The Xifeng concentration camp was the highest grade, largest scale and the strictest secret prison set up by the Kuomintang to imprison the communists and patriots. From 1938 to 1946, it imprisoned more than 1,200 communists, patriotic generals and other famous democratic figures such as Yang Hucheng, Ma Yinchu, Huang Xiansheng, Luo Shiwen, Che Yaoxian, Zhang Luping and Xu Xiaoxuan. More than 600 people were killed or tortured to death and more than 400 went missing.
The site of the concentration camp covers an area of 57,124.4 square meters and is now a key cultural relics protection unit in the country. Xifeng concentration camp revolutionary history memorial hall is a national demonstration base of patriotic education, a national clean government education base, a national defense education demonstration base, a national 4A-level scenic spot, and one of the first batch of red tourism classic scenic spots in the country. So far, the memorial hall has received more than 9 million domestic and foreign visitors.
The memorial hall has two storeys, including a lobby, four exhibition halls and a memorial hall. It exhibits more than 350 precious pictures and over 160 historical relics (including partial copies), using scientific and technological equipment, such as sound, light and electricity, to enhance the appeal of the exhibits.
Today, the memorial hall has become a national base of patriotic education and a national 4A class classical scenic spot, integrating the collection and preservation of historical materials, the research and development of historical materials, exhibitions of cultural relics, the education and training of cadres, and red tourism.
Address: Maodong village of Yongjing town, Xifeng county
Ticket: Free
Guided tour fee: 60 yuan/time
Opening hours: 08:30—16:30 Open all year round
Tel: 0851-87700529