Surrounded by pines and cypresses, surrounded by clear water and green mountains, the solemn and quaint Yuhuatai Martyrs' Memorial Hall is hidden in it. Walking into the memorial hall, the huge metal character "The Power of Faith" stands out above the theme wall, which is the prologue hall of the "Exhibition of the Heroic Life and Deeds of Yuhua". On both sides of the prologue hall, 12 white monuments are engraved with 1519 known revolutionary martyrs, while the latter two are monuments to the unknown martyrs, in this way to express the admiration and remembrance of the unknown heroes.
Here, the shock accompanies the footsteps of each visitor. In January this year, after nearly a year of renovation, the new exhibition of the Yuhuatai Martyrs Memorial Hall was reopened to the public with the theme of "The Power of Faith". The new exhibition is divided into four parts, such as "Glorious Northern Expedition Revolutionary Pioneer" and "Turning the Tide of the Tide", and the first edition shows the lives of 179 heroic martyrs of Yuhua, based on historical truth, supplemented by artistic expressions, presenting a large theme in a small space, and interpreting the spirit of martyrs who are not afraid of sacrificing and moving forward to the fullest.
Guo Qi, chief of the propaganda section of the Yuhuatai Martyrs Memorial Hall, said: "The main leader of our party, Deng Zhongxia, was imprisoned in such a cell when he was arrested, and such a scene setting allowed the audience to intuitively feel the hardships in prison at that time, including when he was physically and mentally tortured, he did not yield, and also highlighted the strong will of communists like Deng Zhongxia and their lofty ideals and beliefs." ”
Inside the exhibition hall, rusty red steel plate walls can be seen everywhere, symbolizing The heroic will of Yuhua, the red dream and the arduous revolutionary road of the Chinese Communists. The pictures, relics, discourses, stories, etc. of some individual martyrs or groups have adopted a combination design, set up in the same area or the same exhibition cabinet, named "Spirit Box", and three-dimensionally present the image of heroes and heroic spirits. Behind each spiritual box, there is a thrilling revolutionary process, such as the "Forever Warrior" copper heart honed by martyr Guo Ganglin in prison, and the bamboo sewing needle made by martyr He Baozhen.
Guo Qi, head of the propaganda section of the Yuhuatai Martyrs' Memorial Hall, said: "He Baozhen is the wife of my leader Comrade Liu Shaoqi, and when she was arrested, the conditions in prison were very difficult, and she found that the clothes on her inmates' bodies were torn when they were tortured, that is, the clothes could not cover their bodies, so she grinded such bamboo needles in the prison cell to sew and mend clothes for the friends. She was only 32 years old when she died in February 1934/at Yuhuatai. ”
Long night of stars, brilliant world. The 50 light boxes on the wall display the photographs and deeds of 50 martyrs, and if the audience stands here and looks up, they can see the voices and smiles of the martyrs appearing in the "sky full of stars", and the light of faith emitted by each of them shines in the long night, illuminating the revolutionary road.
Xie Wenjin: He took office in August 1926, was arrested on April 10, 1927, and died a few days later
Sun Jinchuan: Took office in March 1928, arrested in July 1928, and died in October 1928
Huang Ruisheng: Took office in April 1924, arrested in May 1929, and died in September 1930
Li Jiping: He took office on July 15, 1930, was arrested on July 29, 1930, and died in August 1930
Li Yunsheng: He took office in November 1931, was arrested in April 1932, and died in June 1932
Gu Heng: He took office in early 1934, was arrested in August 1934, and died in December 1934
Behind the shocking figures are the eight major damages suffered by the NANJING party organization between 1927 and 1934, 8 difficult reconstructions in the White Terror Center, and the succession of 6 party organization leaders.
Guo Qi, chief of the propaganda section of the Yuhuatai Martyrs' Memorial Hall, said: "Like these six martyrs, they were all in danger, and they knew that there were many difficulties and their lives were in danger, but they did not hesitate in the slightest, and they did an excellent job in rebuilding the work of the party group. Like li jiping seen here, he took office on July 15, 1930, as the head of the (CCP) Nanjing party organization, was arrested just two weeks and 14 days later, and died in August 1930, from appointment to arrest to sacrifice, less than a month. ”
In the exhibition hall, a number of interactive experience areas and stops have also been set up. "Dream of the Future", with black and white images as the main tone, interweaves and overlaps the characters and words of the martyrs of Yun Daiying, allowing the audience to "dialogue" with the martyrs. These elaborate "stop points" allow the audience to stop involuntarily to understand the most touching aspects of the martyrs' deeds.
Visitor: "We came from Beijing, patriotic education from a young age, from the little by little story, let the children have this feeling." ”
Xiang Yuanhua, director of the Yuhuatai Martyrs Memorial Hall, said: "We have distilled all our themes into the power of faith, which is very capable of summarizing a thing that is the core of the Yuhuatai martyrs, and in the exhibition this time we also highlight the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's heroic martyrs for Yuhuatai, that is, the spirit of the two highs and one great, showing the martyrs' lofty ideals and beliefs, noble ideals and sentiments, and the fearless spirit of sacrificing for the people." ”
In the face of the harshest choices in life, every revolutionary martyr who sacrificed himself in Yuhuatai has handed over a convincing answer sheet, Qingshan has the honor of burying loyal bones, Yuhua's heroic soul will finally rest in peace, and the strength of their faith will also become a spiritual landmark in our hearts.