【Treasure】Report on the Lark Temple riots
Inner Mongolia Museum
This gunshot occurred at the Lark Temple on the night of February 21, 1936, which was the "Lark Temple Riot" that shocked China and foreign countries at that time.
After the incident broke out, the Kuomintang Central Daily published the news in a prominent position: "Yun Jixian, section chief of the Mongolian Political Association, waited for the crowd to break away from the Lark Temple. Now, a copy of the newspaper reporting the news is on display in the exhibition hall of the Inner Mongolia Museum.
A copy of the Central Daily's report on the Bailing Temple riots, displayed in the exhibition hall of the Inner Mongolia Museum. Xinhua Network Photo by Xu Hongmei
The Bailing Temple was an important transportation town in Inner Mongolia at that time, a road connecting Outer Mongolia, and a road connecting the east and west of Inner Mongolia, which was a place where soldiers and families had to fight.
In order to achieve its aggressive goal, Japan supported the Sunit Right Banner Prince Demu Chuk Donglupu (abbreviated as "Dewang") who occupied the Lark Temple. At the end of 1935, the German king colluded with the Japanese. On February 12, 1936, manipulated by the Japanese invaders, a pseudo-"Mongol Army General Command" with the German king as the commander was established in the German king's palace, and publicly surrendered to the Japanese invaders.
Under the severe situation, on February 21, 1936, the progressive officers and soldiers of the "Mongolian Political Council" security team launched the Lark Temple Riot to oppose the Dewang's surrender to Japan.
As planned, the riots began at 23:30 on the 22nd. On the 21st, it was found that the enemy's dynamics were abnormal, and in order to prevent accidents, the riot was carried out 24 hours in advance.
At 23:30 on February 21, 1936, under the leadership of Yun Jixian, chief of the Security Department of the Mongolian Political Council, and instructors Yunwei and Zhu Shifu, the armed forces acted simultaneously in six ways, attacking the inspection office, seizing the armory, opening the detention center, destroying the radio station, and attacking and occupying the cadre training class.
The Bailing Temple Riot was an armed anti-Japanese operation carried out by more than a thousand officers and men of the Mongolian Political Council's security corps under the long-term influence and instigation of the CPC Simon Working Committee and Ulanf, which issued an uprising and telegram, announced its independence from the Mongolian Political Council controlled by the German King, and advocated an anti-Japanese patriotic stance. The Lark Temple riot was like a sudden wind and thunder on the grassland, which surprised the enemy. The Bailing Temple Riot struck a blow at The Manchu-Mongolian policy pursued by Japan, postponed the Japanese army's plan to invade Inner Mongolia, demonstrated the determination of the Mongolian people to oppose the aggression of Japanese imperialism and strive for victory, and wrote a brilliant page in the history of the Chinese people's War of Resistance Against Japan.
[Producer] Wang Yutian
【Producer】Li Guodong Hao Fangfang
【Historical Guidance】Yun Xiaoqing
【Planner】Li Guodong Xu Hongmei
[Choreographer] Xu Hongmei
【Shooting】Hu is very su li
【Editing】Fan Xingyu
[Commentary] Liu Hongxuan
【Explanation】Cao Xinli
[Coordinator] Chen Lin
【Page Design】Li Xin, Wang Siting, Xin Weilu
【Supporting unit】Inner Mongolia Museum Baotou Radio and Television Station
【Produced】XinhuaNet Inner Mongolia Channel