Guangzhou Martyrs' Memorial Garden Explained

Guangzhou Martyrs' Memorial Garden
Alt Name:广州起义烈士陵园
Photo Width:250
Type:Public
Location:Guangzhou, China
Map:China Guangdong
Coords:23.1319°N 113.2786°W
Area:64.24acres
Status:Open year round

Guangzhou Martyrs' Memorial Garden is a park located in Zhongshan 3rd Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China that commemorates the death of the Chinese Communist party in the Guangzhou Uprising against the Kuomintang on December 11, 1927.

History

Construction of the park started in 1954 and finished in 1957 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Guangzhou Uprising. The door on the stone wall was engraved with the text "Guangzhou uprising martyrs cemetery" by China's first prime minister Zhou Enlai.[1]

There is currently a station for the Guangzhou Metro Line 1 in front of the park.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 广州起义烈士陵园. 2017-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20090331034412/http://www.gzlsly.com/. 2009-03-31. dead.