Peng Dehuai Residence

The Peng Dehuai Memorial Hall.

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.[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, the Peng Dehuai Memorial Hall, the Statue of Deng Dehlia, the Ancestral Temple (易华祠), and the Graves of Martyrs.

History

In 1925, Peng Dehuai built a house and named it "Sanhua Hall" (三华堂).

In the early Republic of China, it was destroyed by local officials.

In 1958 and 1961, Deng Dehlia returned to live there.[2]

In 1982,Deng Xiaoping wrote "Deng Dehlia's Former Residence" on the horizontal tablet.[2]

In 1983, it was listed as a provincial culture and relics site. 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 by the State Council of China and a National Patriotic Education Base by the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China.

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Coordinates: 27°51′N 112°54′E / 27.850°N 112.900°E / 27.850; 112.900

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