Inherit and draw strength from red culture

As an advanced culture created by the people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the red culture is integrated with the community with a shared future for mankind in the grand framework of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The red culture contains the concept of overall cooperation and mutual assistance, and the spirit of striving for victory despite difficulties; it underpins the efforts of building a community with a shared future for mankind, and encourages countries to actively participate in addressing international problems.

Red tourism sites bear rich historical and cultural connotations, and involve profound cultural heritage. The year 2021 marks the 100th founding anniversary of the CPC. At this special historic juncture, let's go to visit Guiyang's red attractions to feel the charm of the city's red culture and draw strength from it.

Revolutionary History Museum of Xifeng Concentration Camp

Revolutionary History Museum of Xifeng Concentration Camp

During the Anti-Japanese War, Xifeng Concentration Camp was the largest and highest-ranking secret prison set up in the country by the Kuomintang with the strictest management. From November 1938 to July 1946, more than 1220 communists and progressives were imprisoned in the camp. In May 1997, the museum was officially opened to the public. Today, it has become a national patriotic education base and a national 4A classic scenic spot where collections are preserved, historical documents studied and artifacts showcased.

Monument to Revolutionary Martyrs for Liberation of Guizhou

Monument to Revolutionary Martyrs for Liberation of Guizhou

Located by the Qianling Lake in Qianling Mountain Park at Yunyan District, the monument began to be built in the autumn of 1954 and was completed in 1956. Covering an area of 2,000 square meters, the square in front of the monument is 64 meters wide and 34 meters long, which can accommodate more than 10,000 people. This monument shows the great respect of the people of Guizhou Province for the martyrs sacrificing their lives for the liberation of Guizhou Province. It is an important place for Guizhou people to carry out revolutionary commemorative activities, conduct patriotic education and cherish the memory of the martyrs, and one of the major scenic spots of Qianling Mountain Park.

The Former Site of CPC Guizhou Provincial Working Committee

The Former Site of CPC Guizhou Provincial Working Committee

Located at No. 1 Wenbi Street, Guiyang City, the former site of the CPC Guizhou Provincial Working Committee was built in the 18th century as a residence where the Gaos had lived since the Qianlong reign (1736-1796) of the Qing Dynasty. In January 1935, the Red Army approved the establishment of the Guizhou Provincial Work Committee of the CPC during the Long March at Zunyi. In order to cover the communists underground and progressives, Gao Yanzhi (a communist), a descendant of the Gao family, provided Gao Garden as a place for the communists underground and revolutionary people to live, work and meet in secret. The place thus became the secret spot for the committee to assemble and work.

Covering an area of 1,250 square meters, the site has an exhibition hall of 970 square meters, with the local Party history on permanent exhibition.

Guiyang Tuyunguan Memorial Park

Guiyang Tuyunguan Memorial Park

The memorial park covers an area of about 3 hectares and has a total floor space of about 3,000 square meters. Next to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, the memorial park accommodates the site of the Medical Relief Corps, the residence of Robert Kho-Seng Lim, the head of the Corps, the Monument of the International Medical Team to China, the Tomb of Barbara Courner, the newly constructed memorial hall of the Medical Relief Corps, the epic wall, the memorial garden, the monument to workers who died on-duty, simulation scenarios, the Red Cross sculpture, the square and service facilities.

The memorial building consists of five exhibition halls on two floors, of which the first floor covers an area of about 1,045 square meters and the second 665 square meters. In the exhibition halls are displayed objects, pictures and materials related to the Medical Relief Corps of the Red Cross Society of China in the war, with sound, light and electricity augmenting the exhibition.