Revolutionary culture is a major feature of Tucheng culture, and the Red Army's Long March series of culture is a major part of it. There are also historical sites of martyr Yuan Zitong.
(1) Red Army Long March Series Culture
1. The Battle of Sidu Chishui
(1) The Sidu Chishui Memorial Hall was established to collect the cultural relics of the Red Army during the Long March. It displays the first battle fought by Mao Zedong personally commanding the Central Red Army, and clicks on Mao Zedong's "proud strokes" in the art of military command. The museum captures the entire process and historical facts of the fourth crossing of Chishui, using sound, light, and electricity. The means embody the military command art and military thinking of this battle, and highlight the glorious example of defeating more with less in the history of revolutionary wars.
(2) The "Four Crossings of Chishui" ferry, among which Tucheng Ferry is the first of the four crossings of Chishui. In addition to the monument completed in 1980, it also responds to the two points of crossing the river in Tucheng, Caijiatuo and Hun. The mouth of the stream was marked with text explanations and a pontoon bridge was added to show the Red Army's crossing of the river in real life.
2. Battle of Qinggangpo
In the early morning of January 28, 1935, the battle of Qinggangpo started. The purpose of this battle was to contain the enemy and ensure that the Red Army could successfully cross north. In the Yangtze River, due to the underestimation of the strength of the Sichuan Army, firstly, its strength more than doubled than the pre-estimated four regiments; secondly, the strength of the Sichuan Army was too strong, and the Red Army was at a disadvantage. Therefore, after the battle started, both sides suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, the Military Commission held an emergency military meeting at Aihua Store in Tucheng at 3 o'clock in the afternoon to analyze the enemy's situation and decisively made the decision to abandon the original plan to capture Chishui and cross the Yangtze River north between Luzhou and Yibin, and instead send an army from Tucheng. A major strategic decision to cross the Chishui River.
It was precisely because of the failure to defeat the enemy in the battle of Qinggangpo that the four crossings of Chishui came into being. As the inducement for the four crossings of Chishui, it should be rewritten, and the blood paid by the Red Army in the battle is worth mentioning. The price is a good subject for revolutionary history education.
(1) Qinggangpo Battle Site
In addition to the battle sites, already built monuments, and martyrs’ tombs, a new museum should be built, using panoramic paintings and paintings. , ground modeling, physical objects, lighting, sound, etc. vividly display the simulated reality of the battle, allowing the audience to be immersed in the scene, follow the footsteps of the revolutionary martyrs, and carry out revolutionary cultural and educational activities.
(2) Mao Zedong’s command post in Dageng
After the battle of Qinggangpo started, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhang Yunyi, Li Fuchun, Zuo Quan and others came to the mountain pass of Dageng and walked along Walk along the mountain ridge to a hilltop about 1,000 meters away from the first pass (where you can clearly see the terrain of Qinggang Slope) to command the battle. The trenches still exist. The remains of the trenches should be restored and statues of Mao Zedong and other leaders should be built here. , reflecting the situation of commanding the battle at that time, echoing the Qinggangpo battle site.
3. Other Red Army sites and relics
(1) The residences of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai in Tucheng
Mao Zedong was from January 26 to 28, 1935 He lived in a small triple courtyard house owned by the pseudo-mayor behind the Aihua Silk Shop on Tucheng Middle Street. There were left and right wing rooms. Mao Zedong lived in the right wing room after entering the main entrance. At that time, two benches were used to set up a door panel as a bed, and a small amount of straw was used as a bed. Blanket, cover with a thin quilt. Behind the house, there is a small rectangular dam. Next to the dam is a cliff with two caves, which can be used as air raid shelters. There is a ravine on the left side of the house that leads directly to the top of the mountain, which is convenient for concealed evacuation. The old house has been demolished and turned into a hospital. The small courtyard, dams and silk shops should be restored, cliff caves and ravines should be exposed, and the residences of the two leaders should be restored to their original appearance for display.
(2) Red Army Cadre Meeting Site
In a small wooden courtyard of the former Chamber of Commerce in Tucheng Zhongjie, Mao Zedong held two important military meetings here and made Qinggangpo The major decisions of the battle and the crossing of the Chishui River should be restored and displayed in the conference room to introduce the relevant content of the conference.
(3) The former site of the Red Army Headquarters in Shizigou
It is now the Tucheng Middle School building. It was a relatively large wooden house at that time and should be restored and displayed.
(4) The Red Army General Staff Residence
This is a building built in the Qing Dynasty - Huimin Palace. It is well preserved and is both a historical relic and a Red Army cultural relic.
(5) Zhu De’s residence in Tucheng
It is located on Changzheng Street, Tucheng Town. It is a small private house with blue tiles and should be restored and displayed.
