Friends who have been to Xi'an know that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is one of the most famous modern history memorial buildings in Xi'an, and General Zhang Xueliang and General Yang Hucheng captured Chiang Kai-shek, the boss of the Kuomintang reactionaries, near the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion." But what is less known is that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is actually a horse ass building specially built for Chiang Kai-shek by Hu Zongnan to "defend Yan'an."
Friends who have been to Xi'an know that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is one of the most famous modern history memorial buildings in Xi'an, and General Zhang Xueliang and General Yang Hucheng captured Chiang Kai-shek, the boss of the Kuomintang reactionaries, near the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion." But what is less known is that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is actually a horse ass building specially built for Chiang Kai-shek by Hu Zongnan to "defend Yan'an."
On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng detained Chiang Kai-shek in order to force Himkai to change the phrase "integration outside must first be inside", known in history as the "Xi'an Incident". In the end, under the mediation and efforts of the CPC, the "Xi'an Incident" was resolved peacefully, laying the foundation for the second cooperation between the KMT and the CPC. However, Chiang Kai-shek regarded the "Xi'an Incident" as a great shame, and later retaliated against Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng in a very cruel way.
Friends who have been to Xi'an know that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is one of the most famous modern history memorial buildings in Xi'an, and General Zhang Xueliang and General Yang Hucheng captured Chiang Kai-shek, the boss of the Kuomintang reactionaries, near the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion." But what is less known is that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is actually a horse ass building specially built for Chiang Kai-shek by Hu Zongnan to "defend Yan'an."
On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng detained Chiang Kai-shek in order to force Himkai to change the phrase "integration outside must first be inside", known in history as the "Xi'an Incident". In the end, under the mediation and efforts of the CPC, the "Xi'an Incident" was resolved peacefully, laying the foundation for the second cooperation between the KMT and the CPC. However, Chiang Kai-shek regarded the "Xi'an Incident" as a great shame, and later retaliated against Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng in a very cruel way.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the chiefs of various localities in the Kuomintang region set off a wave of "erecting monuments and singing praises for merit" for Chiang Kai-shek, and all places related to Chiang Kai-shek built buildings or monuments to commemorate Chiang Kai-shek, and Hu Zongnan, who was in Xi'an at that time, was no exception. But the problem is that all the places in Xi'an that are related to Chiang Kai-shek are related to the "Xi'an Incident," and it is impossible to avoid the "Xi'an Incident."
Friends who have been to Xi'an know that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is one of the most famous modern history memorial buildings in Xi'an, and General Zhang Xueliang and General Yang Hucheng captured Chiang Kai-shek, the boss of the Kuomintang reactionaries, near the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion." But what is less known is that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is actually a horse ass building specially built for Chiang Kai-shek by Hu Zongnan to "defend Yan'an."
On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng detained Chiang Kai-shek in order to force Himkai to change the phrase "integration outside must first be inside", known in history as the "Xi'an Incident". In the end, under the mediation and efforts of the CPC, the "Xi'an Incident" was resolved peacefully, laying the foundation for the second cooperation between the KMT and the CPC. However, Chiang Kai-shek regarded the "Xi'an Incident" as a great shame, and later retaliated against Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng in a very cruel way.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the chiefs of various localities in the Kuomintang region set off a wave of "erecting monuments and singing praises for merit" for Chiang Kai-shek, and all places related to Chiang Kai-shek built buildings or monuments to commemorate Chiang Kai-shek, and Hu Zongnan, who was in Xi'an at that time, was no exception. But the problem is that all the places in Xi'an that are related to Chiang Kai-shek are related to the "Xi'an Incident," and it is impossible to avoid the "Xi'an Incident."
Therefore, Hu Zongnan built a memorial stone pavilion near Chiang Kai-shek's hiding place, named "Zhengqi Pavilion" (also known as "National Rejuvenation Pavilion" and "Mengnan Pavilion"), and Song Ziwen, Kong Xiangxi, Dai Jitao, and other Kuomintang reactionary war criminals also carved and engraved hymns next to the "Zhengqi Pavilion" and forcibly equated the "Xi'an Incident" with Chen Jiongming's rebellion, hoping to cover up and distort the historical truth and whitewash Chiang Kai-shek.
Friends who have been to Xi'an know that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is one of the most famous modern history memorial buildings in Xi'an, and General Zhang Xueliang and General Yang Hucheng captured Chiang Kai-shek, the boss of the Kuomintang reactionaries, near the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion." But what is less known is that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is actually a horse ass building specially built for Chiang Kai-shek by Hu Zongnan to "defend Yan'an."
