Revolutionary landmarks in Henan

The Hubei-Henan-Anhui Revolutionary Memorial Hall [Photo provided to China Daily]

The Hubei-Henan-Anhui Revolutionary Memorial Hall

The hall in Xinyang city opened on April 28, 2007. Its construction was funded by the CPC Xinyang Committee and the city government, and its purpose is to cherish the memory of revolutionary martyrs and carry forward the "Spirit of the Dabie Mountains".

The Dabie Range stretches 380 kilometers west to east, and 175 km north to south across the provinces of Hubei, Henan and Anhui. The mountains were a revolutionary base area for CPC forces from the 1920s to the 1940s.