The liberation of Shijiazhuang has accumulated combat tactical experience for our army to seize the city militarily. The more important significance is to clear the enemy-occupied city strongholds in the eastern plain of Taihang Mountain and set up a security barrier for Taihang Mountain. 1948, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China moved to Xibaipo. The decisive victory of the three major battles and the convening of the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee laid the political and military foundation for the liberation of China. "New China comes from here" is the first battle to liberate Shijiazhuang, which is of great significance. We should build a theme monument commensurate with this major theme and achieve perfect unity in content and form. The liberation of Shijiazhuang is an important part of the whole war of liberation, and the glory belongs to Shijiazhuang and the people of the whole country. Let us solemnly commemorate and eulogize the liberation of Shijiazhuang! Zhao shouquan
(Reporter Zhao Lei) Zhao Weixin, an 85-year-old man, traveled thousands of miles from Wuhan to Shijiazhuang just to realize his wish for more than 50 years, to see this haunted city and pay tribute to the Liberation Monument here. Yesterday, when Zhao Weixin finally got his wish, he came to Shijiazhuang Liberation Memorial Hall and looked at an old photo of Zhang Zhengui hanging on the wall. He was so excited that he could hardly speak. 14: 30, it was raining in Mao Mao in Shijiazhuang. The first stop of the large-scale interview group "Always be loyal to the Party and always follow it-welcome the 18th National Congress and visit the revolutionary holy land" approached the Liberation Monument, where they met Lao Zhaoman's prestige. 1947 1 12/October 6-12, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Field Army of the China People's Liberation Army fought fiercely for six days and nights, liberating Shijiazhuang, connecting the two liberated areas of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan. Shijiazhuang became the first large and medium-sized city in China captured by our army.
"I was in Shijiazhuang when the gunshots rang. At two o'clock in the afternoon on the last day, the gunfire faded away. I went out to see that the war was over and Shijiazhuang was liberated. " When the liberation war in Shijiazhuang started, the old man was less than 20 years old and stayed in this city. He witnessed the whole process of gunfire from intensive to endless. However, not long after, he went south to Wuhan for work reasons, and then stayed for more than half a century.
Shijiazhuang Liberation Monument is located in km Street, south of Dashiqiao and Gaokeqian Monument in Shijiazhuang. Built in 1987. 1997 was named "Shijiazhuang patriotism education base". Monument Square is 145 meters long from north to south, 25 meters wide from east to west and 36 meters long from north to south, covering an area of 5,635 square meters.
Shijiazhuang Liberation Monument consists of an inscription platform, a statue of the liberator and a main monument. The front of the monument is engraved with the name of "Shijiazhuang Liberation Monument" inscribed by Marshal Nie. The 7.5-meter-high statue of the Liberator created the heroic image of the China People's Liberation Army, which cheered after the battle victory. The design of the main monument is magnificent, tall and straight, which shows the heroic spirit of the China People's Liberation Army, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, in conquering Shijiazhuang, a major town in North China, and striding towards modernization. Shijiazhuang Liberation Memorial Hall is built at the bottom of Shijiazhuang Liberation Monument, with a total exhibition area of 430 square meters, which is divided into three parts. There are 2 10 pictures and 24 kinds of objects on display, which are very historical, educational, contemporary and ornamental.
Dashiqiao was built in 1907, with a length of 150m, a height of 7m, a width of 10.4m and 24 holes. At that time, because trains often ran over people and animals, railway workers and representatives from all walks of life signed a letter requesting the construction of a bridge. However, the French general supervisor ignored it, and the 2,500 employees of Zheng Tai Railway were very angry. Each of them donated a day's salary and raised money to build the stone bridge. It is a provincial key cultural relics protection unit.
Gao Keqian Monument is located on the north side of Dashiqiao, built in 1986. Gao Keqian (1906- 1925), a native of Nanchiyang Village, Wuji County, Hebei Province, joined the China * * * Production Party in 1924. After the May 30th Movement broke out, Gao Keqian served as the director-general of Shanghai Case Support Association in Zhengding. In June of the same year, at the Shanghai case support meeting of all walks of life in Shijiazhuang, he was surrounded by the enemy and stood up and denounced the crimes of the reactionary authorities. 1925 12 On September 2, he was unfortunately arrested and secretly killed by warlords in Fengzhi on September 24, at the age of 19. (Feng, Zhang Hui)