On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng detained Chiang Kai-shek in order to force Himkai to change the phrase "integration outside must first be inside", known in history as the "Xi'an Incident". In the end, under the mediation and efforts of the CPC, the "Xi'an Incident" was resolved peacefully, laying the foundation for the second cooperation between the KMT and the CPC. However, Chiang Kai-shek regarded the "Xi'an Incident" as a great shame, and later retaliated against Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng in a very cruel way.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the chiefs of various localities in the Kuomintang region set off a wave of "erecting monuments and singing praises for merit" for Chiang Kai-shek, and all places related to Chiang Kai-shek built buildings or monuments to commemorate Chiang Kai-shek, and Hu Zongnan, who was in Xi'an at that time, was no exception. But the problem is that all the places in Xi'an that are related to Chiang Kai-shek are related to the "Xi'an Incident," and it is impossible to avoid the "Xi'an Incident."
Therefore, Hu Zongnan built a memorial stone pavilion near Chiang Kai-shek's hiding place, named "Zhengqi Pavilion" (also known as "National Rejuvenation Pavilion" and "Mengnan Pavilion"), and Song Ziwen, Kong Xiangxi, Dai Jitao, and other Kuomintang reactionary war criminals also carved and engraved hymns next to the "Zhengqi Pavilion" and forcibly equated the "Xi'an Incident" with Chen Jiongming's rebellion, hoping to cover up and distort the historical truth and whitewash Chiang Kai-shek.
However, history is written by the people, and after the completion of the "Zhengqi Pavilion", it was despised by the local people in Xi'an. In 1949, when the news of the murder of General Yang Hucheng reached Xi'an, an angry crowd smashed the plaque of the "Zhengqi Pavilion", defaced the engraved hymn and erected a sign called "Jiang Thief Captured". After the liberation of Xi'an, the relevant departments repaired the "Zhengqi Pavilion" and officially renamed it "Catching Jiang Pavilion".
Friends who have been to Xi'an know that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is one of the most famous modern history memorial buildings in Xi'an, and General Zhang Xueliang and General Yang Hucheng captured Chiang Kai-shek, the boss of the Kuomintang reactionaries, near the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion." But what is less known is that the "Bingzhi (Catching Chiang) Pavilion" is actually a horse ass building specially built for Chiang Kai-shek by Hu Zongnan to "defend Yan'an."
On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng detained Chiang Kai-shek in order to force Himkai to change the phrase "integration outside must first be inside", known in history as the "Xi'an Incident". In the end, under the mediation and efforts of the CPC, the "Xi'an Incident" was resolved peacefully, laying the foundation for the second cooperation between the KMT and the CPC. However, Chiang Kai-shek regarded the "Xi'an Incident" as a great shame, and later retaliated against Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng in a very cruel way.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the chiefs of various localities in the Kuomintang region set off a wave of "erecting monuments and singing praises for merit" for Chiang Kai-shek, and all places related to Chiang Kai-shek built buildings or monuments to commemorate Chiang Kai-shek, and Hu Zongnan, who was in Xi'an at that time, was no exception. But the problem is that all the places in Xi'an that are related to Chiang Kai-shek are related to the "Xi'an Incident," and it is impossible to avoid the "Xi'an Incident."
Therefore, Hu Zongnan built a memorial stone pavilion near Chiang Kai-shek's hiding place, named "Zhengqi Pavilion" (also known as "National Rejuvenation Pavilion" and "Mengnan Pavilion"), and Song Ziwen, Kong Xiangxi, Dai Jitao, and other Kuomintang reactionary war criminals also carved and engraved hymns next to the "Zhengqi Pavilion" and forcibly equated the "Xi'an Incident" with Chen Jiongming's rebellion, hoping to cover up and distort the historical truth and whitewash Chiang Kai-shek.
However, history is written by the people, and after the completion of the "Zhengqi Pavilion", it was despised by the local people in Xi'an. In 1949, when the news of the murder of General Yang Hucheng reached Xi'an, an angry crowd smashed the plaque of the "Zhengqi Pavilion", defaced the engraved hymn and erected a sign called "Jiang Thief Captured". After the liberation of Xi'an, the relevant departments repaired the "Zhengqi Pavilion" and officially renamed it "Catching Jiang Pavilion".
In 1986, in view of the relaxation of cross-strait relations, the party and the government renamed the more revolutionary "Catching Chiang Kiei" to the more neutral "Bingzhi Pavilion" and continues to this day. However, many old citizens of Xi'an are still accustomed to referring to the "Bingzhi Pavilion" as "Catching Jiang Pavilion".