(2) Former Residence of Martyr Yuan Zitong
Located at the head of Shuishiba Cemetery, it was originally called "Huali Garden". It is a small blue-tiled building with a bucket style and is now well preserved. .
Yuan Zitong, a native of Tucheng Town, Xishui County, was born in 1914. At the age of eleven, he left home to study with the famous educator Mr. Huang Qisheng in Zunyi, Guiyang, Nanjing and other places, and then embarked on his career. On the revolutionary road, he joined the Communist Youth League and actively engaged in revolutionary activities. He was killed by the Kuomintang in Yuhuatai, Nanjing in September 1930. He was only 16 years old. Residents should be relocated to display the revolutionary activities of martyr Yuan Zitong and carry out patriotic education. Activity. (1) Tucheng has a long history, and its simple style reflects its cultural connotation. In order to better display the history and culture of Tucheng, a museum will be built based on the characteristic ancient buildings of Tucheng to introduce the history of Tucheng from the Neolithic Age. Historical sites from various historical periods since then give the audience an intuitive feel for the historical background of this place.
(2) Salt culture. Among the four famous "salt brands" in Guizhou during the Qing Dynasty, only "Ren'an" in Zunyi still exists, which is the former site of the "salt brand" on Changzheng Street in Tucheng Town. It is located in Chishui The large salt warehouse on the ancient salt road of the river. It is a wooden structure, covering an area of ??840 square meters. It faces south and faces north. It has a splayed door and a fireproof ground in the courtyard. It is surrounded by salt warehouses, divided into four warehouses: A, B, C and D, as well as transaction counters, scales, etc.
(3) Water transport culture, including two parts, the former site of the Shipbuilding Industry Union and the Wangye Temple, the former site of the Shipbuilding Industry Union at the wharf. It was built by Sichuan and Guizhou provinces due to the import of Sichuan salt into Guizhou and should be repaired. , protect and display water transportation culture. Tucheng Ferry Pier is located on the Chishui River next to the Shipbuilding Industry Union. It has been almost abandoned due to the development of land transportation, but it is basically well preserved. There are moon platforms, stone steps and other buildings. It should be restored and supplemented with written descriptions to match the shipbuilding union. It also shows the developed water transportation in Tucheng.
(4) Wine culture: Chishui River is the mother river that gave birth to Tucheng culture. It is also a river of fine wine. Several wine workshops have been preserved here, called "Zhaofang". The "Chunyangang" wine workshop, which was founded in the Qing Dynasty and became famous before the founding of the People's Republic of China, is well preserved. The big characters "Chunyangang" on the wall are still clearly visible. They can be slightly repaired and displayed in their original state. The wine-making process can be demonstrated on-site and the wine culture can be displayed, echoing the national wine culture upstream. In addition to the above-mentioned culture, when walking on Tucheng Street, what attracts you are the stone streets under your feet that have been worn for many years, the pavements facing the streets on the left and right, and the old trees beside the ditches beside the houses. Behind the shops, there are also small courtyards hidden. In the courtyards there are four-corner or octagonal patios, stilted buildings along the river, rich and exquisitely carved window grilles, simple furniture, and traditional dragon lanterns, lanterns, and lions. Lanterns, Yangko and the annual dragon boat race, you can experience the local customs and culture around every Tucheng person.
In order to vigorously create high-quality products and enhance the Tucheng, the town government invested a lot of money and entrusted Chongqing University to implement the preparation of Tucheng's "Master Plan", "Ancient Town Protection Plan", "Ecological Construction Development Plan", "Tourism Development Plan" and other four plans invested 180,000 yuan, 70,000 yuan for terrain surveying and construction, 220,000 yuan for road hardening, 120,000 yuan for beautiful projects, 120,000 yuan for sewage ditch management and renovation, 50,000 yuan for the construction of garbage transfer stations, and 50,000 yuan for the purchase of garbage. 40,000 yuan for the transport truck, 24,000 yuan for adding 20 garbage bins, 200,000 yuan for the maintenance of the Sidu Chishui Memorial Hall, 400,000 yuan for the maintenance and protection of ancient buildings, 200,000 yuan for the construction of the Qinggangpo Martyrs Cemetery, and a total investment of 1.63 million. Yuan.
Tucheng is rich in cultural content and has a profound revolutionary historical and cultural heritage. In order to protect the existing historical features, Chongqing University was entrusted to compile four plans. The plan fully considered the protection and creation of Tucheng’s style and cultural atmosphere. , among which cultural construction is a systematic project, focusing on key contents, such as the Fourth Crossing of Chishui and the Battle of Qinggangpo, etc. to create all cultures, create high-quality products, establish brands, and build a national-level historical and cultural town at a national level , and strive to be included in the list of national-level revolutionary historical and cultural towns as soon as possible.