Brief introduction of Meihua Mountain

Located in Meihua Mountain, Beibei, at the exit of Beibei of Chongqing-Wuhan Expressway. It is the tomb of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's national hero General Zhang Zizhong. 1940 may 16, after the heroic sacrifice of General Zhang in the anti-Japanese front, his loyal remains arrived in Beibei, covering an area of 3,267 square meters at the foot of Yutai Mountain. The tomb is built on the mountain, facing north, with stone edges and blue stone arches, forming a fully enclosed semi-circular arc. The tomb is 2.64 meters high and 2 1 meter in circumference. Feng Yuxiang personally inscribed the tombstone of General Zhang's Martyr's Tomb and stood in front of it. Chiang Kai-shek inscribed the words "heroic", and the monument was erected beside the Qingbei Highway in front of the tomb, which was destroyed after liberation. At the same time, Feng Yuxiang used the martyrdom of Meihualing and Shi Kefa in Yangzhou to bury the tomb in the ridge, renamed it Meihuashan in Yutai Mountain, and inscribed it on the stone fence in front of the tomb. After liberation, the people's government carried out maintenance and expansion of General Zhang's cemetery for many times. Mr. Zhang expanded 4.25 mu of land twice, and built the Zhang Zizhong Martyrs' Deeds Exhibition Hall and General Zhang Zizhong Memorial Hall. A large number of objects and pictures are displayed in the museum, which comprehensively and systematically introduces the heroic deeds of General Zhang Zizhong. Zhang Zizhong, a native of Linqing, Shandong Province, was born in 189 1. Joined the league in youth, 19 14 years, and became a precept. In Feng Yuxiang's Ministry, he was promoted from a soldier to a teacher. After the September 18th Incident, the Northwest Army was reorganized into the 29th Army, and Zhang was appointed as the commander of the 38th Division. 1933, the Japanese army advanced on the Great Wall, and the 29th Army confronted xifengkou. Zhang Zizhong served as the commander-in-chief of the front line and personally led the troops to attack the invading enemy. The broadsword was cut on the enemy's head. In a bloody battle in xifengkou, two United armies were wiped out, killing more than 4,000 people, which shocked China and foreign countries. Immediately, he served as the chairman of Chahar Province and the mayor of Tianjin. When the Anti-Japanese War broke out on July 7th, he was ordered to act as the chairman of Jicha Political Preparatory Committee, the director of Peiping appeasement Office and the mayor of Beiping. He endured humiliation and dealt with Japan. At the beginning of August, he fled Beiping in disguise and arrived in Nanjing. In June+February, 65438, he returned to the army to follow the commander of the 59 th Army. The first world war was fought in Feishui, then in Linyi, then in Xuzhou and then in Zaozhuang. They fought bravely against the Japanese invaders and made great achievements. 1938 10 was promoted to commander-in-chief of the 33rd Army and commander-in-chief of the right-wing corps in the 5th Theater, and was awarded the rank of general. He was ordered to defend the northwest of Hubei, smashed the powerful attacks of the enemy many times in a row, and remained at loggerheads with the enemy for many years. 1940 In May, the Japanese army concentrated more than 65,438+10,000 troops. With the cooperation of a large number of tanks and planes, the soldiers were divided into three ways and then attacked Zaoyang. General Zhang was ordered to intercept the enemy. Before the war, he personally wrote to the generals of the group army: the country has reached such a state that there is no other way but for us to die for it. I also believe that as long as we make up our minds, our country, our 5,000-year-old nation, will never die at the hands of Mishima pirates. Determined to die for the country and the nation, the sea will not dry up, the stone will not rot and will never change. I want to encourage my brothers. On the evening of May 6th, General Zhang Zizhong led the only two regiments around him, the spy battalion and the 74th Division, to cross the Xianghe River to intercept the enemy. Fight the enemy for nine days and nights in Shili Changshan Mountain. /kloc-On the afternoon of May, 0/6, he was shot seven times in the pumpkin shop and died heroically. He was the first top general to die on the front line of the Asian battlefield in World War II. General Zhang was martyred and the whole country mourned. All walks of life in Yan 'an held a memorial service. Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Zhu De are equally devoted to serving the country, serving the country and upholding justice.

After General Zhang's coffin arrived in Beibei, there was an endless stream of mourners. Chiang Kai-shek and Feng Yuxiang personally helped the coffin to be buried.

Since General Zhang was buried in Meihua Mountain, people from all walks of life have paid homage to the anniversary of General Zhang's death on May 16 every year. The General Cemetery is listed as a provincial cultural relic unit in Sichuan Province, and the State Council is named the National Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery.