculptures.
The memorial hall includes the preface hall, the Great Trench of the Yangtze River, the historical choice of Jingjiang, the story of the front line, everything for the front line, everything for victory, city business cards, etc. Systematic display through text, old photos, and old objects to restore historical events.
5. Navy Ship Cultural Park
Taizhou is "the birthplace of the navy and the mother city of sailors." Since 2011, the People's Navy has donated three decommissioned warships and one submarine to Taizhou Gaogang. In order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, at the beginning of 2021, the Pharmaceutical High-tech Zone (Gaogang District) relied on the "three ships and one boat" to build the Taizhou Naval Ship Cultural Park.
At present, a naval culture display platform and a naval theme education base integrating science education, military education, and party history learning and education have been built, attracting many tourists to experience the charm of ships and the growing strength of the People's Navy up close.
6. Plum Garden
Plum Garden is named after Mei Lanfang. Plum Garden was built in 2007. Surrounded by water on three sides, with green trees and elegant scenery. It not only has the beauty of Jiangnan gardens, but also retains the characteristics of Taizhou's ancient architecture. Walking into the Plum Garden, traces of famous dramas can be seen everywhere. Looking up, the beams are carved with famous plum opera patterns such as "Farewell My Concubine" and "Drunken Concubine", which are lifelike. The statue in the lake lowers its head, looks cheerful, and stands clearly. Indoors, the Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall displays a huge number
Qixiang’s “Eight Big Bowls” is a special farmhouse banquet in this “most beautiful village in China”. In the villages and alleys of Qixiang, there is a rich flavor of "Eight Bowls" all year round.
These "eight bowls" are eight authentic Taixing Qixiang dishes: stewed chicken soup, three bowls of braised pork, Juhuaxiang braised silver carp, tripe lung soup, soybean braised pork hands, Qixiang old goose, homemade Braised tofu, farm scones. Only after eating "Eight Big Bowls" can you truly appreciate the Taixing flavor on your tongue.
7. Qixiang Village
Wangou is known as the "Yan'an" of Jingjiang, where the strong revolutionary spirit and rich historical and cultural connotations blend and collide. The core area is about 60 acres, with "one center and five areas": with the existing Jingjiang old county government site as the core, there are revolutionary martyrs memorial area, revolutionary site area, national defense education area, comprehensive service area, and rural sightseeing area.
The systematic Wandu Red Cultural Tourism Base is also a better way to rest the souls of revolutionary martyrs, inherit the red gene, and benefit the old revolutionary areas. In addition to leaving an immortal resting place for heroes and martyrs, it has also become a traditional patriotic education base and a beautiful rural tourism base in Jingjiang and even central Jiangsu.