Source: CCTV.com

07-16-2007 16:49

Jinggangshan scenic area is featured with natural and humane sceneries. Ciping is the central view in the area, which is a basin surrounded by green mountains. As a new-built revolutionary humane scene, the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery is located in the north of Beiyan Peak in Ciping.

Beiyan Peak faces the south and its body looks like the Arhat. With the advantage of the Arhat-like hill, the construction of the cemetery began in the early 1987 and the main buildings were opened to the public in October of the year, covering the area of 400 mu. In October 1997, Jinggangshan Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery with the inscription written by Deng Xiaoping was inaugurated. The cemetery complex consists of the Gate, the Memorial Hall, the Forest of Steles, the Sculpture Garden, and the Monument.　　

At the gate of the cemetery, the gold blocking inscription "Jinggangshan Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery" written by the old Red Army man Song Renqiong on the horizontal archway will come into view. After entering into the gate and passing through the parterre, you can see two groups of steps, of which, 49 steps for one group, which signify that China was founded in 1949, and 60 steps for another group, which represent that the base area had been established for 60 years when the cemetery was founded in 1987.

In the east to the rear hill of the cemetery, a road has been built for the elders and the disablers. The cemetery was afforested with cypresses, osmanthus, azaleas, bamboos, pines, China furs, and so on. A Japanese fir was planted in front of the gate, which is one of the species under the state 1-class protection. The Lin corridor and the Sculpture Garden at both sides of steps are decorated with cedars and boxes. The cemetery is decorated with evergreen trees and quiet flowers, which looks solemn and respectful.

 

Editor:Chen Ge