Peng Dehuai Residence
Peng Dehuai's Former Residence(simplified Chinese: 彭德怀故居; traditional Chinese: 彭德懷故居; pinyin: Péng Déhuaí Gùjū) was built in 1925. It is located in Wushi Village, Wushi Town, Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China (湘潭县乌石镇乌石村).[1] It has an area of about 2,490 square meters and a building area of about 350 square meters. It encompasses buildings such as the old houses (故居老屋), the Peng Dehuai Memorial Hall (彭德怀纪念馆), the statue of Deng Dehlia (彭德怀铜像), the Ancestral Temple (易华祠), and the Graves of Martyrs (烈士墓).
History
In 1925, Peng Dehuai built a house and named it "Sanhua Hall"(三华堂).
In the early Republic of China (民国初期), it was destroyed by local officials.
In 1958 and 1961, Deng Dehlia returned to live there.[2]
In 1982,Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) wrote "Deng Dehlia's Former Residence" on the horizontal tablet.[2]
In 1983, it was listed as a provincial culture and relics site (省级文物保护单位.) On August 1, it was opened to the public.
In 1998, the Peng Dehuai Memorial Hall was opened to the public.
On 25 June 2001, it was listed as one China's most important cultural sites (全国重点文物保护单位) by the State Council of China (中国国务院) and a National Patriotic Education Base (全国爱国主义教育基地) by the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China (中宣部).
References
- ↑ 湖南省长瞻仰彭德怀故居 向彭德怀铜像敬献花篮 (in Chinese). Hunan Dairy. Retrieved 2013.
- 1 2 湘潭市彭德怀故居和纪念馆 (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. Retrieved 2011.
Coordinates: 27°51′N 112°54′E / 27.850°N 112.900°E